Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 7.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala is 7.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala peaked at 10.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2022.
Guatemala ranks 57th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.1% | — |
| 1992 | 7.0% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | +24.8% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +20.2% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.4% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.5% | 8.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala was 7.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2022.
- How does Guatemala rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Guatemala ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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, total (% of total 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.