Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Chile
Chile: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 9.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 9.6% for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Chile peaked at 14.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2024.
Chile ranks 84th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | +1.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 9.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.5%, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Chile's 9.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.7%, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 10.3% | 14.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.1% | 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 manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Chile?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Chile was 9.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Chile ranks 84th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).