Male vs female informal employment as share of total employment in Chile
Chile: Male vs female informal employment as share of total employment was 25.06 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Male vs female informal employment as share of total employment in Chile, 2010–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for male vs female informal employment as share of total employment in Chile is 25.06, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male vs female informal employment as share of total employment in Chile peaked at 40.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.06, in 2025.
Chile ranks 47th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Male vs female informal employment as share of total employment in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 40.2 | — |
| 2011 | 37.17 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 36.53 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 36.76 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 37.57 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 37.47 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 38.56 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 27.57 | -28.5% |
| 2018 | 26.88 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 27.15 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 25.27 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 26.75 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 26.56 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 26.21 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 26.09 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 25.06 | -3.9% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 25.06 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.12, 11.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Chile's 25.06 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.61, 43% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Male vs female informal employment as share of total employment in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -28.5% | 38.56 | 27.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.59 | 26.88 | 40.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.99 | 25.06 | 26.75 | 6 |
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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 male vs female informal employment as share of total employment in Chile?
- Male vs female informal employment as share of total employment in Chile was 25.06 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male vs female informal employment as share of total employment recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest male vs female informal employment as share of total employment recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.06 in 2025.
- How does Chile rank for male vs female informal employment as share of total employment?
- Chile ranks 47th out of 82 countries with data for 2025.
- Is male vs female informal employment as share of total employment rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs female informal employment as share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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