Guatemala

Region
Latin America & the Caribbean
Prevalence
no survey in source
Children 5–17 in child labour1no survey
Government effort, worst forms of child labour2Moderate advancement
Trafficking-response tier3Tier 2
ILO conventions4C138 ratified 1990 · minimum age 14C182 ratified 2001
Out of school, primary age (a driver)58.4%2024
Modern slavery, all ages67.8 / 1,000about 140,000 people, in forced labour or forced marriage
Goods produced with child labour7
BroccoliCoffeeCornFireworksGravel (crushed stones)Sugarcane

Guatemala beside its surveyed neighbours in Latin America & the Caribbean1

All of Latin America & the Caribbean
1Peru13.2% 20242Honduras12.9% 20233Ecuador5% 20244Guyana4.9% 20205Trinidad and Tobago4.2% 20226Chile4.1% 20237Turks and Caicos Islands4.1% 20208Uruguay3.7% 20109Costa Rica3.4% 2018

Sources

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  1. UNICEF / ILO via Our World in Data, Share of children aged 5-17 years engaged in labour, 2026-07-31; accessed 2026-10-15. Each country’s latest national survey. Retrieval route
  2. US Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor, 2024, published 2025-09-30; accessed 2026-07-02. Retrieval route
  3. US Department of State, Trafficking in Persons Report, 2026, published 2026-10-08; accessed 2026-10-15. Released 8 October 2026; covers April 2025 to March 2026. Retrieval route
  4. ILO, NORMLEX ratification registers, C138 & C182; accessed 2026-07-02. Retrieval route
  5. UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, 2026-05-12; accessed 2026-07-03. A recognised driver of child labour. Retrieval route
  6. Walk Free, Global Slavery Index 2023 — estimated prevalence of modern slavery by country (Table 26), 2023, published 2023-05-24; accessed 2026-07-03. All ages, adults and children. Retrieval route
  7. US Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor (TVPRA List), 2024, published 2024-09-05; accessed 2026-07-02. Forced-labour-only listings are shown apart. Retrieval route