Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 32.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female in Guatemala, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 32.7% for labor force, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Guatemala peaked at 36.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2019.
That places Guatemala 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.8% | — |
| 1991 | 33.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 34.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 34.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 34.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 34.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 34.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 34.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 35.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 32.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 32.7% | -0.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 32.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4%, 77% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 32.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.4%, 77% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 33.8% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 33.9% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 31.9% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 32.6% | 34.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More education data for Guatemala
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,548 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 247,917 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 335,306 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,468 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3948 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1317 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Guatemala?
- Labor force, female in Guatemala was 32.7% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for labor force, female?
- Guatemala ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.