Guinea-Bissau Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Guinea-Bissau labor force participation rate for 2021 was 52.28%, a 0.62% increase from 2020.
  • Guinea-Bissau labor force participation rate for 2020 was 51.65%, a 0.91% decline from 2019.
  • Guinea-Bissau labor force participation rate for 2019 was 52.56%, a 0.3% decline from 2018.
  • Guinea-Bissau labor force participation rate for 2018 was 52.87%, a 0.26% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
North Korea 75.49%
Zimbabwe 74.72%
Madagascar 71.83%
Tanzania 71.76%
Nepal 70.70%
Ethiopia 69.08%
Eritrea 66.17%
Rwanda 63.19%
Niger 62.93%
Mozambique 61.49%
Malawi 60.53%
Mali 58.92%
South Sudan 58.77%
Central African Republic 55.37%
Liberia 53.37%
Burundi 52.35%
Guinea-Bissau 52.28%
Burkina Faso 50.62%
Uganda 48.67%
Guinea 42.18%
Benin 41.64%
Gambia 38.97%
Chad 37.75%
Democratic Republic of Congo 36.14%
Haiti 34.38%
Afghanistan 33.74%
Senegal 26.96%
Syrian Arab Republic 26.75%
Sierra Leone 26.59%
Yemen 25.48%
Togo 25.14%
Tajikistan 24.94%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.53%
Guinea-Bissau Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 52.28% 0.62%
2020 51.65% -0.91%
2019 52.56% -0.30%
2018 52.87% -0.26%
2017 53.13% -0.19%
2016 53.32% -0.14%
2015 53.46% -0.21%
2014 53.67% -0.24%
2013 53.91% -0.20%
2012 54.10% -0.23%
2011 54.33% -0.09%
2010 54.42% -0.27%
2009 54.69% -0.31%
2008 55.00% -0.32%
2007 55.31% -0.30%
2006 55.61% -0.27%
2005 55.88% -0.41%
2004 56.30% -0.41%
2003 56.70% -0.39%
2002 57.10% -0.38%
2001 57.48% -0.32%
2000 57.80% -0.20%
1999 58.00% -0.25%
1998 58.25% -0.61%
1997 58.87% -0.04%
1996 58.90% 0.20%
1995 58.70% -0.24%
1994 58.94% -0.10%
1993 59.05% 0.02%
1992 59.03% 0.07%
1991 58.95% 0.16%
1990 58.80% 0.16%