Employment in industry in Guinea
14.2% of employed people in Guinea worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Guinea, 2025
14.2%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
145th of 182
Employment in industry in Guinea over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.2% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 14.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 13.6%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Guinea has the 145th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Guinea
All statistics for Guinea
Employment in agriculture
47.4%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
38.5%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
7.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
52.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
42.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT