Female labor force participation rate in Chile
Chile: Female labor force participation rate was 52.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 52.9% for female labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate in Chile peaked at 52.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1990.
Chile ranks 95th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.1% | 31.0% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 36.4% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 46.9% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 45.4% | 52.9% | 6 |
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate in Chile?
- Female labor force participation rate in Chile was 52.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for female labor force participation rate?
- Chile ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).