ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Guatemala
Guatemala: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 1,892 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Guatemala, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 1,892 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2024.
The figure is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Guatemala peaked at 2,783 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,557 1000 No, in 2004.
Guatemala ranks 24th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,751 1000 No | — |
| 2004 | 1,557 1000 No | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 1,719 1000 No | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 1,992 1000 No | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 1,996 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,914 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 2,009 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,654 1000 No | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 2,169 1000 No | +31.1% |
| 2017 | 2,277 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2,541 1000 No | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 2,454 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2,783 1000 No | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 2,511 1000 No | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 1,892 1000 No | -24.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1,892 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,151 1000 No, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1,892 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 511.18 1000 No, 3.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,654 1000 No | 1,557 1000 No | 1,751 1000 No | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,072 1000 No | 1,654 1000 No | 2,541 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,395 1000 No | 1,892 1000 No | 2,783 1000 No | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More economy & growth data for Guatemala
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.86 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 865.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 47.01 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 100.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 34.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Guatemala?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Guatemala was 1,892 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2,783 1000 No in 2021.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,557 1000 No in 2004.
- How does Guatemala rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- Guatemala ranks 24th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.