Labor force, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Labor force, female was 42.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 42.0% for labor force, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 42.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1990.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.1% | — |
| 1991 | 35.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 35.6% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 36.1% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 36.5% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 37.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 37.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 39.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 42.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 35.1% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 38.4% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 40.6% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 41.3% | 42.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 25 Russian Federation 48.8% compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 48.8% compare
- 27 Cambodia 48.7% compare
- 28 Madagascar 48.6% compare
- 29 Congo 48.6% compare
- 30 Gambia 48.5% compare
- 31 Nigeria 48.4% compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Labor force, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 42.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for labor force, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.