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What share of Guatemala's working-age and economically active population is indigenous?

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Working-age population, indigenous peoples

5,395,769

95% CI: 5,316,683–5,474,855Apr–Jun 2025INE

ENEIC Bulletin No. 1 (April–June 2025) estimates 5,395,769 working-age people belonging to indigenous peoples (Maya, Xinca and Garifuna), against 7,136,040 from other groups (Ladino, Afro-descendant, foreign). The indigenous economically active population is estimated at 3,539,465. These are estimates with 95% confidence intervals (indigenous working-age population: 5,316,683–5,474,855; indigenous PEA: 3,466,410–3,612,520). The bulletin does not publish employed or unemployed figures by ethnic group in this table.

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  • Working-age population, other groups7,136,04095% CI: 7,053,975–7,218,105Apr–Jun 2025INE
  • Economically active population, indigenous peoples3,539,46595% CI: 3,466,410–3,612,520Apr–Jun 2025INE
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    Boletín Estadístico ENEIC No. 1, período abril–junio 2025

    • Working-age population, indigenous peoples
    • Working-age population, other groups
    • Economically active population, indigenous peoples
    ine.gob.gtAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source