Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 31.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Guatemala, 2002–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 31.6% for part time employment, total in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Guatemala peaked at 57.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2023.
Guatemala ranks 41st of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 57.6% | — |
| 2003 | 45.7% | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 48.6% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | -46.0% |
| 2024 | 33.4% | +10.4% |
| 2025 | 31.6% | -5.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 31.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 31.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.2%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.7% | 45.7% | 57.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 45.4% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 30.3% | 56.1% | 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, total in Guatemala?
- Part time employment, total in Guatemala was 31.6% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for part time employment, total?
- Guatemala ranks 41st out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. 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, total (% of total 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.