Labor force participation rate in Venezuela
Venezuela: Labor force participation rate was 51.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Venezuela, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 51.9% for labor force participation rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Venezuela peaked at 64.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 2020.
That places Venezuela 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.4% | 63.9% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 62.5% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 55.2% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 48.2% | 52.0% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 18.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 30.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 54.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 56.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 51.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Venezuela?
- Labor force participation rate in Venezuela was 51.9% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 2020.
- How does Venezuela rank for labor force participation rate?
- Venezuela ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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).