Employers, total (% of total employment) in Chile
Chile: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Chile, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Chile stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Chile peaked at 5.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2024.
Chile ranks 113th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.8% | — |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Chile?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Chile was 3.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Chile ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).