Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 11.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 11.3% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala peaked at 14.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2022.
That places Guatemala 58th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.5% | — |
| 1992 | 11.3% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -28.9% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +51.4% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -29.8% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +44.7% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | -4.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 11.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 11.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 3.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +51.4% | 9.0% | 13.6% |
| 2023 | +44.7% | 8.4% | 12.2% |
| 2022 | -29.8% | 12.0% | 8.4% |
| 2011 | -28.9% | 12.6% | 9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.0% | 13.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.8% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 9.0% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 8.4% | 12.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 55 China 12.3% compare
- 56 Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.1% compare
- 57 Samoa 11.9% compare
- 59 Bangladesh 11.0% compare
- 60 Mauritania 10.8% compare
- 61 Nigeria 10.1% compare
More work & labour data for Guatemala
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3404 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3683 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6261 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 18,121 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,847 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 13,041 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 12,871 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 25,912 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala was 11.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2022.
- How does Guatemala rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Guatemala ranks 58th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.