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 133rd out of 186 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.
Labor force, total, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3483 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3489 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3493 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3494 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3495 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3498 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3503 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.351 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3517 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3524 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3532 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.354 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3548 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3556 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3563 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.357 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3576 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3581 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3588 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3595 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3603 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3611 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3619 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3627 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3637 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3648 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.366 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3675 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3692 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3672 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3716 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3817 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3909 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3937 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3964 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.3997 units per person | +0.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.3997 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3997 units per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.3997 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,480 (2006)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,234 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,360 (2010)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,590 (2010)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55,176 (2006)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 278,890 (2010)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1781 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 133rd out of 186 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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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.