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 2022 was 43.03%, a 0.18% decline from 2021.
  • Guyana labor force participation rate for 2021 was 43.21%, a 0% increase from 2020.
  • Guyana labor force participation rate for 2020 was 43.21%, a 0.6% decline from 2019.
  • Guyana labor force participation rate for 2019 was 43.81%, a 4.84% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 58.00%
Brazil 56.76%
Paraguay 56.37%
Peru 55.60%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 51.75%
Maldives 50.33%
Guatemala 49.69%
China 48.33%
Dominican Republic 47.04%
Ecuador 46.52%
Colombia 46.02%
Belize 45.23%
Mexico 44.51%
Malaysia 43.49%
Azerbaijan 43.41%
Samoa 43.34%
Guyana 43.03%
Turkey 42.74%
Belarus 42.70%
Costa Rica 42.64%
Kazakhstan 40.84%
Armenia 40.40%
Thailand 39.80%
Mauritius 39.31%
Cuba 39.25%
Fiji 38.00%
Lebanon 36.75%
Botswana 35.79%
Suriname 35.65%
Jamaica 34.93%
Albania 34.42%
Montenegro 33.23%
Bosnia 32.36%
South Africa 29.75%
Serbia 29.32%
Namibia 29.18%
Tonga 28.30%
North Macedonia 28.24%
Venezuela 27.89%
Equatorial Guinea 27.58%
Iraq 27.20%
Romania 25.90%
Turkmenistan 25.52%
Jordan 25.14%
Iran 24.43%
Algeria 23.51%
Bulgaria 21.26%
Gabon 17.49%
Libya 16.44%
Guyana Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 43.03% -0.18%
2021 43.21% 0.00%
2020 43.21% -0.60%
2019 43.81% -4.84%
2018 48.65% -0.01%
2017 48.66% -0.01%
2016 48.67% -0.01%
2015 48.68% -0.01%
2014 48.69% -0.01%
2013 48.70% -0.01%
2012 48.71% -0.01%
2011 48.72% -0.01%
2010 48.73% -0.01%
2009 48.75% -0.01%
2008 48.76% -0.01%
2007 48.77% -0.01%
2006 48.78% -0.01%
2005 48.79% -0.01%
2004 48.80% -0.01%
2003 48.82% -0.01%
2002 48.83% -0.29%
2001 49.12% -0.29%
2000 49.41% -0.29%
1999 49.71% -0.29%
1998 50.00% -0.29%
1997 50.29% -0.29%
1996 50.59% -0.29%
1995 50.88% -0.29%
1994 51.17% -0.29%
1993 51.46% -0.40%
1992 51.86% -0.39%
1991 52.25% -0.32%
1990 52.57% -0.32%