ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Guinea-Bissau
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Guinea-Bissau at 2.7% in 2025.
Guinea-Bissau, 2025
2.7%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
155th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Guinea-Bissau over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Guinea-Bissau | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.7% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 2.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.2%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Guinea-Bissau has the 155th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Guinea-Bissau
All statistics for Guinea-Bissau
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
2.8%
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Labour force participation
64.8%
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Women's labour force participation
60.3%
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Employment-to-population ratio
63.1%
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Employment in agriculture
61.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
9.7%
2025 · World Bank