Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) rose 0.331% to 70.8% in Guinea Bissau in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Guinea Bissau reached an all time high of 72.3% in 1992 and an all time low of 70.6% in 2020. When compared to Guinea Bissau's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Gambia amounted to 57.4%, 62.1% in Guinea, 68.6% in Mali and 44.5% in Senegal in 2021.
Guinea Bissau has been ranked 29th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+), 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | % | 41.7% | 41.9% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 65.6% | 65.5% | 65.5% | 65.5% | 65.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | % | 58.8% | 58.8% | 58.8% | 58.8% | 58.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | 64.0% | 63.8% | 63.7% | 63.6% | 63.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | % | 71.4% | 71.4% | 71.3% | 71.3% | 71.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | % | 77.0% | 76.9% | 76.9% | 76.8% | 76.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 70.6% | 69.9% | 69.2% | 69.1% | 69.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 45.3% | 45.3% | 45.3% | 45.2% | 45.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 73.6% | 73.6% | 73.5% | 73.5% | 73.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | 45.5% | 45.5% | 45.4% | 45.4% | 45.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | % | 56.9% | 56.8% | 56.7% | 56.7% | 56.6% |
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