Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment in Chile

Chile: Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment was 8.15 million Persons in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
8.15 million Persons
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
18th
of 45 countries
All-time high
8.97 million Persons
in 2019
All-time low
489,990 Persons
in 1995
Years of data
27
1995–2021

Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment in Chile, 1995–2021

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1995200820211995: 490.0k Persons1996: 5.2M Persons1997: 5.3M Persons1998: 5.4M Persons1999: 5.3M Persons2000: 5.4M Persons2001: 5.5M Persons2002: 5.6M Persons2003: 5.8M Persons2004: 5.9M Persons2005: 6.2M Persons2006: 6.3M Persons2007: 6.4M Persons2008: 6.7M Persons2009: 6.6M Persons2010: 7.3M Persons2011: 7.7M Persons2012: 7.9M Persons2013: 8.0M Persons2014: 8.2M Persons2015: 8.3M Persons2016: 8.4M Persons2017: 8.6M Persons2018: 8.8M Persons2019: 9.0M Persons2020: 7.9M Persons2021: 8.1M Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Chile recorded 8.15 million Persons for labour indicators levels - regions — employment in 2021.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour indicators levels - regions — employment in Chile peaked at 8.97 million Persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 489,990 Persons, in 1995.

That places Chile 18th out of 45 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.33 million Persons 489,990 Persons 5.39 million Persons 5
2000s 6.03 million Persons 5.41 million Persons 6.66 million Persons 10
2010s 8.21 million Persons 7.33 million Persons 8.97 million Persons 10
2020s 8.01 million Persons 7.87 million Persons 8.15 million Persons 2

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 15 South Africa 15.15 million Persons compare
  2. 16 Australia 14.57 million Persons compare
  3. 17 Netherlands 9.90 million Persons compare
  4. 19 Romania 7.69 million Persons compare
  5. 20 Sweden 5.33 million Persons compare
  6. 21 Portugal 5.28 million Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour indicators levels - regions — employment in Chile?
Labour indicators levels - regions — employment in Chile was 8.15 million Persons in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest labour indicators levels - regions — employment recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 8.97 million Persons in 2019.
What is the lowest labour indicators levels - regions — employment recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 489,990 Persons in 1995.
How does Chile rank for labour indicators levels - regions — employment?
Chile ranks 18th out of 45 countries with data for 2021.
Is labour indicators levels - regions — employment rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
53 places, 1,321 data points, 1995–2025
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<p>This dataset presents indicators on the size of the labour force, employment, and unemployment in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>The labour force status is presented by sex, for 15-64 year-olds and 15+ year-olds age ranges, the latter having less country coverage. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p>Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database&nbsp;<a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>