Labor force, total, per capita in Chile
Chile: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5199 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Chile stood at 0.5199 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Chile peaked at 0.5199 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3689 units per person, in 1990.
That places Chile 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3689 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3748 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3833 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3886 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3928 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4059 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4076 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4106 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4121 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4092 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4052 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4043 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4112 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4172 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4231 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4352 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.442 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4542 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4553 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4736 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4866 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4886 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4915 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4957 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4985 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5007 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5078 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5119 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5128 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4598 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4714 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4946 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5083 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5173 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5199 units per person | +0.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.5199 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.5199 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4785 units per person, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3945 units per person | 0.3689 units per person | 0.4121 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4257 units per person | 0.4043 units per person | 0.4553 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4968 units per person | 0.4736 units per person | 0.5128 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4952 units per person | 0.4598 units per person | 0.5199 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Chile?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Chile was 0.5199 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5199 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3689 units per person in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Chile ranks 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.