Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 69.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2025
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 Latin America & Caribbean is 69.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 69.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1990.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 11th out of 24 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.7% | — |
| 1991 | 53.5% | +12.3% |
| 1992 | 58.3% | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 57.4% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 61.1% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 61.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 63.5% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 68.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.6% | 47.7% | 63.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 61.8% | 66.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 65.9% | 69.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 67.3% | 69.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 8 Cayman Islands 95.7% compare
- 9 Mozambique 95.7% compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 95.1% compare
- 11 Togo 95.0% compare
- 12 Seychelles 94.4% compare
- 13 Greenland 93.7% compare
- 14 Bermuda 93.1% compare
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Latin America & Caribbean was 69.9% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th out of 24 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.