Share in informal employment in Chile
Chile: Share in informal employment was 26.37 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share in informal employment in Chile, 2010–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in informal employment in Chile is 26.37, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in informal employment in Chile peaked at 42.1 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.83, in 2020.
Chile ranks 47th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share in informal employment in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 42.1 | — |
| 2011 | 39.87 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 38.47 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 38.46 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.9 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 39.01 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 39.55 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 29.31 | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 28.13 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 28.07 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 25.83 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 27.35 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 27.35 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.36 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.46 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 26.37 | -4.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 26.37 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.4, 11.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Chile's 26.37 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.01, 47% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share in informal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -25.9% | 39.55 | 29.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.19 | 28.07 | 42.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.95 | 25.83 | 27.46 | 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 share in informal employment in Chile?
- Share in informal employment in Chile was 26.37 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in informal employment recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share in informal employment recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.83 in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for share in informal employment?
- Chile ranks 47th out of 82 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share in informal employment rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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