Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 81.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 81.0% for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 81.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 1991.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.7% | — |
| 1992 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 73.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 74.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 74.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 74.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 74.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 80.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.8% | 72.7% | 74.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 74.7% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 78.6% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 79.5% | 81.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 6 Hong Kong 95.6% compare
- 7 Channel Islands 95.2% compare
- 8 French Polynesia 94.5% compare
- 9 Cyprus 93.5% compare
- 10 Netherlands 93.4% compare
- 11 Jordan 93.3% compare
- 12 Kuwait 93.1% compare
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & Caribbean was 81.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 1991.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).