Labor force, total, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3997 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.3997 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.3997 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3483 units per person, in 1990.
That places Guinea-Bissau 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3501 units per person | 0.3483 units per person | 0.3524 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3565 units per person | 0.3532 units per person | 0.3595 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3644 units per person | 0.3603 units per person | 0.3692 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.389 units per person | 0.3716 units per person | 0.3997 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.3997 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3997 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3483 units per person in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.