Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Chile
Chile: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 56.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Chile, 1980–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Chile recorded 56.9% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Chile peaked at 58.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 1982.
Chile ranks 107th of 178 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+, total (%) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.4% | — |
| 1981 | 42.5% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 37.9% | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 40.6% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 41.5% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 46.4% | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 49.2% | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 50.2% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 48.6% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 48.4% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 49.7% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 51.6% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 51.1% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 50.8% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 49.2% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 56.9% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 56.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.9% | 37.9% | 50.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 48.4% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 48.4% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 55.2% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 50.2% | 56.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Chile?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Chile was 56.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 1982.
- How does Chile rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Chile ranks 107th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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+, total (%) (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.