Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 80.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 80.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 80.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 1991.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.6% | — |
| 1992 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 73.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 74.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 74.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.8% | 72.6% | 74.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 74.6% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 78.5% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 79.4% | 80.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 13 Israel 92.8% compare
More work & labour data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.0% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 80.9% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 1991.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).