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Employment-to-population ratio — Guinea

Employment-to-population ratio in Guinea in 2025 — 49.89%. Ranked 141 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.97 pp.

2025 49.89% −0.19 pp vs 2024
World rank 141of 182
Period maximum 61.49%2002
Period minimum 49.23%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Guinea, 1991–2025455055606519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 60.86%1992: 60.88%1993: 60.92%1994: 60.98%1995: 61.03%1996: 61.05%1997: 61.16%1998: 61.24%1999: 61.27%2000: 61.29%2001: 61.4%2002: 61.49%2003: 60.82%2004: 60.15%2005: 59.45%2006: 58.79%2007: 58.21%2008: 57.56%2009: 56.85%2010: 56.14%2011: 55.49%2012: 54.93%2013: 54.23%2014: 53.52%2015: 52.8%2016: 52.23%2017: 51.64%2018: 50.99%2019: 50.23%2020: 49.23%2021: 49.56%2022: 50.09%2023: 50.1%2024: 50.08%2025: 49.89%
Change over the period: −10.97 pp Annual average: -0.32 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guinea 49.89%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Western Africa computed 71.55%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 56.17%
Employment-to-population ratio — Guinea, by year Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 49.89 −0.19 pp
2024 50.08 −0.01 pp
2023 50.1 +0.01 pp
2022 50.09 +0.52 pp
2021 49.56 +0.33 pp
2020 49.23 −1 pp
2019 50.23 −0.76 pp
2018 50.99 −0.65 pp
2017 51.64 −0.59 pp
2016 52.23 −0.58 pp
2015 52.8 −0.72 pp
2014 53.52 −0.71 pp
2013 54.23 −0.69 pp
2012 54.93 −0.56 pp
2011 55.49 −0.65 pp
2010 56.14 −0.71 pp
2009 56.85 −0.71 pp
2008 57.56 −0.65 pp
2007 58.21 −0.59 pp
2006 58.79 −0.66 pp
2005 59.45 −0.69 pp
2004 60.15 −0.67 pp
2003 60.82 −0.67 pp
2002 61.49 +0.09 pp
2001 61.4 +0.11 pp
2000 61.29 +0.02 pp
1999 61.27 +0.03 pp
1998 61.24 +0.08 pp
1997 61.16 +0.11 pp
1996 61.05 +0.02 pp
1995 61.03 +0.05 pp
1994 60.98 +0.06 pp
1993 60.92 +0.04 pp
1992 60.88 +0.02 pp
1991 60.86 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 79.99 NE Niger 79.43 BJ Benin 75.14 LR Liberia 74.37 BF Burkina Faso 67.57 CI Côte d'Ivoire 65.53 ML Mali 65.14 GW Guinea-Bissau 63.08 GH Ghana 56.78 TG Togo 56.69 SL Sierra Leone 51.69 SN Senegal 50.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.22 GN Guinea 49.89 GM Gambia 44.36 MR Mauritania 36.56
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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.

Other indicators for Guinea

Labor Labor productivity

How much output one employed person creates in a year — in constant PPP dollars.

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The share of the labor force that is looking for work and available to start.

Guinea by year Labor Labor force participation rate

What share of the population aged 15 and over works or looks for work.

Guinea by year Labor Self-employed

The share of workers who work for themselves — from entrepreneurs to the informally employed.

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