Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 51.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 51.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 52.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 1990.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.2% | — |
| 1991 | 43.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 44.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 45.5% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 46.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 47.3% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 47.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 48.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 51.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.6% | 43.2% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 48.2% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 50.5% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 48.0% | 51.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.9% (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)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 2.6% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 51.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.