Employment rate in Chile
Chile: Employment rate was 56.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rate in Chile, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rate in Chile stood at 56.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Chile peaked at 58.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2002.
That places Chile 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment rate in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.4% | — |
| 1992 | 51.9% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 52.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 53.4% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 52.4% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 52.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +6.7% |
| 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 | 56.7% | -0.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 56.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 58.9%, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Chile's 56.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.1%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 50.3% | 53.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 49.0% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 55.2% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 50.2% | 56.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More work & labour data for Chile
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2334 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,028 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,690 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,735 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,695 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 13,431 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate in Chile?
- Employment rate in Chile was 56.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2002.
- How does Chile rank for employment rate?
- Chile ranks 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.