Guinea-Bissau Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Guinea-Bissau unemployment rate for 2023 was 3.18%, a 0.02% decline from 2022.
  • Guinea-Bissau unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.20%, a 0.42% decline from 2021.
  • Guinea-Bissau unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.63%, a 0.01% increase from 2020.
  • Guinea-Bissau unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.61%, a 0.4% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.03%
Yemen 17.22%
Rwanda 14.93%
Haiti 14.62%
Afghanistan 14.39%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.54%
South Sudan 12.27%
Nepal 10.69%
Zimbabwe 8.76%
Tajikistan 6.98%
Gambia 6.48%
Central African Republic 6.29%
Eritrea 5.87%
Comoros 5.80%
Guinea 5.30%
Burkina Faso 5.29%
Malawi 5.04%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.54%
Mozambique 3.54%
Ethiopia 3.50%
Guinea-Bissau 3.18%
Sierra Leone 3.17%
Madagascar 3.06%
Mali 3.01%
North Korea 3.00%
Liberia 2.94%
Senegal 2.93%
Uganda 2.83%
Tanzania 2.61%
Togo 2.05%
Benin 1.45%
Chad 1.08%
Burundi 0.93%
Niger 0.55%
Guinea-Bissau Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 3.18% -0.02%
2022 3.20% -0.42%
2021 3.63% 0.01%
2020 3.61% 0.40%
2019 3.22% 0.02%
2018 3.20% 0.06%
2017 3.14% -0.06%
2016 3.19% -0.03%
2015 3.22% -0.09%
2014 3.32% 0.09%
2013 3.23% 0.02%
2012 3.21% 0.06%
2011 3.14% -0.05%
2010 3.20% -0.01%
2009 3.21% -0.01%
2008 3.22% 0.02%
2007 3.20% 0.00%
2006 3.20% -0.02%
2005 3.22% -0.06%
2004 3.28% 0.00%
2003 3.28% 0.06%
2002 3.22% 0.03%
2001 3.20% -0.38%
2000 3.58% 0.02%
1999 3.56% 0.14%
1998 3.42% 0.39%
1997 3.03% -0.03%
1996 3.06% -0.11%
1995 3.17% -0.03%
1994 3.20% 0.02%
1993 3.18% 0.05%
1992 3.13% 0.06%
1991 3.07% 0.06%