Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Chile
Chile: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 73.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Chile is 73.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Chile peaked at 73.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 1960.
That places Chile 124th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.7% | — |
| 1970 | 27.3% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 37.3% | +36.9% |
| 1981 | 38.3% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 40.1% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 41.7% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 41.6% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 40.1% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 41.5% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 41.7% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 42.3% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 41.6% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 44.3% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 45.3% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 45.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 45.1% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 44.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 46.3% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 47.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 47.6% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 53.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 72.9% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 73.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.1%, 87% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Chile's 73.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +36.9% | 27.3% | 37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 40.3% | 37.3% | 41.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 41.6% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 47.6% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 63.1% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 67.3% | 73.9% | 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)
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- 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Chile?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Chile was 73.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 1960.
- How does Chile rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Chile ranks 124th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.