Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Chile
Chile: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 62.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Chile stood at 62.5%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Chile peaked at 63.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1980.
Chile ranks 102nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.8% | — |
| 1970 | 49.4% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 47.1% | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 47.8% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 47.2% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 48.1% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 51.3% | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 50.9% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 52.5% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 53.0% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 52.7% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 52.6% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 53.8% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 55.3% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 55.2% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 53.9% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 54.2% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 54.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 54.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 55.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 61.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 61.6% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 62.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.8% | 52.8% | 52.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 47.1% | 53.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 54.1% | 52.6% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 53.7% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 60.4% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 56.5% | 62.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Chile?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Chile was 62.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1980.
- How does Chile rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Chile ranks 102nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, total (% of total 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.