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 ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →