Labor force participation rate in Chile
Chile: Labor force participation rate was 62.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Chile stood at 62.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Chile peaked at 63.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 1990.
That places Chile 87th out of 186 countries 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 in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.5% | — |
| 1991 | 53.2% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 54.2% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 55.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 56.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 56.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 56.6% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 56.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 56.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 54.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 57.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | +3.5% |
| 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% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 61.5% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 62.3% | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 62.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.3%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Chile's 62.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.1%, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.3% | 52.5% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 54.5% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 60.4% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 56.4% | 62.3% | 6 |
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 labor force participation rate in Chile?
- Labor force participation rate in Chile was 62.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for labor force participation rate?
- Chile ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).