Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS in Chile
Chile: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS was 26.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS in Chile, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Chile recorded 26.2% for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls in Chile peaked at 39.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2020.
Chile ranks 17th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 38.9% | — |
| 2015 | 38.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | -26.0% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.8% | 28.0% | 39.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 25.7% | 27.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 14 Armenia 32.0% compare
- 15 Uruguay 28.3% compare
- 16 Mongolia 26.4% compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 20.4% compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 20.4% compare
- 20 Russian Federation 19.3% compare
- 20 Russian Federation 19.3% compare
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 proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls in Chile?
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls in Chile was 26.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls?
- Chile ranks 17th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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