ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Guatemala
Guatemala: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 1,130 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Guatemala, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 1,130 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Guatemala peaked at 1,573 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 647.88 1000 No, in 2004.
That places Guatemala 20th out of 72 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 status of employment in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 774.38 1000 No | — |
| 2004 | 647.88 1000 No | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 868.51 1000 No | +34.1% |
| 2011 | 983.01 1000 No | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 1,074 1000 No | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 1,033 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1,126 1000 No | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 953.73 1000 No | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 1,365 1000 No | +43.1% |
| 2017 | 1,347 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,456 1000 No | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 1,573 1000 No | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 1,568 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,364 1000 No | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 1,130 1000 No | -17.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1,130 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 494.39 1000 No, 2.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1,130 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 250.16 1000 No, 4.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 711.13 1000 No | 647.88 1000 No | 774.38 1000 No | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,178 1000 No | 868.51 1000 No | 1,573 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,354 1000 No | 1,130 1000 No | 1,568 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 status of employment in Guatemala?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Guatemala was 1,130 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1,573 1000 No in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 647.88 1000 No in 2004.
- How does Guatemala rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Guatemala ranks 20th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 status of employment, employees, 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.