ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Guatemala
Guatemala: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 46.4 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Guatemala, 2003–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Guatemala is 46.4 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Guatemala peaked at 63 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 40.1 %, in 2019.
Guatemala ranks 20th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 61 % | — |
| 2004 | 63 % | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 55.2 % | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 52.5 % | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 53.4 % | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 49.8 % | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 48.5 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 46.6 % | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 42.8 % | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 46.5 % | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 47.4 % | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 40.1 % | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 49.8 % | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 48.5 % | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 46.4 % | -4.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 46.4 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.5 %, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 46.4 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5 %, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62 % | 61 % | 63 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.28 % | 40.1 % | 55.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.23 % | 46.4 % | 49.8 % | 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 — share of employment by status of in Guatemala?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Guatemala was 46.4 % 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 63 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1 % in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Guatemala ranks 20th 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 down 4.3%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — 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.