Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala

Guatemala: Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
32nd
of 51 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2014
All-time low
0.1%
in 2004
Years of data
13
2000–2019

Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala, 2000–2019

00.0250.050.0750.12000200920192000: 0.091 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.079 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.08 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.068 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.081 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.09 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.079 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.104 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.075 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.082 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.087 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.087 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.092 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala is 0.1%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala peaked at 0.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.

That places Guatemala 32nd out of 51 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Guatemala, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
2000 0.1%
2002 0.1% -13.6%
2003 0.1% +2.0%
2004 0.1% -15.0%
2006 0.1% +19.5%
2010 0.1% +10.5%
2011 0.1% -11.8%
2014 0.1% +31.0%
2015 0.1% -27.3%
2016 0.1% +9.0%
2017 0.1% +5.9%
2018 0.1% -0.1%
2019 0.1% +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 29 Chile 0.1% compare
  2. 30 Thailand 0.1% compare
  3. 31 Ghana 0.1% compare
  4. 33 Honduras 0.1% compare
  5. 34 Philippines 0.1% compare
  6. 35 Costa Rica 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

More reference data data for Guatemala

All data for Guatemala →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala?
Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
What is the lowest employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
How does Guatemala rank for employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban?
Guatemala ranks 32nd out of 51 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala. Statizoid. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-in-the-public-sector-aged-15-64-urban-percent-of-urban-employed-population-in/guatemala/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-in-the-public-sector-aged-15-64-urban-percent-of-urban-employed-population-in/guatemala/">Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 634 data points, 1985–2021
Last refreshed