Guinea-Bissau Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Guinea-Bissau unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.24%, a 0.57% decline from 2021.
  • Guinea-Bissau unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.81%, a 0.09% increase from 2020.
  • Guinea-Bissau unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.72%, a 0.49% increase from 2019.
  • Guinea-Bissau unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.23%, a 0.03% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.29%
Yemen 17.61%
Rwanda 15.08%
Haiti 14.78%
Afghanistan 14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.81%
South Sudan 12.44%
Nepal 10.92%
Zimbabwe 9.26%
Tajikistan 7.00%
Central African Republic 6.34%
Eritrea 5.97%
Comoros 5.75%
Guinea 5.53%
Malawi 5.11%
Burkina Faso 5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.69%
Togo 3.85%
Mozambique 3.79%
Ethiopia 3.42%
Sierra Leone 3.27%
Guinea-Bissau 3.24%
Mali 3.14%
North Korea 3.07%
Liberia 3.03%
Senegal 3.01%
Uganda 2.94%
Tanzania 2.60%
Madagascar 1.90%
Benin 1.48%
Chad 1.10%
Burundi 0.91%
Niger 0.57%
Guinea-Bissau Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 3.24% -0.57%
2021 3.81% 0.09%
2020 3.72% 0.49%
2019 3.23% 0.03%
2018 3.20% 0.08%
2017 3.12% -0.08%
2016 3.20% -0.05%
2015 3.25% -0.13%
2014 3.38% 0.12%
2013 3.26% 0.02%
2012 3.23% 0.08%
2011 3.15% -0.07%
2010 3.22% -0.02%
2009 3.24% -0.02%
2008 3.26% 0.02%
2007 3.24% -0.01%
2006 3.24% -0.03%
2005 3.27% -0.09%
2004 3.36% -0.01%
2003 3.36% 0.08%
2002 3.28% 0.03%
2001 3.25% -0.54%
2000 3.79% 0.02%
1999 3.76% 0.20%
1998 3.56% 0.53%
1997 3.03% -0.05%
1996 3.08% -0.14%
1995 3.22% -0.05%
1994 3.28% 0.03%
1993 3.24% 0.06%
1992 3.18% 0.08%
1991 3.10% 3.10%
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%