Gender in Guatemala

236 indicators covering gender for Guatemala.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.2% 94th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 49.7% 80th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.0% 92nd
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9842 index 2025 up 5.0% 142nd
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 index 2025 up 4.5% 106th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year 2025 up 264.1% 65th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 54.3% 2050 up 0.4% 108th
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 22.3 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.9% 69th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0544 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.9% 36th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.1148 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.9% 55th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.662 2023 up 4.6% 137th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 5.62 2025 up 17.6% 55th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 77th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.18 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 63.6% 85th
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 16,454 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 21.9% 106th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 76th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.18 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 up 63.6% 67th
Share of the population that is female 50.4% 2025 up 0.1% 102nd
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 101.49 2024 down 3.6% 90th
Gender Development Index 0.934 2023 up 1.0% 134th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.934 2023 up 1.0% 134th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.934 2023 up 1.0% 134th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.6826 2023 up 4.0% 127th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 47.1% 119th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.9787 % change on previous year 2023 up 182.6% 31st
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 27.3 2016 up 3.8% 55th
Access to justice for women 0 2025 47th
Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 18th
Gender of the head of government 0 2025 20th
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 18th
Share of women in parliament 20.0% 2025 up 43.7% 117th
Population 18.41 million 2024 up 17.4% 68th
Life Expectancy at Birth 72.75 2024 up 2.5% 128th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 39.23 2025 up 23.3% 53rd
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 10.5% 2023 up 25.0% 192nd
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 10.5% 2023 up 25.0% 194th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 20.8% 2023 up 15.6% 160th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 49.58 2024 down 6.4% 173rd
Sex ratio at birth 103.5 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.6% 172nd
Sex ratio by age 26.42 males per 100 females 2023 down 36.6% 82nd
Sex ratio at age 5 103.13 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.6% 164th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.5 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.6% 172nd
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 1.5% 2023 down 30.1% 76th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 42.6% 2023 up 1.5% 41st
Sex ratio at age 60 79.47 males per 100 females 2023 down 11.1% 216th
Male population by age group 954,793 people 2023 down 3.9% 64th
Female population by age group 923,986 people 2023 down 4.4% 64th
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 123rd
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 60 2023 unchanged 76th