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
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Chile, 2010–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.19 % | 23.9 % | 29.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.57 % | 19.33 % | 23.72 % | 6 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2712 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,879 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 28.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 29.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 32.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 591,096 current LCU per person (2025)
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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About this data
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.