Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Chile

Chile: Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency was 12.78 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12.78 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
1st
of 30 countries
All-time high
14.25 million
in 2004
All-time low
8.69 million
in 1986
Years of data
40
1986–2025

Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Chile, 1986–2025

05.0M10.0M15.0M1986200520251986: 8.7M1987: 9.1M1988: 9.5M1989: 9.9M1990: 10.3M1991: 10.8M1992: 11.3M1993: 11.8M1994: 12.3M1995: 12.7M1996: 13.1M1997: 13.5M1998: 13.7M1999: 13.9M2000: 14.1M2001: 14.1M2002: 14.2M2003: 14.2M2004: 14.3M2005: 14.2M2006: 14.2M2007: 14.1M2008: 13.9M2009: 13.8M2010: 13.6M2011: 13.5M2012: 13.3M2013: 13.2M2014: 13.1M2015: 13.0M2016: 12.9M2017: 12.8M2018: 12.7M2019: 12.6M2020: 12.6M2021: 12.6M2022: 12.6M2023: 12.7M2024: 12.7M2025: 12.8M

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

Chile recorded 12.78 million for economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in 2025.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Chile peaked at 14.25 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.69 million, in 1986.

That places Chile 1st out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Chile, 1986 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1986 8.69 million —
1987 9.07 million +4.4%
1988 9.46 million +4.3%
1989 9.87 million +4.3%
1990 10.31 million +4.4%
1991 10.78 million +4.6%
1992 11.27 million +4.6%
1993 11.77 million +4.4%
1994 12.26 million +4.1%
1995 12.72 million +3.8%
1996 13.14 million +3.3%
1997 13.48 million +2.6%
1998 13.74 million +1.9%
1999 13.93 million +1.4%
2000 14.06 million +0.9%
2001 14.15 million +0.6%
2002 14.20 million +0.4%
2003 14.24 million +0.2%
2004 14.25 million +0.1%
2005 14.24 million -0.1%
2006 14.19 million -0.4%
2007 14.09 million -0.7%
2008 13.95 million -1.0%
2009 13.79 million -1.2%
2010 13.62 million -1.2%
2011 13.48 million -1.1%
2012 13.34 million -1.0%
2013 13.22 million -0.9%
2014 13.10 million -0.9%
2015 12.99 million -0.9%
2016 12.89 million -0.8%
2017 12.79 million -0.7%
2018 12.72 million -0.6%
2019 12.65 million -0.5%
2020 12.61 million -0.3%
2021 12.61 million +0.0%
2022 12.63 million +0.1%
2023 12.66 million +0.2%
2024 12.71 million +0.4%
2025 12.78 million +0.6%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 12.78 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 67,360, 189.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9.27 million 8.69 million 9.87 million 4
1990s 12.34 million 10.31 million 13.93 million 10
2000s 14.12 million 13.79 million 14.25 million 10
2010s 13.08 million 12.65 million 13.62 million 10
2020s 12.67 million 12.61 million 12.78 million 6

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 2 Iceland 8.11 million compare
  2. 2 Poland 100,538 compare
  3. 3 Hungary 5.20 million compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 43,534 compare
  5. 3 Croatia 20,042 compare
  6. 4 Japan 3.77 million compare
  7. 4 Netherlands 43,381 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Chile?
Economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Chile was 12.78 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 14.25 million in 2004.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 8.69 million in 1986.
How does Chile rank for economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency?
Chile ranks 1st out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
Is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 — Trend labour efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency
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Coverage
40 places, 1,489 data points, 1969–2025
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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