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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Guinea

Female labor force participation rate in Guinea in 2025 — 42.65%. Ranked 140 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 20.85 pp.

2025 42.65% −0.24 pp vs 2024
World rank 140of 182
Period maximum 63.49%1990
Period minimum 41.85%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Guinea, 1990–20254050607019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 63.49%1991: 63.46%1992: 63.42%1993: 63.38%1994: 63.33%1995: 63.3%1996: 63.26%1997: 63.15%1998: 63.03%1999: 62.98%2000: 62.91%2001: 62.78%2002: 62.71%2003: 61.57%2004: 60.41%2005: 59.25%2006: 58.08%2007: 56.89%2008: 55.7%2009: 54.5%2010: 53.29%2011: 52.08%2012: 50.86%2013: 49.64%2014: 48.41%2015: 47.19%2016: 45.95%2017: 44.73%2018: 43.5%2019: 42.27%2020: 41.85%2021: 41.99%2022: 42.53%2023: 42.74%2024: 42.88%2025: 42.65%
Change over the period: −20.85 pp Annual average: -0.6 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guinea 42.65%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Western Africa computed 69.24%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 40.51%
Female labor force participation rate — Guinea, by year Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 42.65 −0.24 pp
2024 42.88 +0.14 pp
2023 42.74 +0.21 pp
2022 42.53 +0.54 pp
2021 41.99 +0.13 pp
2020 41.85 −0.42 pp
2019 42.27 −1.23 pp
2018 43.5 −1.23 pp
2017 44.73 −1.23 pp
2016 45.95 −1.23 pp
2015 47.19 −1.23 pp
2014 48.41 −1.22 pp
2013 49.64 −1.22 pp
2012 50.86 −1.22 pp
2011 52.08 −1.21 pp
2010 53.29 −1.21 pp
2009 54.5 −1.2 pp
2008 55.7 −1.19 pp
2007 56.89 −1.18 pp
2006 58.08 −1.17 pp
2005 59.25 −1.16 pp
2004 60.41 −1.16 pp
2003 61.57 −1.15 pp
2002 62.71 −0.07 pp
2001 62.78 −0.13 pp
2000 62.91 −0.07 pp
1999 62.98 −0.05 pp
1998 63.03 −0.12 pp
1997 63.15 −0.12 pp
1996 63.26 −0.03 pp
1995 63.3 −0.04 pp
1994 63.33 −0.05 pp
1993 63.38 −0.04 pp
1992 63.42 −0.04 pp
1991 63.46 −0.03 pp
1990 63.49 —

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
Full table for all countries

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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