Employers, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 2.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 2.9% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala peaked at 4.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2011.
That places Guatemala 115th 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.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.5% | — |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -37.7% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.7% | 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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala was 2.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2011.
- How does Guatemala rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Guatemala ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Employers, total (% of total 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).