Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male … male ages national in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male … male ages national was 50.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1997–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 50.4% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 64.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2020.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 3rd out of 21 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male … male ages national in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 64.2% | — |
| 1998 | 63.3% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 62.2% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 50.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 62.2% | 64.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 55.3% | 60.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 49.8% | 54.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 43.1% | 51.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Latin America & Caribbean was 50.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2020.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (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.