Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala

Guatemala: Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
65th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 2002
Years of data
14
2000–2019

Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala, 2000–2019

00.20.40.62000200920192000: 0.567 % of urban population2002: 0.566 % of urban population2003: 0.579 % of urban population2004: 0.586 % of urban population2006: 0.588 % of urban population2010: 0.601 % of urban population2011: 0.61 % of urban population2013: 0.61 % of urban population2014: 0.632 % of urban population2015: 0.631 % of urban population2016: 0.64 % of urban population2017: 0.637 % of urban population2018: 0.641 % of urban population2019: 0.654 % of urban population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban population.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 0.7% for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.

Guatemala ranks 65th of 99 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.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population) in Guatemala, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of urban population Change
2000 0.6%
2002 0.6% -0.1%
2003 0.6% +2.3%
2004 0.6% +1.1%
2006 0.6% +0.4%
2010 0.6% +2.2%
2011 0.6% +1.4%
2013 0.6% +0.1%
2014 0.6% +3.6%
2015 0.6% -0.3%
2016 0.6% +1.5%
2017 0.6% -0.4%
2018 0.6% +0.6%
2019 0.7% +1.9%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 62 Peru 0.7% compare
  2. 63 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  3. 64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7% compare
  4. 66 Argentina 0.7% compare
  5. 67 Latvia 0.6% compare
  6. 68 Honduras 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Guatemala was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
How does Guatemala rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban?
Guatemala ranks 65th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,372 data points, 1970–2021
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