Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Chile
Chile: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 36.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
Chile recorded 36.5% for part time employment, female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Chile peaked at 43.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1992.
Chile ranks 48th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.3% | — |
| 1992 | 16.1% | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 19.2% | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +38.7% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | +50.4% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 36.5% | -0.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 36.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Chile's 36.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.9%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female (% of total female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +50.4% | 24.5% | 36.8% |
| 2006 | +38.7% | 18.3% | 25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 16.1% | 22.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 18.3% | 25.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 36.8% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 35.5% | 43.7% | 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 part time employment, female in Chile?
- Part time employment, female in Chile was 36.5% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1992.
- How does Chile rank for part time employment, female?
- Chile ranks 48th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.