Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Chile

Employment-to-population ratio in Chile in 2025 — 56.71%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 6.3 pp.

2025 56.71% −0.15 pp vs 2024
World rank 98of 182
Period maximum 58.39%2018
Period minimum 48.97%2002

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Chile, 1991–202547.55052.55557.56019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 50.42%1992: 51.89%1993: 52.35%1994: 51.97%1995: 53.4%1996: 52.43%1997: 52.58%1998: 52.61%1999: 50.33%2000: 50.04%2001: 49.3%2002: 48.97%2003: 49.66%2004: 49.77%2005: 50.53%2006: 51.74%2007: 52.52%2008: 53.11%2009: 51.74%2010: 55.21%2011: 57.09%2012: 57.5%2013: 57.88%2014: 57.92%2015: 58.15%2016: 58.01%2017: 58.38%2018: 58.39%2019: 58.35%2020: 50.2%2021: 52.21%2022: 55.18%2023: 55.98%2024: 56.86%2025: 56.71%
Change over the period: +6.3 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Chile

Chile 56.71%
World 58.06%
South America computed 59.71%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 56.71 −0.15 pp
2024 56.86 +0.89 pp
2023 55.98 +0.8 pp
2022 55.18 +2.97 pp
2021 52.21 +2.02 pp
2020 50.2 −8.15 pp
2019 58.35 −0.04 pp
2018 58.39 +0.01 pp
2017 58.38 +0.38 pp
2016 58.01 −0.14 pp
2015 58.15 +0.23 pp
2014 57.92 +0.04 pp
2013 57.88 +0.38 pp
2012 57.5 +0.41 pp
2011 57.09 +1.88 pp
2010 55.21 +3.47 pp
2009 51.74 −1.37 pp
2008 53.11 +0.59 pp
2007 52.52 +0.77 pp
2006 51.74 +1.21 pp
2005 50.53 +0.76 pp
2004 49.77 +0.11 pp
2003 49.66 +0.69 pp
2002 48.97 −0.33 pp
2001 49.3 −0.75 pp
2000 50.04 −0.28 pp
1999 50.33 −2.28 pp
1998 52.61 +0.03 pp
1997 52.58 +0.15 pp
1996 52.43 −0.97 pp
1995 53.4 +1.43 pp
1994 51.97 −0.38 pp
1993 52.35 +0.46 pp
1992 51.89 +1.47 pp
1991 50.42

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.