Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 53.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala stood at 53.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala peaked at 55.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2011.
Guatemala ranks 62nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 48.4% | — |
| 1992 | 48.2% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 48.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 48.1% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 47.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 47.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +34.1% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 54.5% | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 54.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 53.6% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9% | 47.6% | 48.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 46.4% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 36.3% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 48.4% | 55.3% | 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala was 53.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2011.
- How does Guatemala rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Guatemala ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.