Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) was 2.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Guinea-Bissau is 2.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 3.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2019.
That places Guinea-Bissau 160th 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, total (% of total labor force) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.0% | — |
| 1992 | 3.1% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 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 unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Guinea-Bissau was 2.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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, total (% of total 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.