Employers, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala is 2.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala peaked at 3.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2011.
Guatemala ranks 80th 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.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.8% | — |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -32.7% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +76.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +30.7% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 2.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 2.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, 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 | +76.2% | 1.3% | 2.3% |
| 2011 | -32.7% | 1.9% | 1.3% |
| 2020 | +30.7% | 1.9% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.3% compare
- 78 Estonia 2.3% compare
- 79 New Caledonia 2.3% compare
- 81 Peru 2.2% compare
- 82 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.2% compare
- 83 Niger 2.2% 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala was 2.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2011.
- How does Guatemala rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Guatemala ranks 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).