Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Guinea
Guinea: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) was 5.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Guinea recorded 5.2% for unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Guinea peaked at 6.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1997.
That places Guinea 94th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.6% | — |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | +0.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 5.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 5.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.4%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 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 unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Guinea?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Guinea was 5.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1997.
- How does Guinea rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Guinea ranks 94th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.