Guinea — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Guinea, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Guinea was 52.61% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 64.42% in 2002. The lowest was 52.38% in 2020 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.55% per year.
Guinea ranks 147 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 79%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 64.31%, so Guinea sits below it. It peaked in 2002 and has fallen 18% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 5%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 39 of 47 economies; Senegal (52.02%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 76th of 187 in 1990 → 72nd of 187 in 2000 → 117th of 187 in 2010 → 145th of 187 in 2020 → 145th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.61% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 52.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 52.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 52.82% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 52.62% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 52.38% | -0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 52.88% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 53.58% | -0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 54.28% | -0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 54.98% | -0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 55.67% | -0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 56.36% | -0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 57.05% | -0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 57.74% | -0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 58.43% | -0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 59.11% | -0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 59.79% | -0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 60.46% | -0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 61.13% | -0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 61.8% | -0.7 pp |
| 2005 | 62.46% | -0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 63.12% | -0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 63.77% | -0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 64.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 64.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 64.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 64.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 64.13% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 64.03% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 63.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 63.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 63.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 63.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 63.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 63.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 63.74% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guinea’s Labor participation in 1991?
63.77% (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’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -17.5% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
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: 52.61%; 2024: 52.79%; 2023: 52.81%; 2022: 52.82%; 2021: 52.62%. 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.