Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) was 42.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2002–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 42.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 49.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2020.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 4th out of 21 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49.5% | — |
| 2003 | 47.6% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 44.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 42.5% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 45.7% | 49.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 41.0% | 45.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 35.8% | 43.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 42.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2020.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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, 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.