Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) was 43.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Venezuela, 1977–2020
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2020, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Venezuela stood at 43.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Venezuela peaked at 50.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 1983.
That places Venezuela 122nd out of 174 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 28.7% | — |
| 1979 | 28.6% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 28.0% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 27.4% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 26.6% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 27.0% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 27.3% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 27.6% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 28.8% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 29.4% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 31.6% | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 28.4% | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 33.7% | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 35.9% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | +27.1% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | -13.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 43.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 43.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.2%, 90% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +27.1% | 35.0% | 44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.7% | 28.6% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.2% | 26.6% | 31.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 28.4% | 41.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 35.0% | 46.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 45.2% | 50.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 43.5% | 43.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More work & labour data for Venezuela
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.69 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Venezuela?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Venezuela was 43.5% in 2020, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 1983.
- How does Venezuela rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Venezuela ranks 122nd out of 174 countries with data for 2020.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.