ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Chile

Chile: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 23.72 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
23.72 %
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
31st
of 78 countries
All-time high
29.7 %
in 2017
All-time low
19.33 %
in 2021
Years of data
16
2010–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Chile, 2010–2025

01020302010201720252010: 23.9 %2011: 26.8 %2012: 26.5 %2013: 28.6 %2014: 29.5 %2015: 29.3 %2016: 29.2 %2017: 29.7 %2018: 29.4 %2019: 29 %2020: 20.5 %2021: 19.3 %2022: 20.4 %2023: 21.8 %2024: 23.6 %2025: 23.7 %

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

Analysis

In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Chile stood at 23.72 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Chile peaked at 29.7 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.33 %, in 2021.

That places Chile 31st out of 78 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Chile, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value in Chile, 2010 to 2025.
Year % Change
2010 23.9 %
2011 26.8 % +12.1%
2012 26.51 % -1.1%
2013 28.65 % +8.1%
2014 29.49 % +2.9%
2015 29.27 % -0.7%
2016 29.16 % -0.4%
2017 29.7 % +1.9%
2018 29.35 % -1.2%
2019 29.04 % -1.1%
2020 20.53 % -29.3%
2021 19.33 % -5.8%
2022 20.39 % +5.5%
2023 21.83 % +7.1%
2024 23.63 % +8.2%
2025 23.72 % +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 28.19 % 23.9 % 29.7 % 10
2020s 21.57 % 19.33 % 23.72 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Chile?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Chile was 23.72 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 29.7 % in 2017.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 19.33 % in 2021.
How does Chile rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Chile ranks 31st out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
85 places, 1,510 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.