Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 3.06 % change on previous year in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Guinea-Bissau, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, annual growth rate in Guinea-Bissau is 3.06 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 5.03 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.83 % change on previous year, in 2019.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 30th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year | 5.03 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 27 Mauritania 3.09 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Solomon Islands 3.07 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Benin 3.06 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Ethiopia 3.05 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Gambia 3.04 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Malawi 3.02 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Guinea-Bissau
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,371 (2010)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 113.4% (2010)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Guinea-Bissau?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Guinea-Bissau was 3.06 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 30th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.