Labor force, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4892 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.4892 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.4892 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3925 units per person, in 1990.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 11th out of 44 groups 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3925 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.396 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4005 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4054 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4096 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4139 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4134 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4212 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4251 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4279 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4297 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4329 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4362 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4408 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4465 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4518 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4562 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4581 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4604 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4647 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4642 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4644 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.468 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4686 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4689 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4722 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.474 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4771 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4798 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4831 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4529 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4737 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.482 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4839 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4874 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4892 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4105 units per person | 0.3925 units per person | 0.4279 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4477 units per person | 0.4297 units per person | 0.4647 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.472 units per person | 0.4642 units per person | 0.4831 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4782 units per person | 0.4529 units per person | 0.4892 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 8 Macao 0.5855 units per person compare
- 9 Moldova 0.5817 units per person compare
- 10 Cambodia 0.5809 units per person compare
- 11 South 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
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.005 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.22 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 318.69 million (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.4892 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4892 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3925 units per person in 1990.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.