Guinea-Bissau Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Guinea-Bissau youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 4.09%, a 0.53% decline from 2021.
  • Guinea-Bissau youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.62%, a 0.08% decline from 2020.
  • Guinea-Bissau youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.70%, a 0.63% increase from 2019.
  • Guinea-Bissau youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 4.07%, a 0.02% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 37.04%
Somalia 34.66%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.99%
Yemen 33.05%
Rwanda 22.17%
Nepal 20.52%
South Sudan 18.61%
Afghanistan 17.84%
Tajikistan 16.91%
Zimbabwe 14.80%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Comoros 10.78%
Eritrea 10.26%
Togo 9.51%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.78%
Burkina Faso 8.25%
Mozambique 7.99%
Guinea 7.47%
North Korea 7.23%
Malawi 6.83%
Ethiopia 5.47%
Uganda 4.61%
Senegal 4.21%
Mali 4.20%
Guinea-Bissau 4.09%
Benin 3.93%
Sierra Leone 3.63%
Madagascar 3.60%
Tanzania 3.48%
Liberia 2.29%
Burundi 1.71%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.70%
Guinea-Bissau Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 4.09% -0.53%
2021 4.62% -0.08%
2020 4.70% 0.63%
2019 4.07% 0.02%
2018 4.05% 0.06%
2017 3.99% -0.05%
2016 4.05% -0.03%
2015 4.08% -0.09%
2014 4.17% 0.09%
2013 4.08% 0.02%
2012 4.06% 0.06%
2011 4.00% -0.05%
2010 4.05% -0.01%
2009 4.06% 0.00%
2008 4.06% 0.02%
2007 4.04% 0.00%
2006 4.04% -0.01%
2005 4.05% -0.06%
2004 4.11% 0.00%
2003 4.11% 0.06%
2002 4.04% 0.03%
2001 4.01% -0.38%
2000 4.39% 0.02%
1999 4.38% 0.14%
1998 4.23% 0.40%
1997 3.84% -0.04%
1996 3.88% -0.12%
1995 3.99% -0.04%
1994 4.04% 0.02%
1993 4.01% 0.04%
1992 3.97% 0.06%
1991 3.92% 3.92%
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%