Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 46.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Guatemala, 2002–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 46.2% for part time employment, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Guatemala peaked at 69.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2023.
Guatemala ranks 29th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 69.2% | — |
| 2003 | 61.3% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 61.5% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 44.7% | -33.0% |
| 2024 | 47.5% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 46.2% | -2.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 46.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.4%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 46.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.9%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female (% of total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -33.0% | 66.7% | 44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.8% | 61.3% | 69.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 57.4% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 44.7% | 66.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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 part time employment, female in Guatemala?
- Part time employment, female in Guatemala was 46.2% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for part time employment, female?
- Guatemala ranks 29th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.