Guinea-Bissau - Labor force participation rate

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1979 3.06
2018 30.99

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Guinea-Bissau was 50.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 55.51 in 1993, while its lowest value was 50.21 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 55.33
1991 55.45
1992 55.50
1993 55.51
1994 55.44
1995 55.28
1996 55.48
1997 55.49
1998 54.93
1999 54.76
2000 54.64
2001 54.43
2002 54.18
2003 53.92
2004 53.67
2005 53.42
2006 53.23
2007 53.03
2008 52.82
2009 52.61
2010 52.42
2011 52.37
2012 52.20
2013 52.06
2014 51.88
2015 51.75
2016 51.65
2017 51.53
2018 51.35
2019 51.15
2020 50.21

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1979 68.40
2018 39.90

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Guinea-Bissau was 53.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 62.63 in 1993, while its lowest value was 53.11 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 62.30
1991 62.50
1992 62.61
1993 62.63
1994 62.50
1995 62.19
1996 62.41
1997 62.35
1998 61.69
1999 61.37
2000 61.09
2001 60.65
2002 60.15
2003 59.63
2004 59.07
2005 58.50
2006 58.14
2007 57.73
2008 57.30
2009 56.89
2010 56.51
2011 56.37
2012 56.09
2013 55.82
2014 55.52
2015 55.23
2016 55.03
2017 54.76
2018 54.41
2019 54.00
2020 53.11

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1979 32.07
2018 35.27

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Guinea-Bissau was 51.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 59.05 in 1993, while its lowest value was 51.65 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 58.80
1991 58.95
1992 59.03
1993 59.05
1994 58.94
1995 58.70
1996 58.90
1997 58.87
1998 58.25
1999 58.00
2000 57.80
2001 57.48
2002 57.10
2003 56.70
2004 56.30
2005 55.88
2006 55.61
2007 55.31
2008 55.00
2009 54.69
2010 54.42
2011 54.33
2012 54.10
2013 53.91
2014 53.67
2015 53.46
2016 53.32
2017 53.13
2018 52.87
2019 52.56
2020 51.65

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in Guinea-Bissau was 67.19 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 67.19 in 2019, while its lowest value was 65.92 in 2000.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 66.46
1991 66.39
1992 66.34
1993 66.29
1994 66.26
1995 66.22
1996 66.07
1997 65.96
1998 66.06
1999 65.99
2000 65.92
2001 65.92
2002 65.95
2003 65.97
2004 66.00
2005 66.02
2006 66.07
2007 66.12
2008 66.19
2009 66.26
2010 66.34
2011 66.41
2012 66.53
2013 66.64
2014 66.76
2015 66.85
2016 66.93
2017 67.01
2018 67.11
2019 67.19

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in Guinea-Bissau was 78.98 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 82.98 in 1990, while its lowest value was 78.98 in 2019.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 82.98
1991 82.92
1992 82.86
1993 82.74
1994 82.50
1995 82.14
1996 81.94
1997 81.64
1998 81.64
1999 81.29
2000 80.93
2001 80.68
2002 80.48
2003 80.26
2004 80.00
2005 79.73
2006 79.59
2007 79.43
2008 79.28
2009 79.16
2010 79.07
2011 79.07
2012 79.17
2013 79.20
2014 79.24
2015 79.21
2016 79.21
2017 79.17
2018 79.11
2019 78.98

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in Guinea-Bissau was 72.89 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 74.27 in 1990, while its lowest value was 72.40 in 2009.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 74.27
1991 74.20
1992 74.16
1993 74.08
1994 73.96
1995 73.77
1996 73.60
1997 73.40
1998 73.45
1999 73.25
2000 73.05
2001 72.93
2002 72.84
2003 72.75
2004 72.64
2005 72.52
2006 72.48
2007 72.43
2008 72.41
2009 72.40
2010 72.41
2011 72.45
2012 72.57
2013 72.65
2014 72.74
2015 72.78
2016 72.83
2017 72.87
2018 72.90
2019 72.89

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1979 2.63
1988 1.93
2018 49.07

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in Guinea-Bissau was 63.87 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 64.57 in 2019, while its lowest value was 63.61 in 1992.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 63.64
1991 63.62
1992 63.61
1993 63.61
1994 63.64
1995 63.69
1996 63.68
1997 63.71
1998 63.75
1999 63.80
2000 63.86
2001 63.91
2002 63.98
2003 64.04
2004 64.12
2005 64.19
2006 64.23
2007 64.28
2008 64.32
2009 64.36
2010 64.39
2011 64.40
2012 64.41
2013 64.43
2014 64.45
2015 64.47
2016 64.48
2017 64.50
2018 64.53
2019 64.57
2020 63.62
2021 63.87

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Labor data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1979 2.97
1988 3.21
2018 76.64

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Guinea-Bissau was 81.49 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 82.18 in 2019, while its lowest value was 77.55 in 1992.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 77.62
1991 77.57
1992 77.55
1993 77.58
1994 77.71
1995 77.93
1996 77.92
1997 78.03
1998 78.22
1999 78.44
2000 78.65
2001 78.90
2002 79.16
2003 79.44
2004 79.74
2005 80.06
2006 80.24
2007 80.45
2008 80.67
2009 80.87
2010 81.06
2011 81.12
2012 81.21
2013 81.32
2014 81.44
2015 81.58
2016 81.67
2017 81.80
2018 81.96
2019 82.18
2020 81.39
2021 81.49

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1979 88.46
1988 60.14
2018 64.03

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in Guinea-Bissau was 78.37 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 82.02 in 1992, while its lowest value was 78.17 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 81.98
1991 82.01
1992 82.02
1993 81.99
1994 81.89
1995 81.72
1996 81.73
1997 81.64
1998 81.50
1999 81.34
2000 81.19
2001 81.01
2002 80.82
2003 80.62
2004 80.41
2005 80.19
2006 80.05
2007 79.89
2008 79.73
2009 79.58
2010 79.44
2011 79.38
2012 79.31
2013 79.23
2014 79.13
2015 79.03
2016 78.96
2017 78.86
2018 78.73
2019 78.58
2020 78.17
2021 78.37

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1979 42.04
1988 30.00
2018 56.02

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in Guinea-Bissau was 70.82 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 72.28 in 1992, while its lowest value was 70.59 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 72.26
1991 72.27
1992 72.28
1993 72.27
1994 72.24
1995 72.19
1996 72.19
1997 72.17
1998 72.12
1999 72.07
2000 72.02
2001 71.97
2002 71.91
2003 71.85
2004 71.78
2005 71.71
2006 71.67
2007 71.63
2008 71.58
2009 71.54
2010 71.50
2011 71.49
2012 71.47
2013 71.44
2014 71.42
2015 71.39
2016 71.37
2017 71.35
2018 71.31
2019 71.27
2020 70.59
2021 70.82

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure