Chile - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Chile was 41.28 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 42.44 in 2019, while its lowest value was 31.09 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 31.09
1991 31.50
1992 32.13
1993 32.48
1994 32.72
1995 33.24
1996 33.62
1997 34.27
1998 34.51
1999 34.77
2000 34.85
2001 34.49
2002 34.52
2003 35.44
2004 36.51
2005 37.11
2006 37.40
2007 37.92
2008 38.83
2009 39.33
2010 39.83
2011 40.65
2012 41.04
2013 41.13
2014 41.52
2015 41.47
2016 41.41
2017 41.64
2018 42.14
2019 42.44
2020 41.16
2021 41.28

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Chile was 8,500,659 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,090,403 in 2019 and a minimum value of 4,872,976 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 4,872,976
1991 5,030,431
1992 5,229,319
1993 5,386,454
1994 5,529,098
1995 5,716,603
1996 5,882,318
1997 5,987,243
1998 6,108,428
1999 6,206,083
2000 6,233,433
2001 6,247,071
2002 6,301,163
2003 6,473,698
2004 6,633,642
2005 6,795,422
2006 7,058,723
2007 7,245,422
2008 7,529,103
2009 7,632,661
2010 7,797,414
2011 8,086,638
2012 8,164,043
2013 8,281,662
2014 8,432,818
2015 8,542,744
2016 8,652,497
2017 8,846,878
2018 8,993,608
2019 9,090,403
2020 8,537,487
2021 8,500,659

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure