Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Guinea
Guinea: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 18.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Guinea is 18.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Guinea peaked at 18.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1991.
That places Guinea 173rd 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, total (% of total employment) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.3% | — |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 6.1% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.4% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.5% | 18.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 170 Papua New Guinea 21.3% compare
- 171 Benin 20.2% compare
- 172 Uganda 19.5% compare
- 174 South Sudan 17.5% compare
- 175 Burkina Faso 17.4% compare
- 176 Afghanistan 16.6% compare
More work & labour data for Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0475 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1075 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4809 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 14,400 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,452 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,208 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 15,799 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 32,007 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Guinea?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Guinea was 18.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1991.
- How does Guinea rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Guinea ranks 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total 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.