Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 15.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala is 15.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala peaked at 16.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2016.
Guatemala ranks 82nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.3% | — |
| 1992 | 10.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +70.7% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | -1.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 15.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 15.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 3.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +70.7% | 9.4% | 16.1% |
| 2022 | -25.2% | 12.6% | 9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 9.4% | 16.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Guatemala was 15.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2016.
- How does Guatemala rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Guatemala ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).