Guatemala Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Guatemala labor force participation rate for 2022 was 51.60%, a 0.7% increase from 2021.
  • Guatemala labor force participation rate for 2021 was 50.91%, a 1.63% increase from 2020.
  • Guatemala labor force participation rate for 2020 was 49.27%, a 2.14% decline from 2019.
  • Guatemala labor force participation rate for 2019 was 51.41%, a 1% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Guatemala Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 51.60% 0.70%
2021 50.91% 1.63%
2020 49.27% -2.14%
2019 51.41% -1.00%
2018 52.41% -0.06%
2017 52.47% -0.04%
2016 52.52% 0.29%
2015 52.23% 0.63%
2014 51.60% 1.76%
2013 49.84% -8.09%
2012 57.93% 4.67%
2011 53.26% 2.24%
2010 51.02% -0.68%
2009 51.70% -0.68%
2008 52.39% -0.68%
2007 53.07% -0.68%
2006 53.75% -0.68%
2005 54.43% -0.68%
2004 55.11% -0.06%
2003 55.17% -0.03%
2002 55.19% -0.09%
2001 55.28% 0.00%
2000 55.28% -0.06%
1999 55.34% -0.08%
1998 55.43% -0.14%
1997 55.57% -0.11%
1996 55.68% -0.03%
1995 55.71% -0.14%
1994 55.85% -0.09%
1993 55.93% -0.08%
1992 56.01% -0.12%
1991 56.13% 56.13%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%