Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Guatemala

Guatemala: Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment was 14.17 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.17 %
Change on year
down 34.4%
World rank
13th
of 68 countries
All-time high
21.6 %
in 2023
All-time low
5.07 %
in 2011
Years of data
18
2002–2024

Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Guatemala, 2002–2024

51015202002201320242002: 11.6 %2003: 12.6 %2004: 11 %2006: 14.5 %2010: 14.7 %2011: 5.1 %2012: 17.8 %2013: 9.7 %2014: 11.4 %2015: 13 %2016: 14.7 %2017: 13.9 %2018: 11.3 %2019: 10.8 %2021: 13.8 %2022: 6.8 %2023: 21.6 %2024: 14.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 14.17 % for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.4% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Guatemala peaked at 21.6 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.07 %, in 2011.

That places Guatemala 13th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National in Guatemala, 2002 to 2024.
Year % Change
2002 11.57 %
2003 12.56 % +8.6%
2004 11 % -12.4%
2006 14.48 % +31.6%
2010 14.65 % +1.2%
2011 5.07 % -65.4%
2012 17.79 % +250.9%
2013 9.74 % -45.3%
2014 11.42 % +17.2%
2015 12.97 % +13.6%
2016 14.65 % +13.0%
2017 13.86 % -5.4%
2018 11.26 % -18.8%
2019 10.75 % -4.5%
2021 13.77 % +28.1%
2022 6.83 % -50.4%
2023 21.6 % +216.3%
2024 14.17 % -34.4%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 14.17 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -4.64 %. (27 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 14.17 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -4.5 %. (17 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment in Guatemala 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +250.9% 5.07 % 17.79 %
2023 +216.3% 6.83 % 21.6 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.4 % 11 % 14.48 % 4
2010s 12.22 % 5.07 % 17.79 % 10
2020s 14.09 % 6.83 % 21.6 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Guatemala?
Gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment in Guatemala was 14.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 21.6 % in 2023.
What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 5.07 % in 2011.
How does Guatemala rank for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment?
Guatemala ranks 13th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
Is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: total employment rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
77 places, 1,154 data points, 2000–2025
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.