Guatemala Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

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 2021 was 49.17%, a 2.23% increase from 2020.
  • Guatemala labor force participation rate for 2020 was 46.94%, a 5.41% decline from 2019.
  • Guatemala labor force participation rate for 2019 was 52.35%, a 0.13% decline from 2018.
  • Guatemala labor force participation rate for 2018 was 52.48%, a 0.1% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
Gabon 16.66%
Libya 16.20%
Guatemala Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 49.17% 2.23%
2020 46.94% -5.41%
2019 52.35% -0.13%
2018 52.48% -0.10%
2017 52.58% -0.02%
2016 52.60% 0.30%
2015 52.30% 0.54%
2014 51.76% 1.78%
2013 49.98% -1.66%
2012 51.64% -1.65%
2011 53.29% -0.29%
2010 53.58% -0.29%
2009 53.87% -0.29%
2008 54.16% -0.29%
2007 54.46% -0.29%
2006 54.75% -0.29%
2005 55.05% -0.29%
2004 55.34% -0.06%
2003 55.40% -0.04%
2002 55.44% -0.07%
2001 55.51% -0.02%
2000 55.53% -0.04%
1999 55.57% -0.04%
1998 55.61% -0.07%
1997 55.68% -0.05%
1996 55.73% -0.01%
1995 55.74% -0.05%
1994 55.79% -0.02%
1993 55.81% -0.02%
1992 55.84% -0.05%
1991 55.88% -0.02%
1990 55.90% -0.02%