Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Guinea-Bissau

Employment-to-population ratio in Guinea-Bissau in 2025 — 63.08%. Ranked 49 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.96 pp.

2025 63.08% +0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 49of 182
Period maximum 63.11%2022
Period minimum 60.67%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2025606162636419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 62.13%1992: 62.06%1993: 62.01%1994: 61.99%1995: 62%1996: 62.06%1997: 62.05%1998: 61.76%1999: 61.77%2000: 61.67%2001: 61.88%2002: 61.72%2003: 61.66%2004: 61.59%2005: 61.57%2006: 61.57%2007: 61.55%2008: 61.5%2009: 61.45%2010: 61.43%2011: 61.42%2012: 61.34%2013: 61.27%2014: 61.14%2015: 61.16%2016: 61.11%2017: 61.05%2018: 60.93%2019: 60.67%2020: 60.7%2021: 61.84%2022: 63.11%2023: 63.09%2024: 63.04%2025: 63.08%
Change over the period: +0.96 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 63.08%
World 58.06%
Western Africa computed 71.55%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 63.08 +0.04 pp
2024 63.04 −0.05 pp
2023 63.09 −0.02 pp
2022 63.11 +1.27 pp
2021 61.84 +1.15 pp
2020 60.7 +0.03 pp
2019 60.67 −0.27 pp
2018 60.93 −0.12 pp
2017 61.05 −0.05 pp
2016 61.11 −0.05 pp
2015 61.16 +0.01 pp
2014 61.14 −0.12 pp
2013 61.27 −0.07 pp
2012 61.34 −0.08 pp
2011 61.42 −0.01 pp
2010 61.43 −0.02 pp
2009 61.45 −0.04 pp
2008 61.5 −0.06 pp
2007 61.55 −0.02 pp
2006 61.57 −0 pp
2005 61.57 −0.01 pp
2004 61.59 −0.08 pp
2003 61.66 −0.05 pp
2002 61.72 −0.16 pp
2001 61.88 +0.21 pp
2000 61.67 −0.1 pp
1999 61.77 +0.01 pp
1998 61.76 −0.29 pp
1997 62.05 −0.01 pp
1996 62.06 +0.05 pp
1995 62 +0.01 pp
1994 61.99 −0.02 pp
1993 62.01 −0.05 pp
1992 62.06 −0.07 pp
1991 62.13

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.