Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Guyana

Labor force participation rate in Guyana in 2025 — 54.99%. Ranked 139 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 4.47 pp.

2025 54.99% −0.15 pp vs 2024
World rank 139of 182
Period maximum 60.06%1993
Period minimum 50.74%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Guyana, 1990–20255052.55557.56062.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 59.45%1991: 59.64%1992: 59.85%1993: 60.06%1994: 59.66%1995: 59.27%1996: 58.88%1997: 58.48%1998: 58.07%1999: 57.64%2000: 57.2%2001: 56.74%2002: 56.26%2003: 56.39%2004: 56.46%2005: 56.51%2006: 56.54%2007: 56.54%2008: 56.52%2009: 56.48%2010: 56.41%2011: 56.33%2012: 56.2%2013: 56.04%2014: 55.9%2015: 55.77%2016: 55.67%2017: 55.6%2018: 55.79%2019: 52.07%2020: 50.74%2021: 51.19%2022: 54.02%2023: 54.7%2024: 55.14%2025: 54.99%
Change over the period: −4.47 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guyana 54.99%
World 60.98%
South America computed 63.64%
High-income countries computed 61.12%
Labor force participation rate — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.99 −0.15 pp
2024 55.14 +0.44 pp
2023 54.7 +0.68 pp
2022 54.02 +2.83 pp
2021 51.19 +0.45 pp
2020 50.74 −1.33 pp
2019 52.07 −3.72 pp
2018 55.79 +0.19 pp
2017 55.6 −0.07 pp
2016 55.67 −0.1 pp
2015 55.77 −0.13 pp
2014 55.9 −0.15 pp
2013 56.04 −0.16 pp
2012 56.2 −0.13 pp
2011 56.33 −0.08 pp
2010 56.41 −0.07 pp
2009 56.48 −0.04 pp
2008 56.52 −0.02 pp
2007 56.54 +0 pp
2006 56.54 +0.03 pp
2005 56.51 +0.05 pp
2004 56.46 +0.07 pp
2003 56.39 +0.13 pp
2002 56.26 −0.48 pp
2001 56.74 −0.46 pp
2000 57.2 −0.44 pp
1999 57.64 −0.42 pp
1998 58.07 −0.41 pp
1997 58.48 −0.4 pp
1996 58.88 −0.39 pp
1995 59.27 −0.39 pp
1994 59.66 −0.4 pp
1993 60.06 +0.21 pp
1992 59.85 +0.21 pp
1991 59.64 +0.18 pp
1990 59.45

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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