ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Chile
Chile: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 52.4 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Chile, 2010–2025
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 52.4 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Chile peaked at 57.93 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.64 %, in 2021.
Chile ranks 60th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 53.1 % | — |
| 2011 | 55.17 % | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 56.22 % | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 57.31 % | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 57.56 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 57.32 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 57.93 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 57.69 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 57.36 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 56.3 % | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 46.8 % | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 46.64 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 49.19 % | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 49.64 % | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 51.42 % | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 52.4 % | +1.9% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 52.4 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 56.72 %, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Chile's 52.4 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.15 %, 86% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.6 % | 53.1 % | 57.93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.35 % | 46.64 % | 52.4 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More economy & growth data for Chile
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.68 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 437.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 14.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 10.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0406 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 730.79 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
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 52.4 % 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 57.93 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.64 % in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
- Chile ranks 60th out of 79 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 8.6%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.