ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Guatemala

Guatemala: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 51.9 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
51.9 %
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
52nd
of 72 countries
All-time high
59.9 %
in 2019
All-time low
37 %
in 2004
Years of data
15
2003–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Guatemala, 2003–2024

02040602003201320242003: 39 %2004: 37 %2010: 44.8 %2011: 47.5 %2012: 46.6 %2013: 50.2 %2014: 51.5 %2015: 53.4 %2016: 57.2 %2017: 53.5 %2018: 52.6 %2019: 59.9 %2021: 50.2 %2022: 51.3 %2024: 51.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 51.9 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Guatemala peaked at 59.9 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37 %, in 2004.

Guatemala ranks 52nd 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 — Share of employment by status of in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Guatemala, 2003 to 2024.
Year % Change
2003 39 %
2004 37 % -5.1%
2010 44.8 % +21.1%
2011 47.5 % +6.0%
2012 46.6 % -1.9%
2013 50.2 % +7.7%
2014 51.5 % +2.6%
2015 53.4 % +3.7%
2016 57.2 % +7.1%
2017 53.5 % -6.5%
2018 52.6 % -1.7%
2019 59.9 % +13.9%
2021 50.2 % -16.2%
2022 51.3 % +2.2%
2024 51.9 % +1.2%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 51.9 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54.9 %, 95% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 51.9 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.4 %, 95% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38 % 37 % 39 % 2
2010s 51.72 % 44.8 % 59.9 % 10
2020s 51.13 % 50.2 % 51.9 % 3

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 49 Mexico 55.3 % compare
  2. 50 Philippines 54.9 % compare
  3. 51 Uruguay 54.4 % compare
  4. 53 Dominican Republic 49.3 % compare
  5. 54 Namibia 46 % compare
  6. 55 Greece 43.2 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Guatemala?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Guatemala was 51.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 59.9 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 37 % in 2004.
How does Guatemala rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Guatemala ranks 52nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.