ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Guatemala

Guatemala: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 3,124 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,124 1000 No
Change on year
down 17.4%
World rank
27th
of 82 countries
All-time high
4,159 1000 No
in 2021
All-time low
2,179 1000 No
in 2004
Years of data
15
2003–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Guatemala, 2003–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2003201320242003: 2.6k 1000 No2004: 2.2k 1000 No2010: 2.4k 1000 No2011: 2.7k 1000 No2012: 3.0k 1000 No2013: 2.7k 1000 No2014: 2.8k 1000 No2015: 2.2k 1000 No2016: 3.0k 1000 No2017: 3.1k 1000 No2018: 3.5k 1000 No2019: 3.5k 1000 No2021: 4.2k 1000 No2022: 3.8k 1000 No2024: 3.1k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 3,124 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Guatemala peaked at 4,159 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,179 1000 No, in 2004.

That places Guatemala 27th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Guatemala, 2003 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2003 2,617 1000 No
2004 2,179 1000 No -16.8%
2010 2,445 1000 No +12.2%
2011 2,749 1000 No +12.4%
2012 2,968 1000 No +7.9%
2013 2,749 1000 No -7.4%
2014 2,785 1000 No +1.3%
2015 2,236 1000 No -19.7%
2016 3,019 1000 No +35.0%
2017 3,088 1000 No +2.3%
2018 3,537 1000 No +14.6%
2019 3,468 1000 No -2.0%
2021 4,159 1000 No +19.9%
2022 3,782 1000 No -9.1%
2024 3,124 1000 No -17.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,398 1000 No 2,179 1000 No 2,617 1000 No 2
2010s 2,904 1000 No 2,236 1000 No 3,537 1000 No 10
2020s 3,688 1000 No 3,124 1000 No 4,159 1000 No 3

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  5. 29 Canada 2,855 1000 No compare
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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 3,124 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 4,159 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 2,179 1000 No in 2004.
How does Guatemala rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Guatemala ranks 27th out of 82 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 up 12.2%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
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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.