Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) was 82.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Guatemala, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Guatemala stood at 82.1%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Guatemala peaked at 95.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 2010.
That places Guatemala 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.0% | — |
| 2002 | 87.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 86.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 83.5% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 95.8% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 82.1% | -1.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 82.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.7%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 82.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.9%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.9% | 83.5% | 95.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 78.1% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 81.0% | 85.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 12 Faroe Islands 83.1% compare
- 13 Cambodia 83.0% compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 82.3% compare
- 16 Uganda 82.0% compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 81.8% compare
- 18 Nigeria 80.5% 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 employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Guatemala?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Guatemala was 82.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2010.
- How does Guatemala rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Guatemala ranks 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.