Guinea-Bissau Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 35.03%, a 0.02% increase from 2022.
  • Guinea-Bissau labor force participation rate for 2022 was 35.01%, a 0.45% increase from 2021.
  • Guinea-Bissau labor force participation rate for 2021 was 34.56%, a 0.1% decline from 2020.
  • Guinea-Bissau labor force participation rate for 2020 was 34.66%, a 0.33% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.43%
Eritrea 69.35%
Ethiopia 69.15%
North Korea 67.04%
Tanzania 66.05%
South Sudan 61.20%
Mozambique 60.39%
Niger 60.16%
Malawi 57.49%
Burundi 56.22%
Liberia 55.55%
Uganda 53.05%
Central African Republic 51.00%
Mali 50.97%
Burkina Faso 49.80%
Zimbabwe 49.00%
Rwanda 40.58%
Gambia 40.25%
Chad 39.68%
Guinea-Bissau 35.03%
Haiti 34.69%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.59%
Afghanistan 33.99%
Benin 31.86%
Sierra Leone 31.19%
Nepal 29.65%
Senegal 29.54%
Guinea 26.08%
Tajikistan 24.99%
Togo 24.43%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.75%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 16.00%
Comoros 13.40%
Guinea-Bissau Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 35.03% 0.02%
2022 35.01% 0.45%
2021 34.56% -0.10%
2020 34.66% -0.33%
2019 34.99% -0.28%
2018 35.27% -0.22%
2017 35.49% -0.17%
2016 35.66% -0.12%
2015 35.77% -0.18%
2014 35.96% -0.16%
2013 36.12% -0.15%
2012 36.27% -0.13%
2011 36.39% -0.09%
2010 36.48% -0.25%
2009 36.74% -0.28%
2008 37.02% -0.30%
2007 37.32% -0.30%
2006 37.62% -0.27%
2005 37.89% -0.46%
2004 38.34% -0.45%
2003 38.79% -0.42%
2002 39.21% -0.40%
2001 39.61% -0.37%
2000 39.98% -0.33%
1999 40.31% -0.34%
1998 40.65% -0.32%
1997 40.97% -0.17%
1996 41.15% 0.03%
1995 41.12% -0.36%
1994 41.48% -0.20%
1993 41.68% -0.05%
1992 41.73% 0.03%
1991 41.70% 0.03%