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Employment-to-population ratio — Venezuela

Employment-to-population ratio in Venezuela in 2025 — 49.17%. Ranked 146 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9.26 pp.

2025 49.17% −0.11 pp vs 2024
World rank 146of 182
Period maximum 60.36%1993
Period minimum 44.55%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Venezuela, 1991–202540455055606519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 58.43%1992: 59.78%1993: 60.36%1994: 58.82%1995: 57.84%1996: 56.72%1997: 57.36%1998: 57.26%1999: 54.61%2000: 55.06%2001: 55.76%2002: 53.08%2003: 52.04%2004: 54.1%2005: 57.42%2006: 59.28%2007: 59.73%2008: 60.28%2009: 60.14%2010: 59.31%2011: 59.23%2012: 58.95%2013: 57.91%2014: 57.91%2015: 57.89%2016: 57.93%2017: 56.88%2018: 55.01%2019: 51.91%2020: 44.55%2021: 45.2%2022: 48.01%2023: 48.59%2024: 49.28%2025: 49.17%
Change over the period: −9.26 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Venezuela 49.17%
World 58.06%
Latin America & Caribbean 59.29%
South America computed 59.71%
Employment-to-population ratio — Venezuela, by year Venezuela All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 49.17 −0.11 pp
2024 49.28 +0.69 pp
2023 48.59 +0.58 pp
2022 48.01 +2.82 pp
2021 45.2 +0.65 pp
2020 44.55 −7.36 pp
2019 51.91 −3.1 pp
2018 55.01 −1.87 pp
2017 56.88 −1.05 pp
2016 57.93 +0.05 pp
2015 57.89 −0.03 pp
2014 57.91 +0 pp
2013 57.91 −1.04 pp
2012 58.95 −0.29 pp
2011 59.23 −0.08 pp
2010 59.31 −0.83 pp
2009 60.14 −0.14 pp
2008 60.28 +0.55 pp
2007 59.73 +0.45 pp
2006 59.28 +1.86 pp
2005 57.42 +3.32 pp
2004 54.1 +2.06 pp
2003 52.04 −1.03 pp
2002 53.08 −2.68 pp
2001 55.76 +0.7 pp
2000 55.06 +0.45 pp
1999 54.61 −2.66 pp
1998 57.26 −0.09 pp
1997 57.36 +0.64 pp
1996 56.72 −1.12 pp
1995 57.84 −0.97 pp
1994 58.82 −1.54 pp
1993 60.36 +0.59 pp
1992 59.78 +1.35 pp
1991 58.43 —

South America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BO Bolivia 76.29 PE Peru 69.13 PY Paraguay 66.87 EC Ecuador 62.36 UY Uruguay 60.11 BR Brazil 59.37 CO Colombia 58.14 AR Argentina 57.49 CL Chile 56.71 SR Suriname 49.61 VE Venezuela 49.17 GY Guyana 48.41
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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.

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