Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Guatemala

Labor force in Guatemala in 2025 — 7,684,762 people. Ranked 66 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 135.3%.

2025 7.68M people +2.2% vs 2024
World rank 66of 182
Period maximum 7.68M people2025
Period minimum 3.27M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Guatemala, 1990–20252M4M6M8M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 3,265,718 people1991: 3,363,858 people1992: 3,466,856 people1993: 3,572,608 people1994: 3,679,765 people1995: 3,790,257 people1996: 3,900,013 people1997: 4,017,853 people1998: 4,144,342 people1999: 4,271,791 people2000: 4,394,451 people2001: 4,514,365 people2002: 4,646,801 people2003: 4,842,105 people2004: 4,644,836 people2005: 4,752,127 people2006: 4,861,633 people2007: 4,974,966 people2008: 5,089,817 people2009: 5,205,207 people2010: 5,323,040 people2011: 5,569,717 people2012: 6,083,825 people2013: 5,790,992 people2014: 6,005,384 people2015: 6,154,180 people2016: 6,330,012 people2017: 6,525,645 people2018: 6,638,657 people2019: 6,643,821 people2020: 6,751,370 people2021: 7,391,464 people2022: 7,234,412 people2023: 7,329,032 people2024: 7,519,217 people2025: 7,684,762 people
Change over the period: +4.42M (+135.32%) Average annual rate: 2.48 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Guatemala 7.68M people
World 3.74B people
Central America computed 84.94M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 7.68M +165,545 +2.2%
2024 7.52M +190,185 +2.59%
2023 7.33M +94,620 +1.31%
2022 7.23M −157,052 −2.12%
2021 7.39M +640,094 +9.48%
2020 6.75M +107,549 +1.62%
2019 6.64M +5,164 +0.08%
2018 6.64M +113,012 +1.73%
2017 6.53M +195,633 +3.09%
2016 6.33M +175,832 +2.86%
2015 6.15M +148,796 +2.48%
2014 6.01M +214,392 +3.7%
2013 5.79M −292,833 −4.81%
2012 6.08M +514,108 +9.23%
2011 5.57M +246,677 +4.63%
2010 5.32M +117,833 +2.26%
2009 5.21M +115,390 +2.27%
2008 5.09M +114,851 +2.31%
2007 4.97M +113,333 +2.33%
2006 4.86M +109,506 +2.3%
2005 4.75M +107,291 +2.31%
2004 4.64M −197,269 −4.07%
2003 4.84M +195,304 +4.2%
2002 4.65M +132,436 +2.93%
2001 4.51M +119,914 +2.73%
2000 4.39M +122,660 +2.87%
1999 4.27M +127,449 +3.08%
1998 4.14M +126,489 +3.15%
1997 4.02M +117,840 +3.02%
1996 3.9M +109,756 +2.9%
1995 3.79M +110,492 +3%
1994 3.68M +107,157 +3%
1993 3.57M +105,752 +3.05%
1992 3.47M +102,998 +3.06%
1991 3.36M +98,140 +3.01%
1990 3.27M

Central America, 2025

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

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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