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Labour

Guinea-Bissau

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Employment by sector
  • Employment in agriculture61.1%
  • Employment in industry9.7%
  • Employment in services29.2%
Source: World Bank WDI
Female labor force participation1990–2025
55.256.557.85960.319902025
Source: WB Gender
Youth unemployment (15-24)1991–2016
11.311.411.411.511.519912016
Source: WB Jobs
IndicatorValue
Labour force participation64.8 %ILOSTAT [2024] 64.75 %·World Bank WDI [2025] 64.81 %
Female labour force participation60.2 %ILOSTAT [2024]
Unemployment2.67 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Youth unemployment2.84 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment-to-population ratio63.1 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in agriculture61.1 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in industry9.71 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in services29.2 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Female labor force participation60.3 %WB Gender [2025]
Informal employmentNo authoritative open source found
Youth unemployment (15-24)11.5 %WB Jobs [2016]
Wage and salaried workers33.3 %WB Jobs [2016]

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage11/12
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • ILOSTAT
    ilostat
    Edition: 2024
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • WB Gender
    world_bank_gender
    Edition: 2026
  • WB Jobs
    world_bank_jobs
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Guinea-Bissau's labour on Databook compiles 11 indicators from 4 open datasets including ILOSTAT, World Bank WDI, WB Gender. Key figures include labour force participation (64.8 %), female labour force participation (60.2 %). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.