ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Guatemala
Guatemala: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 76.3 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Guatemala, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 76.3 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Guatemala peaked at 86.44 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 72.87 %, in 2013.
Guatemala ranks 3rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 86.44 % | — |
| 2004 | 81.14 % | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 73.17 % | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 76.71 % | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 85.58 % | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 72.87 % | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 79.84 % | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 80.38 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 78.17 % | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 81.47 % | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 79.26 % | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 75.81 % | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 80.39 % | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 74.31 % | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 76.3 % | +2.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 76.3 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81 %, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 76.3 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.28 %, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.79 % | 81.14 % | 86.44 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.33 % | 72.87 % | 85.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 77 % | 74.31 % | 80.39 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 83.29 % compare
- 1 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 84.38 % compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 48.7 % compare
- 2 Iceland 79.92 % compare
- 2 Türkiye 47.22 % compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 28.02 % compare
- 3 Viet Nam 45.89 % compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 38.39 % compare
- 4 Switzerland 71.75 % compare
- 5 Ecuador 68.73 % compare
- 6 Mexico 67.06 % compare
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-to-population ratio by in Guatemala?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Guatemala was 76.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 86.44 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.87 % in 2013.
- How does Guatemala rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
- Guatemala ranks 3rd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.