Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Guatemala
Guatemala: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national was 56.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Guatemala, 1964–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Guatemala is 56.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Guatemala peaked at 59.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1964.
That places Guatemala 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 14.1% | — |
| 1973 | 16.2% | +14.8% |
| 1978 | 16.3% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 16.4% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 16.0% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 16.4% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 16.5% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 30.5% | +84.5% |
| 1989 | 31.6% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 21.9% | -30.8% |
| 1999 | 31.6% | +44.5% |
| 2000 | 51.9% | +64.2% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 53.7% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 50.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 56.6% | -4.2% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 56.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.0%, 81% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 56.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 76% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +84.5% | 16.5% | 30.5% |
| 2000 | +64.2% | 31.6% | 51.9% |
| 1999 | +44.5% | 21.9% | 31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 16.2% | 16.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 16.0% | 31.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 26.7% | 21.9% | 31.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 49.5% | 54.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 45.2% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 50.2% | 59.9% | 5 |
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- 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Guatemala?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Guatemala was 56.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1964.
- How does Guatemala rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Guatemala ranks 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.