Guinea-Bissau — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Guinea-Bissau was 64.81% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 64.84% in 2022. The lowest was 62.17% in 2019 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.03% per year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 65 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 35%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 64.31%, so Guinea-Bissau sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 3%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 23 of 47 economies; Congo, Dem. Rep. (64.31%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 73rd of 187 in 1990 → 75th of 187 in 2000 → 73rd of 187 in 2010 → 74th of 187 in 2020 → 64th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 64.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 64.8% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 64.84% | +1.1 pp |
| 2021 | 63.77% | +1.3 pp |
| 2020 | 62.5% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 62.17% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 62.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 63.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 63.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 63.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 63.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 63.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 63.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 63.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 63.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 63.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 63.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 63.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 63.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 63.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 63.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 63.72% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 63.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 63.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 63.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 63.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 63.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 63.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 64% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 64.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 64.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 64.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 64.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 64.08% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guinea-Bissau’s Labor participation in 1991?
64.05% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guinea-Bissau’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +1.1% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 64.81%; 2024: 64.75%; 2023: 64.8%; 2022: 64.84%; 2021: 63.77%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.