Labour Force (Total) rose 4.65% to 6.67 mil in Guatemala in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Guatemala reached an all time high of 6.69 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 3.08 mil in 1990. When compared to Guatemala's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Belize amounted to 0.177 mil, 2.66 mil in El Salvador, 4.31 mil in Honduras and 3.04 mil in Nicaragua in 2021.
Guatemala has been ranked 70th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | mil | 0.157 | 0.163 | 0.167 | 0.171 | 0.176 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | mil | 2.31 | 2.22 | 2.27 | 2.38 | 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | mil | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.67 | 2.67 | 2.73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | mil | 6.02 | 6.18 | 6.36 | 6.53 | 6.69 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | mil | 3.92 | 3.98 | 4.16 | 4.41 | 4.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 52.0 | 52.8 | 53.5 | 54.5 | 55.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | mil | 2.78 | 2.84 | 2.91 | 2.95 | 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 |
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