Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Guatemala

Employment-to-population ratio in Guatemala in 2025 — 58.07%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 6.83 pp.

2025 58.07% −0.08 pp vs 2024
World rank 90of 182
Period maximum 65.87%2003
Period minimum 57.02%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Guatemala, 1991–20255557.56062.56567.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 64.9%1992: 65%1993: 65.07%1994: 65.13%1995: 65.21%1996: 65.2%1997: 65.27%1998: 65.36%1999: 65.44%2000: 65.46%2001: 65.39%2002: 65.44%2003: 65.87%2004: 61.24%2005: 60.76%2006: 60.39%2007: 60.03%2008: 59.57%2009: 58.94%2010: 58.34%2011: 59.46%2012: 63.32%2013: 58.4%2014: 59.08%2015: 59.08%2016: 59.12%2017: 59.44%2018: 59.12%2019: 57.87%2020: 57.02%2021: 61.57%2022: 58.4%2023: 58.19%2024: 58.14%2025: 58.07%
Change over the period: −6.83 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guatemala

Guatemala 58.07%
World 58.06%
Central America computed 59.34%
Employment-to-population ratio — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 58.07 −0.08 pp
2024 58.14 −0.05 pp
2023 58.19 −0.21 pp
2022 58.4 −3.17 pp
2021 61.57 +4.55 pp
2020 57.02 −0.85 pp
2019 57.87 −1.25 pp
2018 59.12 −0.32 pp
2017 59.44 +0.32 pp
2016 59.12 +0.05 pp
2015 59.08 −0.01 pp
2014 59.08 +0.68 pp
2013 58.4 −4.92 pp
2012 63.32 +3.86 pp
2011 59.46 +1.11 pp
2010 58.34 −0.6 pp
2009 58.94 −0.63 pp
2008 59.57 −0.46 pp
2007 60.03 −0.36 pp
2006 60.39 −0.36 pp
2005 60.76 −0.48 pp
2004 61.24 −4.64 pp
2003 65.87 +0.43 pp
2002 65.44 +0.06 pp
2001 65.39 −0.07 pp
2000 65.46 +0.02 pp
1999 65.44 +0.07 pp
1998 65.36 +0.09 pp
1997 65.27 +0.07 pp
1996 65.2 −0.01 pp
1995 65.21 +0.09 pp
1994 65.13 +0.06 pp
1993 65.07 +0.07 pp
1992 65 +0.1 pp
1991 64.9

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.