Labour Force (Total) rose 3.30% to 0.867 mil in Guinea Bissau in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Guinea Bissau reached an all time high of 0.867 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.373 mil in 1990. When compared to Guinea Bissau's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Gambia amounted to 0.856 mil, 4.89 mil in Guinea, 7.90 mil in Mali and 4.38 mil in Senegal in 2021.
Guinea Bissau has been ranked 147th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | mil | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | mil | 6.68 | 6.90 | 7.12 | 7.34 | 7.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | mil | 0.724 | 0.747 | 0.771 | 0.795 | 0.821 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | mil | 4.21 | 4.33 | 4.46 | 4.58 | 4.71 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | mil | 0.731 | 0.753 | 0.775 | 0.799 | 0.823 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | mil | 2.04 | 2.08 | 2.13 | 2.17 | 2.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | mil | 6.63 | 6.78 | 6.94 | 7.17 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | mil | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 7.53 | 7.83 | 8.14 | 8.46 | 8.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | mil | 3.71 | 3.82 | 3.94 | 4.06 | 4.18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | mil | 2.42 | 2.49 | 2.57 | 2.65 | 2.72 |
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