Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy in Chile

Chile: Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy was 9.52 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9.52 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
11th
of 29 countries
All-time high
9.52 million
in 2025
All-time low
4.04 million
in 1986
Years of data
40
1986–2025

Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy in Chile, 1986–2025

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1986200520251986: 4.0M1987: 4.2M1988: 4.3M1989: 4.4M1990: 4.5M1991: 4.7M1992: 4.8M1993: 4.9M1994: 5.0M1995: 5.1M1996: 5.2M1997: 5.3M1998: 5.4M1999: 5.5M2000: 5.7M2001: 5.8M2002: 5.9M2003: 6.1M2004: 6.2M2005: 6.4M2006: 6.6M2007: 6.7M2008: 6.9M2009: 7.1M2010: 7.3M2011: 7.5M2012: 7.7M2013: 7.8M2014: 8.0M2015: 8.2M2016: 8.3M2017: 8.5M2018: 8.7M2019: 8.9M2020: 9.1M2021: 9.3M2022: 9.4M2023: 9.4M2024: 9.5M2025: 9.5M

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

Chile recorded 9.52 million for economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy in Chile peaked at 9.52 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.04 million, in 1986.

That places Chile 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy in Chile, 1986 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1986 4.04 million
1987 4.16 million +3.0%
1988 4.29 million +3.0%
1989 4.41 million +2.9%
1990 4.53 million +2.8%
1991 4.66 million +2.7%
1992 4.78 million +2.6%
1993 4.90 million +2.5%
1994 5.02 million +2.4%
1995 5.13 million +2.2%
1996 5.23 million +2.0%
1997 5.33 million +1.9%
1998 5.43 million +1.9%
1999 5.54 million +2.0%
2000 5.66 million +2.1%
2001 5.78 million +2.2%
2002 5.91 million +2.3%
2003 6.05 million +2.4%
2004 6.21 million +2.6%
2005 6.38 million +2.7%
2006 6.56 million +2.8%
2007 6.74 million +2.8%
2008 6.93 million +2.8%
2009 7.12 million +2.7%
2010 7.31 million +2.7%
2011 7.49 million +2.6%
2012 7.68 million +2.4%
2013 7.85 million +2.2%
2014 8.00 million +2.0%
2015 8.16 million +2.0%
2016 8.34 million +2.1%
2017 8.51 million +2.1%
2018 8.71 million +2.4%
2019 8.92 million +2.4%
2020 9.12 million +2.2%
2021 9.27 million +1.7%
2022 9.38 million +1.1%
2023 9.44 million +0.6%
2024 9.48 million +0.4%
2025 9.52 million +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.22 million 4.04 million 4.41 million 4
1990s 5.06 million 4.53 million 5.54 million 10
2000s 6.33 million 5.66 million 7.12 million 10
2010s 8.10 million 7.31 million 8.92 million 10
2020s 9.37 million 9.12 million 9.52 million 6

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 8 Spain 21.20 million compare
  2. 9 Canada 20.67 million compare
  3. 10 Australia 14.32 million compare
  4. 12 Romania 8.37 million compare
  5. 13 Czechia 5.42 million compare
  6. 14 Sweden 5.36 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy in Chile?
Economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy in Chile was 9.52 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 9.52 million in 2025.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 4.04 million in 1986.
How does Chile rank for economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy?
Chile ranks 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
Is economic outlook no 115 — potential employment of total economy rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 115 — Potential employment of total economy
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
39 places, 1,441 data points, 1964–2025
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May 2024 - The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) EO115 Database documentation EO115 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP