Guyana 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.
  • Guyana labor force participation rate for 2023 was 44.54%, a 0.49% increase from 2022.
  • Guyana labor force participation rate for 2022 was 44.06%, a 1.04% increase from 2021.
  • Guyana labor force participation rate for 2021 was 43.02%, a 0.37% decline from 2020.
  • Guyana labor force participation rate for 2020 was 43.39%, a 0.42% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Guyana Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 44.54% 0.49%
2022 44.06% 1.04%
2021 43.02% -0.37%
2020 43.39% -0.42%
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% -0.42%
1992 51.88% -0.41%
1991 52.29% -0.41%