Employment-to-population ratio in Guyana
The ILO estimates that 48.4% of people aged 15 and over in Guyana were employed in 2025.
Guyana, 2025
48.4%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
147th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Guyana over time
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% of population 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 | Guyana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.4% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 48.2% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 48.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 48.5%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Guyana has the 147th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Guyana
All statistics for Guyana
Labour force participation
55.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
12.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
24.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
47.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
12.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
31.1%
2025 · World Bank