Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 54.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Guinea-Bissau is 54.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 110.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2024.
That places Guinea-Bissau 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 94.4% | — |
| 1992 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 94.5% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 110.1% | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 54.0% | +11.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 54.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 110.5%, 49% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 54.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113.3%, 48% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -27.0% | 86.5% | 63.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.5% | 94.4% | 94.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 94.7% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 95.3% | 110.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 48.4% | 86.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More gender data for Guinea-Bissau
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 894.88 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,594 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,594 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,905 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,871 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 30,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,772 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Guinea-Bissau was 54.0% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 110.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.