Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Chile
Chile: Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation was 16.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 16.3% for gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in 2024.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Chile peaked at 26.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 14th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.5% | — |
| 1992 | 17.2% | -34.9% |
| 1994 | 17.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | -38.2% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +98.8% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -37.2% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +50.9% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -34.1% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +69.5% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +4.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 16.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chile's 16.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 2032.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +98.8% | 8.2% | 16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 9.1% | 26.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 8.2% | 16.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 11.3% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 9.8% | 16.6% | 5 |
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 gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Chile?
- Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Chile was 16.3% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation?
- Chile ranks 14th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.