Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala

Guatemala: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
62nd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 2003
Years of data
14
2000–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala, 2000–2019

00.20.40.62000200920192000: 0.619 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.605 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.583 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.602 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.623 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.624 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.678 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.645 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.692 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.676 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.685 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.669 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.678 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.699 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2003.

Guatemala ranks 62nd of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, 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 0.6%
2002 0.6% -2.3%
2003 0.6% -3.6%
2004 0.6% +3.2%
2006 0.6% +3.4%
2010 0.6% +0.3%
2011 0.7% +8.5%
2013 0.6% -4.8%
2014 0.7% +7.3%
2015 0.7% -2.4%
2016 0.7% +1.3%
2017 0.7% -2.3%
2018 0.7% +1.4%
2019 0.7% +3.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 59 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  2. 60 Belize 0.7%
  3. 61 Brazil 0.7% compare
  4. 63 Panama 0.7% compare
  5. 64 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  6. 65 Morocco 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2003.
How does Guatemala rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Guatemala ranks 62nd out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, 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
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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