Guyana 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.
  • Guyana labor force participation rate for 2021 was 46.39%, a 1.93% increase from 2020.
  • Guyana labor force participation rate for 2020 was 44.46%, a 4.09% decline from 2019.
  • Guyana labor force participation rate for 2019 was 48.55%, a 0.2% decline from 2018.
  • Guyana labor force participation rate for 2018 was 48.75%, a 0.05% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
Gabon 16.66%
Libya 16.20%
Guyana Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 46.39% 1.93%
2020 44.46% -4.09%
2019 48.55% -0.20%
2018 48.75% -0.05%
2017 48.80% -0.04%
2016 48.84% -0.02%
2015 48.86% 0.00%
2014 48.86% 0.02%
2013 48.84% 0.03%
2012 48.81% 0.03%
2011 48.78% 0.02%
2010 48.76% 0.00%
2009 48.76% 0.01%
2008 48.76% 0.02%
2007 48.74% 0.03%
2006 48.71% 0.03%
2005 48.69% -0.01%
2004 48.69% -0.04%
2003 48.73% -0.07%
2002 48.80% -0.29%
2001 49.10% -0.30%
2000 49.40% -0.30%
1999 49.70% -0.29%
1998 49.99% -0.28%
1997 50.27% -0.27%
1996 50.53% -0.26%
1995 50.79% -0.27%
1994 51.06% -0.28%
1993 51.34% -0.30%
1992 51.64% -0.29%
1991 51.94% -0.25%
1990 52.18% -0.25%