Unemployment rate women in Guatemala
Guatemala: Unemployment rate women was 3.26 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate women in Guatemala, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 3.26 for unemployment rate women in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Guatemala peaked at 4.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.39, in 1999.
Guatemala ranks 149th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.48 | — |
| 1992 | 2.44 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.41 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 2.4 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.4 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.43 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.42 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.42 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.39 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.42 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 2.52 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.52 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.4 | +35.0% |
| 2004 | 3.39 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.46 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.36 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.25 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.29 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 3.59 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 3.84 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 3.72 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.47 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 3.67 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 3.39 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 3.56 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 3.49 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.54 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.82 | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 2.95 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.71 | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 2.87 | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 4.67 | +62.7% |
| 2023 | 3.03 | -35.0% |
| 2024 | 3.32 | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 3.26 | -1.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 3.26 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 44% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 3.26 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.33, 45% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate women 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +62.7% | 2.87 | 4.67 |
| 2003 | +35.0% | 2.52 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | -35.0% | 4.67 | 3.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.42 | 2.39 | 2.48 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.12 | 2.42 | 3.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 | 2.82 | 3.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 | 2.87 | 4.67 | 6 |
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 unemployment rate women in Guatemala?
- Unemployment rate women in Guatemala was 3.26 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 in 1999.
- How does Guatemala rank for unemployment rate women?
- Guatemala ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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