Guatemala Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 51.88%, a 0.27% increase from 2022.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 63.80%
Paraguay 56.84%
Brazil 54.49%
Peru 54.21%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.37%
Guatemala 51.88%
Belize 49.71%
China 48.32%
Maldives 47.64%
Azerbaijan 46.74%
Ecuador 45.60%
Dominican Republic 45.41%
Mexico 44.74%
Colombia 44.56%
Guyana 44.54%
Malaysia 44.26%
Turkey 44.06%
Samoa 43.52%
Kazakhstan 42.26%
Belarus 42.04%
Cuba 41.50%
Fiji 39.77%
Thailand 39.52%
Costa Rica 39.10%
Botswana 38.83%
Armenia 38.35%
Lebanon 35.64%
Suriname 34.74%
Jamaica 33.87%
Mauritius 33.84%
Albania 33.82%
Serbia 31.86%
Montenegro 31.35%
South Africa 31.21%
Turkmenistan 29.66%
Bosnia 28.76%
Equatorial Guinea 28.59%
North Macedonia 28.31%
Tonga 28.28%
Namibia 28.13%
Russia 27.99%
Venezuela 27.22%
Iraq 26.66%
Jordan 26.03%
Romania 24.96%
Algeria 23.26%
Bulgaria 22.87%
Iran 22.44%
Gabon 18.30%
Libya 17.12%
Guatemala Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 51.88% 0.27%
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% -0.12%