Labor force, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4876 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 0.4876 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.4876 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.392 units per person, in 1990.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 12th out of 44 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, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.392 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3955 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3999 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4048 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4089 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.413 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4127 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4204 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4242 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.427 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4287 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4319 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4352 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4397 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4453 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4507 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.455 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4569 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4592 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4635 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4629 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.463 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4666 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4672 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4676 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4708 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4726 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4757 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4785 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4817 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4519 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4723 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4806 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4825 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4859 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4876 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4098 units per person | 0.392 units per person | 0.427 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4466 units per person | 0.4287 units per person | 0.4635 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4707 units per person | 0.4629 units per person | 0.4817 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4768 units per person | 0.4519 units per person | 0.4876 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 9 Republic of Moldova 0.5817 units per person compare
- 10 Cambodia 0.5809 units per person compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 0.5778 units per person compare
- 12 New Zealand 0.5777 units per person compare
- 13 Bahrain 0.5746 units per person compare
- 14 Netherlands 0.5721 units per person compare
- 15 Thailand 0.5707 units per person compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.005 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.4876 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4876 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.392 units per person in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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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About this data
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.