Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) was 1.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Guinea-Bissau stood at 1.9%.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 3.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7% | — |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +4.6% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.5%, 42% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.1%, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -29.5% | 2.8% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 171 Papua New Guinea 2.1% compare
- 172 Macau, China 2.1% compare
- 173 Togo 2.0% compare
- 175 Cuba 1.9% compare
- 176 Timor-Leste 1.6% compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 1.4% compare
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 unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Guinea-Bissau was 1.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, female (% of female labor force) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment, female (% of female labor force) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for unemployment, female (% of female labor force)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, female (% of female labor force) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.