Guinea - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Guinea was 52.88 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 53.71 in 2019, while its lowest value was 52.88 in 2021.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 53.23
1991 53.07
1992 53.00
1993 52.98
1994 53.00
1995 53.04
1996 53.01
1997 53.03
1998 53.07
1999 53.15
2000 53.24
2001 53.20
2002 53.20
2003 53.21
2004 53.25
2005 53.30
2006 53.33
2007 53.38
2008 53.44
2009 53.50
2010 53.56
2011 53.58
2012 53.60
2013 53.63
2014 53.65
2015 53.66
2016 53.67
2017 53.67
2018 53.69
2019 53.71
2020 52.94
2021 52.88

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Guinea was 4,803,817 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,803,817 in 2021 and a minimum value of 2,234,920 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 2,234,920
1991 2,288,931
1992 2,344,341
1993 2,401,636
1994 2,461,517
1995 2,524,564
1996 2,583,093
1997 2,645,203
1998 2,709,644
1999 2,774,702
2000 2,839,654
2001 2,891,492
2002 2,943,740
2003 2,998,214
2004 3,057,096
2005 3,121,797
2006 3,192,631
2007 3,269,621
2008 3,351,766
2009 3,437,284
2010 3,525,211
2011 3,613,639
2012 3,705,222
2013 3,801,846
2014 3,905,858
2015 4,018,675
2016 4,148,772
2017 4,288,458
2018 4,435,743
2019 4,588,010
2020 4,614,181
2021 4,803,817

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure