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Female labor force participation rate — Guinea-Bissau

Female labor force participation rate in Guinea-Bissau in 2025 — 60.29%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5.05 pp.

2025 60.29% +0.12 pp vs 2024
World rank 48of 182
Period maximum 60.29%2025
Period minimum 55.24%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025545658606219901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 55.24%1991: 55.28%1992: 55.3%1993: 55.31%1994: 55.31%1995: 55.33%1996: 55.35%1997: 55.39%1998: 55.42%1999: 55.47%2000: 55.51%2001: 55.55%2002: 55.59%2003: 55.62%2004: 55.66%2005: 55.69%2006: 55.72%2007: 55.74%2008: 55.77%2009: 55.81%2010: 55.85%2011: 55.9%2012: 55.94%2013: 55.99%2014: 56.04%2015: 56.11%2016: 56.19%2017: 56.29%2018: 56.4%2019: 56.06%2020: 56.77%2021: 58.38%2022: 59.97%2023: 60.08%2024: 60.17%2025: 60.29%
Change over the period: +5.05 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guinea-Bissau 60.29%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Western Africa computed 69.24%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 60.29 +0.12 pp
2024 60.17 +0.09 pp
2023 60.08 +0.11 pp
2022 59.97 +1.6 pp
2021 58.38 +1.61 pp
2020 56.77 +0.7 pp
2019 56.06 −0.34 pp
2018 56.4 +0.11 pp
2017 56.29 +0.1 pp
2016 56.19 +0.08 pp
2015 56.11 +0.07 pp
2014 56.04 +0.05 pp
2013 55.99 +0.05 pp
2012 55.94 +0.04 pp
2011 55.9 +0.04 pp
2010 55.85 +0.04 pp
2009 55.81 +0.04 pp
2008 55.77 +0.03 pp
2007 55.74 +0.03 pp
2006 55.72 +0.02 pp
2005 55.69 +0.03 pp
2004 55.66 +0.04 pp
2003 55.62 +0.04 pp
2002 55.59 +0.04 pp
2001 55.55 +0.04 pp
2000 55.51 +0.04 pp
1999 55.47 +0.04 pp
1998 55.42 +0.04 pp
1997 55.39 +0.03 pp
1996 55.35 +0.03 pp
1995 55.33 +0.01 pp
1994 55.31 +0 pp
1993 55.31 +0.01 pp
1992 55.3 +0.02 pp
1991 55.28 +0.04 pp
1990 55.24 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NG Nigeria 80.7 BJ Benin 75.16 NE Niger 72.78 LR Liberia 72.03 BF Burkina Faso 64.07 GW Guinea-Bissau 60.29 CI Côte d'Ivoire 59.45 TG Togo 56.64 GH Ghana 55.27 ML Mali 52.84 SL Sierra Leone 51.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.47 GM Gambia 45.46 GN Guinea 42.65 SN Senegal 38.22 MR Mauritania 26.18
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About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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