Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Chile
Chile: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 33.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Chile recorded 33.1% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Chile peaked at 75.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2021.
Chile ranks 145th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.1% | — |
| 1970 | 63.2% | -15.8% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | -18.9% |
| 1981 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 51.1% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 49.0% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 50.3% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 54.9% | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 52.9% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 52.8% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 50.9% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 54.2% | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 54.0% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 55.6% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 53.2% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 51.5% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 50.5% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 47.7% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 43.3% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 40.4% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 33.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 33.4% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.1% | 75.1% | 75.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | 63.2% | 63.2% | 63.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 49.0% | 54.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 52.3% | 50.3% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 38.2% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 35.8% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 30.6% | 33.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Chile?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Chile was 33.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 1960.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Chile ranks 145th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.