ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Chile

Chile: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 34.89 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
34.89 %
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
31st
of 78 countries
All-time high
43 %
in 2014
All-time low
29.33 %
in 2021
Years of data
16
2010–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Chile, 2010–2025

0102030402010201720252010: 35.6 %2011: 40.9 %2012: 40.1 %2013: 42.5 %2014: 43 %2015: 42.6 %2016: 42.7 %2017: 42.4 %2018: 41.7 %2019: 41.8 %2020: 30.8 %2021: 29.3 %2022: 30.3 %2023: 31.5 %2024: 34 %2025: 34.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Chile stood at 34.89 %.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Chile peaked at 43 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.33 %, in 2021.

Chile ranks 31st of 78 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.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Chile, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value in Chile, 2010 to 2025.
Year % Change
2010 35.56 %
2011 40.93 % +15.1%
2012 40.11 % -2.0%
2013 42.49 % +5.9%
2014 43 % +1.2%
2015 42.59 % -1.0%
2016 42.72 % +0.3%
2017 42.38 % -0.8%
2018 41.73 % -1.5%
2019 41.77 % +0.1%
2020 30.75 % -26.4%
2021 29.33 % -4.6%
2022 30.29 % +3.3%
2023 31.54 % +4.1%
2024 34.05 % +8.0%
2025 34.89 % +2.5%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 34.89 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.01 %, 2.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 34.89 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.06 %, 68% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -26.4% 41.77 % 30.75 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 41.33 % 35.56 % 43 % 10
2020s 31.81 % 29.33 % 34.89 % 6

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  4. 32 Iceland 32.66 % compare
  5. 33 Costa Rica 28.8 % compare
  6. 34 Serbia 27.69 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Chile?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Chile was 34.89 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 43 % in 2014.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 29.33 % in 2021.
How does Chile rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Chile ranks 31st out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
85 places, 1,492 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.