Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 5.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guatemala, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 5.2% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guatemala peaked at 8.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1994.
That places Guatemala 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.9% | — |
| 1992 | 4.8% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +27.6% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +23.9% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | -3.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 5.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 2.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 5.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 2.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, male (% of male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +33.3% | 4.9% | 6.5% |
| 2000 | +27.6% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 6.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 6.9% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 7.0% | 6 |
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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, male (% of male employment) in Guatemala?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guatemala was 5.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1994.
- How does Guatemala rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Guatemala ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of male 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.