Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Guyana

Employment-to-population ratio in Guyana in 2025 — 48.41%. Ranked 148 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.02 pp.

2025 48.41% −0.18 pp vs 2024
World rank 148of 182
Period maximum 53.08%1993
Period minimum 42.97%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Guyana, 1991–20254045505519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 52.43%1992: 52.72%1993: 53.08%1994: 52.78%1995: 52.42%1996: 52.08%1997: 51.71%1998: 51.28%1999: 50.86%2000: 50.39%2001: 50.05%2002: 49.62%2003: 49.89%2004: 50.09%2005: 50.25%2006: 50.49%2007: 50.41%2008: 50.29%2009: 50.09%2010: 49.85%2011: 49.67%2012: 49.44%2013: 49.15%2014: 48.83%2015: 48.51%2016: 48.29%2017: 48.11%2018: 48.19%2019: 45.21%2020: 42.97%2021: 43.73%2022: 47.59%2023: 48.18%2024: 48.59%2025: 48.41%
Change over the period: −4.02 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guyana 48.41%
World 58.06%
South America computed 59.71%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 48.41 −0.18 pp
2024 48.59 +0.41 pp
2023 48.18 +0.59 pp
2022 47.59 +3.86 pp
2021 43.73 +0.75 pp
2020 42.97 −2.24 pp
2019 45.21 −2.98 pp
2018 48.19 +0.08 pp
2017 48.11 −0.18 pp
2016 48.29 −0.23 pp
2015 48.51 −0.32 pp
2014 48.83 −0.32 pp
2013 49.15 −0.29 pp
2012 49.44 −0.23 pp
2011 49.67 −0.18 pp
2010 49.85 −0.24 pp
2009 50.09 −0.2 pp
2008 50.29 −0.12 pp
2007 50.41 −0.08 pp
2006 50.49 +0.24 pp
2005 50.25 +0.15 pp
2004 50.09 +0.2 pp
2003 49.89 +0.27 pp
2002 49.62 −0.43 pp
2001 50.05 −0.34 pp
2000 50.39 −0.47 pp
1999 50.86 −0.42 pp
1998 51.28 −0.43 pp
1997 51.71 −0.37 pp
1996 52.08 −0.33 pp
1995 52.42 −0.37 pp
1994 52.78 −0.3 pp
1993 53.08 +0.36 pp
1992 52.72 +0.3 pp
1991 52.43

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.