Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Chile
Chile: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) was 48.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Chile, 1980–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Chile recorded 48.2% for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Chile peaked at 48.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1982.
Chile ranks 104th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.7% | — |
| 1981 | 24.2% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 22.4% | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 24.2% | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 24.1% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 26.7% | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 28.8% | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 29.7% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 27.9% | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 27.6% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 29.0% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 31.0% | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 30.8% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 30.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 31.2% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 31.9% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 31.4% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.5% | 22.4% | 29.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 27.6% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 31.4% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 42.2% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 40.5% | 48.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Chile?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Chile was 48.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1982.
- How does Chile rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Chile ranks 104th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.