Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) rose 2.26% to 58.1% in Guatemala in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Guatemala reached an all time high of 63.1% in 2004 and an all time low of 56.8% in 2020. When compared to Guatemala's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Belize amounted to 61.6%, 56.7% in El Salvador, 60.4% in Honduras and 63.5% in Nicaragua in 2021.
Guatemala has been ranked 104th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+), 18 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | % | 63.9% | 64.3% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | 60.8% | 57.8% | 58.2% | 60.2% | 62.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | 58.2% | 58.8% | 58.5% | 58.1% | 59.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 60.6% | 60.7% | 60.9% | 61.0% | 61.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 64.1% | 63.3% | 64.4% | 66.5% | 63.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 59.8% | 59.7% | 59.3% | 59.5% | 60.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | 65.1% | 65.2% | 65.3% | 65.1% | 64.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 61.7% | 61.9% | 61.9% | 62.0% | 62.2% |
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