Labor force, total, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3128 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.3128 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.3615 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.303 units per person, in 2020.
That places Guinea 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3615 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3611 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3606 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3601 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3595 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3591 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3587 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3572 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3556 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.355 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.354 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3522 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3512 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3482 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3451 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3416 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3383 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3356 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3332 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3307 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3282 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3257 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3234 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3208 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3182 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3157 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.313 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3102 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3073 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3046 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.303 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3059 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3086 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3103 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.312 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.3128 units per person | +0.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.3128 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.3128 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3588 units per person | 0.355 units per person | 0.3615 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.343 units per person | 0.3307 units per person | 0.354 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3167 units per person | 0.3046 units per person | 0.3282 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3088 units per person | 0.303 units per person | 0.3128 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More education data for Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,322 (2011)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 256,207 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 103,162 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 99,093 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 715,702 (2014)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.11 million (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1576 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Guinea?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Guinea was 0.3128 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3615 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.303 units per person in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.