Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Guatemala

Guatemala: Wage workers, aged 15-24 was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
67th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
14
2000–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Guatemala, 2000–2019

00.20.40.60.82000200920192000: 0.596 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.517 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.561 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.573 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.607 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.609 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.655 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.647 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.704 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.686 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.697 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.684 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.669 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.704 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-24 in Guatemala is 0.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-24 in Guatemala peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.

That places Guatemala 67th out of 106 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Guatemala, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
2000 0.6%
2002 0.5% -13.3%
2003 0.6% +8.6%
2004 0.6% +2.0%
2006 0.6% +5.9%
2010 0.6% +0.4%
2011 0.7% +7.5%
2013 0.6% -1.2%
2014 0.7% +8.9%
2015 0.7% -2.6%
2016 0.7% +1.6%
2017 0.7% -1.9%
2018 0.7% -2.2%
2019 0.7% +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 5
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-24 in Guatemala?
Wage workers, aged 15-24 in Guatemala was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
How does Guatemala rank for wage workers, aged 15-24?
Guatemala ranks 67th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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