Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Guyana
Guyana: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 70.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Guyana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Guyana stood at 70.8%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Guyana peaked at 70.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 1991.
Guyana ranks 89th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.7% | — |
| 1992 | 59.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 60.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 60.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 60.3% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 60.3% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 60.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 60.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 60.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 70.2% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 70.8% | +0.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 70.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.3%, 78% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 70.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.1% | 59.7% | 60.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 60.0% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 62.9% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 65.6% | 70.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More work & labour data for Guyana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4095 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3957 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4228 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9077 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9156 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 295.49 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 526.41 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.78 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 433.17 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 888.95 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Guyana?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Guyana was 70.8% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 1991.
- How does Guyana rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Guyana ranks 89th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.