Guinea-Bissau Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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.
  • Guinea-Bissau labor force participation rate for 2022 was 35.01%, a 0.45% increase from 2021.
  • Guinea-Bissau labor force participation rate for 2021 was 34.56%, a 0.1% decline from 2020.
  • Guinea-Bissau labor force participation rate for 2020 was 34.66%, a 0.33% decline from 2019.
  • Guinea-Bissau labor force participation rate for 2019 was 34.99%, a 0.28% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.35%
Eritrea 69.14%
Ethiopia 69.09%
North Korea 66.98%
Tanzania 65.69%
South Sudan 60.83%
Mozambique 60.34%
Niger 59.98%
Malawi 57.44%
Burundi 56.06%
Liberia 55.25%
Uganda 53.12%
Central African Republic 50.87%
Mali 50.35%
Burkina Faso 49.96%
Zimbabwe 48.75%
Gambia 40.08%
Rwanda 39.89%
Chad 39.51%
Guinea-Bissau 35.01%
Haiti 34.77%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.53%
Afghanistan 34.37%
Benin 31.74%
Sierra Leone 31.20%
Senegal 29.70%
Nepal 29.56%
Guinea 26.16%
Tajikistan 24.89%
Togo 24.38%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.49%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.55%
Guinea-Bissau Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 35.01% 0.45%
2021 34.56% -0.10%
2020 34.66% -0.33%
2019 34.99% -0.28%
2018 35.27% -0.22%
2017 35.49% -0.17%
2016 35.66% -0.12%
2015 35.77% -0.18%
2014 35.96% -0.16%
2013 36.12% -0.15%
2012 36.27% -0.13%
2011 36.39% -0.09%
2010 36.48% -0.25%
2009 36.74% -0.28%
2008 37.02% -0.30%
2007 37.32% -0.30%
2006 37.62% -0.27%
2005 37.89% -0.46%
2004 38.34% -0.45%
2003 38.79% -0.42%
2002 39.21% -0.40%
2001 39.61% -0.37%
2000 39.98% -0.33%
1999 40.31% -0.34%
1998 40.65% -0.32%
1997 40.97% -0.17%
1996 41.15% 0.03%
1995 41.12% -0.36%
1994 41.48% -0.20%
1993 41.68% -0.05%
1992 41.73% 0.03%
1991 41.70% 41.70%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%