Unemployment rate women in Chile
Chile: Unemployment rate women was 9.62 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate women in Chile, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 9.62 for unemployment rate women in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Chile peaked at 13.43 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.12, in 1993.
Chile ranks 53rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.7 | — |
| 1992 | 5.34 | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 5.12 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 6.79 | +32.7% |
| 1995 | 5.25 | -22.7% |
| 1996 | 10.01 | +90.7% |
| 1997 | 9.6 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 9.35 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 13.11 | +40.2% |
| 2000 | 12.49 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 11.94 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 11.81 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.04 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 13.02 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 12.29 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 11.77 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 10.89 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 12.14 | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 13.43 | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 10.14 | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 9.05 | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 8.31 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 7.35 | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 7.3 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.31 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.46 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 7.8 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 8.54 | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 8.23 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 11.15 | +35.5% |
| 2021 | 9.56 | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 8.81 | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 9.36 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 9.51 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 9.62 | +1.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 9.62 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.34, 1.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Chile's 9.62 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.33, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate women 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +90.7% | 5.25 | 10.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.81 | 5.12 | 13.11 | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.18 | 10.89 | 13.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.15 | 7.3 | 10.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.67 | 8.81 | 11.15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 50 Panama 10.42 compare
- 51 Ukraine 10.15 compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 9.69 compare
- 54 Zimbabwe 9.37 compare
- 55 Equatorial Guinea 9.29 compare
- 56 Sao Tome and Principe 9.28 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 unemployment rate women in Chile?
- Unemployment rate women in Chile was 9.62 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 13.43 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.12 in 1993.
- How does Chile rank for unemployment rate women?
- Chile ranks 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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