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 52.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 52.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% 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 52.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 1960.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.9% | — |
| 1970 | 21.5% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 29.4% | +36.8% |
| 1988 | 39.8% | +35.5% |
| 1989 | 41.6% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 38.3% | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 43.5% | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 48.0% | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 47.2% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 51.1% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 52.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 52.2% | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +36.8% | 21.5% | 29.4% |
| 1988 | +35.5% | 29.4% | 39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 36.9% | 29.4% | 41.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 46.3% | 38.3% | 50.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 49.4% | 52.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 50.5% | 52.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 48.2% | 52.5% | 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 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, female (% of female population ages) 57.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (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, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.9% (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 52.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 52.5% 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 19.9% in 1960.
- 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 9th out of 24 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 2.2%. 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 Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.