ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Guatemala
Guatemala: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 1,448 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
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Guatemala stood at 1,448 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Guatemala peaked at 2,072 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,043 1000 No, in 2015.
Guatemala ranks 19th of 72 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 status of employment in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,596 1000 No | — |
| 2004 | 1,373 1000 No | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 1,350 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,444 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 1,585 1000 No | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 1,368 1000 No | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 1,350 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,043 1000 No | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 1,291 1000 No | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 1,436 1000 No | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 1,676 1000 No | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 1,390 1000 No | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 2,072 1000 No | +49.1% |
| 2022 | 1,835 1000 No | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 1,448 1000 No | -21.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1,448 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 395.66 1000 No, 3.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1,448 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 373.63 1000 No, 3.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,485 1000 No | 1,373 1000 No | 1,596 1000 No | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,393 1000 No | 1,043 1000 No | 1,676 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,785 1000 No | 1,448 1000 No | 2,072 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 1,448 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 2,072 1000 No in 2021.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,043 1000 No in 2015.
- How does Guatemala rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Guatemala ranks 19th 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 7.3%. 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, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.