Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 14.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau stood at 14.5%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 14.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1991.
That places Guinea-Bissau 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.9% | — |
| 1992 | 11.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 14.5% | +1.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 14.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 14.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 10.9% | 11.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.7% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.7% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.6% | 14.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More work & labour data for Guinea-Bissau
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1404 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1233 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1568 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6013 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,062 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,541 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,376 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,665 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Guinea-Bissau was 14.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1991.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.