According to the cited documentsTalent and labour
Female / male informality
74.2% / 63.1%
Q4 2024INEIn April–June 2025 informality stood at 45.2% in the metropolitan urban domain, 65.4% in the rest of urban Guatemala and 77.8% in rural areas; open unemployment ran in the opposite order: 3.9%, 2.1% and 1.4% respectively (INE, ENEIC Bulletin No. 1). The full Q4 2024 publication puts the formal sector at 32.1% of the employed population and the informal sector at 67.9%, with female informality at 74.2% against 63.1% for men. For an investor, the pool of formal workers is concentrated in the metropolitan area, which also has the highest open unemployment.
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- Informality by domain
Metropolitan urban 45.2%; rest of urban 65.4%; rural 77.8%
Q2 2025INE - Open unemployment by domain
Metropolitan urban 3.9%; rest of urban 2.1%; rural 1.4%
Q2 2025INE
- Formal32.1%
- Informal sector (% of employed)67.9%