Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Guatemala

Labor force participation rate in Guatemala in 2025 — 59.62%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.7 pp.

2025 59.62% −0.09 pp vs 2024
World rank 106of 182
Period maximum 67.78%2003
Period minimum 58.76%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Guatemala, 1990–202557.56062.56567.57019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 66.32%1991: 66.35%1992: 66.44%1993: 66.48%1994: 66.54%1995: 66.62%1996: 66.64%1997: 66.71%1998: 66.8%1999: 66.85%2000: 66.89%2001: 66.89%2002: 66.95%2003: 67.78%2004: 63.11%2005: 62.67%2006: 62.24%2007: 61.79%2008: 61.35%2009: 60.91%2010: 60.46%2011: 61.4%2012: 65.12%2013: 60.22%2014: 60.73%2015: 60.6%2016: 60.69%2017: 60.94%2018: 60.5%2019: 59.17%2020: 58.76%2021: 62.94%2022: 60.24%2023: 59.59%2024: 59.7%2025: 59.62%
Change over the period: −6.7 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Guatemala 59.62%
World 60.98%
Central America computed 61.29%
Labor force participation rate — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 59.62 −0.09 pp
2024 59.7 +0.12 pp
2023 59.59 −0.66 pp
2022 60.24 −2.7 pp
2021 62.94 +4.18 pp
2020 58.76 −0.41 pp
2019 59.17 −1.33 pp
2018 60.5 −0.44 pp
2017 60.94 +0.25 pp
2016 60.69 +0.09 pp
2015 60.6 −0.14 pp
2014 60.73 +0.51 pp
2013 60.22 −4.9 pp
2012 65.12 +3.72 pp
2011 61.4 +0.94 pp
2010 60.46 −0.45 pp
2009 60.91 −0.45 pp
2008 61.35 −0.44 pp
2007 61.79 −0.44 pp
2006 62.24 −0.44 pp
2005 62.67 −0.44 pp
2004 63.11 −4.66 pp
2003 67.78 +0.82 pp
2002 66.95 +0.06 pp
2001 66.89 +0 pp
2000 66.89 +0.05 pp
1999 66.85 +0.05 pp
1998 66.8 +0.09 pp
1997 66.71 +0.07 pp
1996 66.64 +0.01 pp
1995 66.62 +0.09 pp
1994 66.54 +0.05 pp
1993 66.48 +0.05 pp
1992 66.44 +0.08 pp
1991 66.35 +0.03 pp
1990 66.32

Central America, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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