Work & Labour in Guinea-Bissau

225 indicators covering work & labour for Guinea-Bissau.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 27.2% 2025 up 5.4% 173rd
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 9.7% 2025 up 41.7% 167th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 12.5% 2025 up 34.8% 168th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 6.7% 2025 up 66.2% 147th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 19.7% 2025 down 7.6% 24th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 15.8% 2025 down 5.0% 21st
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 23.8% 2025 down 10.8% 32nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 24.5% 2025 up 5.5% 161st
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 33.8% 2025 up 6.2% 160th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 14.5% 2025 up 9.4% 167th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 75.5% 2025 down 1.7% 27th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 66.2% 2025 down 2.9% 28th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 85.5% 2025 down 1.4% 21st
Employers, total (% of total employment) 0.5% 2025 up 4.9% 182nd
Employers, male (% of male employment) 0.7% 2025 down 0.1% 181st
Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.3% 2025 up 31.1% 182nd
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 10.1% 121st
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 10.1% 121st
Share of workers in vulnerable employment 74.9% 2025 down 1.7% 23rd
GDP per person employed 7,233 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 14.5% 165th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.8% 17th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.8% 17th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.3% 29th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.3% 29th
GDP per employed person 7,233 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 14.5% 165th
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.99 2027 up 18.4% 94th
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.99 2027 up 18.4% 94th
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0164 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.0% 115th
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0301 units per square kilometre 2023 up 37.8% 104th
CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 104.6 2025 up 31.7% 139th
Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 50.0% 2023 down 9.8% 25th
CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 0.87 2025 down 41.2% 156th
Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 60.13 2022 57th
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 60.13 2022 57th
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 60.13 2022 57th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0294 units per square kilometre 2023 up 38.6% 100th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0294 units per square kilometre 2023 up 38.6% 100th
Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year 2023 down 11.1% 72nd
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 64.84 2022 82nd
SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 37.31 2026 down 0.1% 153rd
Labour income share as a percent of GDP 37.31 2026 down 0.1% 153rd
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.51 2027 down 7.5% 152nd
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.51 2027 down 7.5% 152nd
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 39,823 2027 up 41.1% 145th
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 28.61 2027 up 5.5% 51st
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 42.92 2027 up 1.7% 43rd
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.88 2027 down 2.9% 122nd
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 26.73 2027 up 34.8% 141st
Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 995.57 2027 up 41.1% 145th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 13.82 2027 down 34.4% 125th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 66.44 2027 down 15.9% 137th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.2% 2022 107th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.1% 2022 57th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.8% 2022 80th
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 60.1% 2022 57th
Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 60.1% 2022 57th
Female labor force participation rate 60.1% 2022 57th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.7% 2022 63rd
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 2.93 % change on previous year 2027 down 8.5% 28th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 3.35 % change on previous year 2027 down 10.2% 35th