Chile — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Chile, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Chile was 62.30% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 63.21% in 2018. The lowest was 52.51% in 1990 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.49% per year.
Chile ranks 87 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 47%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 63.14%, so Chile sits below it. It peaked in 2018 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 0%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 17 of 31 economies; El Salvador (62.11%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 11% in 2020.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 142 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 146th of 187 in 1990 → 135th of 187 in 2000 → 100th of 187 in 2010 → 123rd of 187 in 2020 → 86th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 62.3% | +0.8 pp |
| 2023 | 61.52% | +1.4 pp |
| 2022 | 60.14% | +2.6 pp |
| 2021 | 57.55% | +1.2 pp |
| 2020 | 56.36% | -6.7 pp |
| 2019 | 63.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 63.21% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 62.95% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 62.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 62.26% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 62.12% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 61.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 61.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 61.72% | +1.3 pp |
| 2010 | 60.37% | +2.0 pp |
| 2009 | 58.35% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 58.55% | +1.2 pp |
| 2007 | 57.35% | +0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 56.88% | +1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 55.74% | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 55.4% | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 55.03% | +0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 54.51% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 55.01% | -0.9 pp |
| 2000 | 55.91% | -0.7 pp |
| 1999 | 56.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 56.75% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 56.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 56.63% | +0.6 pp |
| 1995 | 56.03% | +0.8 pp |
| 1994 | 55.21% | +0.4 pp |
| 1993 | 54.81% | +0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 54.25% | +1.0 pp |
| 1991 | 53.2% | +0.7 pp |
| 1990 | 52.51% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Chile’s Labor participation in 1991?
53.2% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Chile’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +18.6% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 62.3%; 2024: 62.3%; 2023: 61.52%; 2022: 60.14%; 2021: 57.55%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.