Guatemala Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 5.87%, a 0.42% decline from 2022.
  • Guatemala youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.29%, a 2.48% increase from 2021.
  • Guatemala youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.81%, a 1.31% decline from 2020.
  • Guatemala youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.12%, a 0.65% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Namibia 38.03%
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Albania 28.25%
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Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
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Guatemala Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 5.87% -0.42%
2022 6.29% 2.48%
2021 3.81% -1.31%
2020 5.12% 0.65%
2019 4.47% -0.22%
2018 4.69% -0.26%
2017 4.96% -0.65%
2016 5.61% 0.00%
2015 5.61% -0.11%
2014 5.72% 0.19%
2013 5.53% 0.90%
2012 4.63% -0.38%
2011 5.01% -0.30%
2010 5.31% 0.15%
2009 5.16% 0.24%
2008 4.92% -0.02%
2007 4.95% -0.21%
2006 5.16% -0.20%
2005 5.36% 0.01%
2004 5.35% 0.86%
2003 4.50% 0.06%
2002 4.44% 0.01%
2001 4.43% 0.13%
2000 4.30% 0.04%
1999 4.26% -0.04%
1998 4.30% 0.00%
1997 4.30% -0.02%
1996 4.31% 0.04%
1995 4.27% -0.01%
1994 4.28% -0.02%
1993 4.30% -0.04%
1992 4.34% -0.04%
1991 4.38% -0.04%