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.
Labor force participation rate in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.1% | — |
| 1991 | 64.5% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 64.6% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 64.3% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 64.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 63.9% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 64.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 62.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 51.9% | -0.2% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 51.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.7%, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 51.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.1%, 82% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More work & labour data for Venezuela
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.69 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year (2027)
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).