Guinea-Bissau Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Guinea-Bissau youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 4.04%, a 0.02% decline from 2022.
  • Guinea-Bissau youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 4.05%, a 0.41% decline from 2021.
  • Guinea-Bissau youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.47%, a 0.15% decline from 2020.
  • Guinea-Bissau youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.61%, a 0.55% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 36.80%
Somalia 34.28%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.52%
Yemen 32.66%
Rwanda 21.97%
Nepal 20.36%
South Sudan 18.27%
Afghanistan 18.08%
Tajikistan 16.90%
Zimbabwe 14.29%
Comoros 10.89%
Central African Republic 10.71%
Gambia 10.64%
Eritrea 10.01%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.60%
Burkina Faso 7.96%
Mozambique 7.58%
Guinea 7.27%
North Korea 7.09%
Malawi 6.76%
Ethiopia 5.58%
Madagascar 5.51%
Uganda 4.50%
Senegal 4.12%
Mali 4.11%
Guinea-Bissau 4.04%
Benin 3.89%
Sierra Leone 3.57%
Tanzania 3.49%
Togo 3.27%
Liberia 2.26%
Burundi 1.72%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.84%
Guinea-Bissau Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 4.04% -0.02%
2022 4.05% -0.41%
2021 4.47% -0.15%
2020 4.61% 0.55%
2019 4.07% 0.02%
2018 4.05% 0.04%
2017 4.00% -0.04%
2016 4.04% -0.02%
2015 4.06% -0.06%
2014 4.13% 0.07%
2013 4.06% 0.02%
2012 4.04% 0.05%
2011 3.99% -0.04%
2010 4.03% 0.00%
2009 4.03% 0.00%
2008 4.03% 0.02%
2007 4.01% 0.00%
2006 4.01% -0.01%
2005 4.01% -0.04%
2004 4.05% 0.00%
2003 4.05% 0.05%
2002 4.00% 0.02%
2001 3.97% -0.28%
2000 4.25% 0.01%
1999 4.23% 0.10%
1998 4.13% 0.29%
1997 3.84% -0.03%
1996 3.87% -0.09%
1995 3.95% -0.03%
1994 3.98% 0.02%
1993 3.97% 0.03%
1992 3.93% 0.04%
1991 3.89% 0.04%