Venezuela, RB — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Venezuela, RB, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Venezuela, RB was 51.93% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 64.86% in 2006. The lowest was 48.18% in 2020 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.60% per year.
Venezuela, RB ranks 156 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 83%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 63.14%, so Venezuela, RB sits below it. It peaked in 2006 and has fallen 20% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 16%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 30 of 31 economies; Puerto Rico (US) (42.78%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 13% in 2020. That is 5% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 74th of 187 in 1990 → 74th of 187 in 2000 → 68th of 187 in 2010 → 161st of 187 in 2020 → 154th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 52.05% | +0.7 pp |
| 2023 | 51.37% | +0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 50.88% | +2.3 pp |
| 2021 | 48.61% | +0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 48.18% | -7.0 pp |
| 2019 | 55.16% | -3.0 pp |
| 2018 | 58.19% | -1.7 pp |
| 2017 | 59.9% | -1.3 pp |
| 2016 | 61.19% | -0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 61.67% | -0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 62.15% | -0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 62.64% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 63.11% | -0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 63.63% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 63.85% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 64.04% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 64.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 64.42% | -0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 64.86% | +0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 64.28% | +0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +1.2 pp |
| 2003 | 62.54% | -0.8 pp |
| 2002 | 63.31% | -0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 64.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 64.01% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 63.89% | -0.6 pp |
| 1998 | 64.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 64.56% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 64.29% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 64.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 64.32% | -0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 64.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 64.76% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 64.52% | +0.5 pp |
| 1990 | 64.05% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Venezuela, RB’s Labor participation in 1991?
64.52% (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 Venezuela, RB’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -18.9% in total — about 0.6% 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: 51.93%; 2024: 52.05%; 2023: 51.37%; 2022: 50.88%; 2021: 48.61%. 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.