Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Venezuela
Venezuela: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national was 65.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Venezuela, 1961–2020
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2020, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Venezuela stood at 65.0%.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Venezuela peaked at 67.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1961.
Venezuela ranks 151st of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.6% | — |
| 1971 | 28.2% | +24.7% |
| 1975 | 38.5% | +36.6% |
| 1977 | 37.0% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 36.9% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 36.9% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 36.3% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 38.5% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 37.8% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 38.1% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 38.7% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 39.1% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 42.6% | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 46.2% | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 47.7% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 46.9% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 45.5% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 46.1% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 50.2% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 52.5% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 55.8% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 57.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 65.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -3.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 65.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.2%, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 65.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 88% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +36.6% | 28.2% | 38.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 35.2% | 28.2% | 38.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 38.3% | 36.3% | 42.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 45.5% | 57.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 62.2% | 65.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 63.1% | 67.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More work & labour data for Venezuela
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.69 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Venezuela?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Venezuela was 65.0% in 2020, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1961.
- How does Venezuela rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Venezuela ranks 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.