Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income
Latin America and the Caribbean: High income: Employment was 17,964 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income is 17,964, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income peaked at 17,964 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12,016, in 2000.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean: High income 79th out of 85 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,016 | — |
| 2001 | 12,140 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 12,222 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 12,511 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 12,826 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 13,238 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 13,664 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 14,070 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 14,355 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 14,157 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 14,772 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 15,226 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 15,644 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 15,892 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 16,099 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 16,258 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 16,336 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 16,617 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 17,000 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 17,277 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 15,527 | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 16,166 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 17,153 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 17,413 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 17,812 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 17,964 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,120 | 12,016 | 14,355 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,112 | 14,772 | 17,277 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,006 | 15,527 | 17,964 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean: High income
More work & labour data for Latin America and the Caribbean: High income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.43 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 19,892 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 13,027 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.17 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 76,690 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 40,488 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 55.51 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.8477 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.8323 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 17,964 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
- Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income was 17,964 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 17,964 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,016 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean: High income rank for employment?
- Latin America and the Caribbean: High income ranks 79th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean: High income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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