Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Venezuela
Venezuela: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 89.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
89.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
41st
of 236 countries
All-time high
89.3%
in 2025
All-time low
53.5%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Venezuela, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Venezuela stood at 89.3%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Venezuela peaked at 89.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1950.
That places Venezuela 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 53.5% | — |
| 1951 | 54.3% | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 55.9% | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 56.7% | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 57.5% | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 58.4% | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 59.3% | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 60.1% | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 61.9% | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 62.8% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 63.8% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 64.8% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 65.8% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 66.9% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 67.9% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 70.0% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 71.9% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 72.8% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 73.6% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 74.4% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 75.2% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 75.9% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 76.6% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 77.3% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 80.3% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 83.1% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 84.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 89.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.9%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 89.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.0%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.2% | 53.5% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.4% | 61.9% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.4% | 71.9% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.5% | 79.2% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 84.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.6% | 88.2% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 88.8% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 89.1% | 89.3% | 6 |
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 urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Venezuela?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Venezuela was 89.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1950.
- How does Venezuela rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Venezuela ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.