Guatemala Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Guatemala youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.28%, a 2.49% increase from 2021.
  • Guatemala youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.80%, a 1.26% decline from 2020.
  • Guatemala youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.06%, a 0.59% increase from 2019.
  • Guatemala youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 4.47%, a 0.22% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 50.45%
South Africa 49.83%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 43.82%
Botswana 43.52%
Jordan 41.91%
Namibia 38.97%
Gabon 36.90%
North Macedonia 32.44%
Algeria 32.01%
Bosnia 31.89%
Iraq 31.76%
St. Lucia 30.78%
Costa Rica 30.74%
Albania 28.20%
Montenegro 28.06%
Suriname 26.60%
Guyana 25.48%
Serbia 24.25%
Lebanon 23.94%
Iran 22.83%
Romania 22.59%
Mauritius 21.76%
Colombia 21.04%
Brazil 20.68%
Samoa 20.35%
Turkey 19.25%
Armenia 19.02%
Jamaica 18.06%
Belize 17.93%
Equatorial Guinea 16.53%
Fiji 16.01%
Maldives 15.14%
China 14.85%
Paraguay 14.51%
Russia 14.37%
Azerbaijan 13.58%
Dominican Republic 12.89%
Venezuela 10.98%
Bulgaria 10.77%
Malaysia 10.39%
Belarus 10.27%
Turkmenistan 8.99%
Ecuador 8.40%
Peru 8.04%
Tonga 7.03%
Mexico 6.52%
Guatemala 6.28%
Thailand 5.39%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 3.09%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Guatemala Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 6.28% 2.49%
2021 3.80% -1.26%
2020 5.06% 0.59%
2019 4.47% -0.22%
2018 4.69% -0.27%
2017 4.96% -0.65%
2016 5.60% -0.02%
2015 5.62% -0.10%
2014 5.73% 0.19%
2013 5.54% 0.92%
2012 4.62% -0.38%
2011 5.00% -0.31%
2010 5.31% 0.15%
2009 5.16% 0.23%
2008 4.93% -0.02%
2007 4.95% -0.21%
2006 5.16% -0.20%
2005 5.36% 0.00%
2004 5.36% 0.85%
2003 4.50% 0.05%
2002 4.45% 0.01%
2001 4.44% 0.13%
2000 4.31% 0.04%
1999 4.27% -0.04%
1998 4.31% 0.00%
1997 4.32% -0.02%
1996 4.33% 0.04%
1995 4.29% -0.01%
1994 4.30% -0.02%
1993 4.32% -0.04%
1992 4.36% -0.04%
1991 4.40% 4.40%
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%