Guatemala - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Guatemala was 33.17 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 35.19 in 2004, while its lowest value was 32.59 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 32.59
1991 32.76
1992 32.97
1993 33.15
1994 33.35
1995 33.62
1996 33.75
1997 33.99
1998 34.27
1999 34.48
2000 34.66
2001 34.77
2002 34.94
2003 35.04
2004 35.19
2005 35.08
2006 34.95
2007 34.82
2008 34.69
2009 34.55
2010 34.41
2011 34.27
2012 34.38
2013 34.49
2014 34.42
2015 33.14
2016 33.97
2017 33.05
2018 33.24
2019 33.44
2020 32.95
2021 33.17

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Guatemala was 6,699,367 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,707,594 in 2019 and a minimum value of 3,057,994 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 3,057,994
1991 3,154,440
1992 3,251,011
1993 3,345,690
1994 3,443,972
1995 3,549,397
1996 3,648,282
1997 3,757,242
1998 3,874,208
1999 3,990,774
2000 4,108,982
2001 4,231,471
2002 4,352,879
2003 4,468,311
2004 4,590,730
2005 4,700,495
2006 4,815,710
2007 4,939,775
2008 5,069,950
2009 5,201,009
2010 5,330,048
2011 5,467,480
2012 5,567,956
2013 5,664,712
2014 5,868,446
2015 6,015,811
2016 6,180,399
2017 6,367,398
2018 6,537,545
2019 6,707,594
2020 6,387,537
2021 6,699,367

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure