Labor force, total, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4112 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Guatemala, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.4112 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.42 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3619 units per person, in 1990.
Guatemala ranks 127th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3619 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3628 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3641 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3653 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3664 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3675 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3685 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.37 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3721 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.374 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3757 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3772 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3794 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3866 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3627 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3631 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3637 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3644 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3652 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3662 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3671 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3765 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4032 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3763 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.383 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3853 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3891 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3939 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3941 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3884 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.389 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.42 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4053 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4044 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4085 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4112 units per person | +0.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.4112 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 88% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.4112 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4785 units per person, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3672 units per person | 0.3619 units per person | 0.374 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3704 units per person | 0.3627 units per person | 0.3866 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3857 units per person | 0.3671 units per person | 0.4032 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4064 units per person | 0.389 units per person | 0.42 units per person | 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, total, per capita in Guatemala?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Guatemala was 0.4112 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3619 units per person in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.