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Labor force — Venezuela

Labor force in Venezuela in 2025 — 11,118,416 people. Ranked 51 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 41.5%.

2025 11.12M people +0.98% vs 2024
World rank 51of 182
Period maximum 13.57M people2016
Period minimum 7.86M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Venezuela, 1990–20256M8M10M12M14M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 7,857,780 people1991: 8,150,266 people1992: 8,420,107 people1993: 8,648,193 people1994: 8,855,095 people1995: 9,123,020 people1996: 9,356,079 people1997: 9,655,834 people1998: 9,900,846 people1999: 10,075,265 people2000: 10,357,302 people2001: 10,637,185 people2002: 10,767,716 people2003: 10,900,540 people2004: 11,370,905 people2005: 11,741,977 people2006: 12,114,160 people2007: 12,288,144 people2008: 12,512,529 people2009: 12,701,604 people2010: 12,898,145 people2011: 13,082,614 people2012: 13,203,531 people2013: 13,325,068 people2014: 13,437,961 people2015: 13,538,387 people2016: 13,570,521 people2017: 13,220,939 people2018: 12,502,649 people2019: 11,487,785 people2020: 9,889,854 people2021: 9,968,779 people2022: 10,509,662 people2023: 10,735,039 people2024: 11,010,896 people2025: 11,118,416 people
Change over the period: +3.26M (+41.5%) Average annual rate: 1 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Venezuela 11.12M people
World 3.74B people
Latin America & Caribbean 325M people
South America computed 220M people
Labor force — Venezuela, by year Venezuela All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 11.12M +107,520 +0.98%
2024 11.01M +275,857 +2.57%
2023 10.74M +225,377 +2.14%
2022 10.51M +540,883 +5.43%
2021 9.97M +78,925 +0.8%
2020 9.89M −1.6M −13.91%
2019 11.49M −1.01M −8.12%
2018 12.5M −718,290 −5.43%
2017 13.22M −349,582 −2.58%
2016 13.57M +32,134 +0.24%
2015 13.54M +100,426 +0.75%
2014 13.44M +112,893 +0.85%
2013 13.33M +121,537 +0.92%
2012 13.2M +120,917 +0.92%
2011 13.08M +184,469 +1.43%
2010 12.9M +196,541 +1.55%
2009 12.7M +189,075 +1.51%
2008 12.51M +224,385 +1.83%
2007 12.29M +173,984 +1.44%
2006 12.11M +372,183 +3.17%
2005 11.74M +371,072 +3.26%
2004 11.37M +470,365 +4.32%
2003 10.9M +132,824 +1.23%
2002 10.77M +130,531 +1.23%
2001 10.64M +279,883 +2.7%
2000 10.36M +282,037 +2.8%
1999 10.08M +174,419 +1.76%
1998 9.9M +245,012 +2.54%
1997 9.66M +299,755 +3.2%
1996 9.36M +233,059 +2.55%
1995 9.12M +267,925 +3.03%
1994 8.86M +206,902 +2.39%
1993 8.65M +228,086 +2.71%
1992 8.42M +269,841 +3.31%
1991 8.15M +292,486 +3.72%
1990 7.86M — —

South America, 2025

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

BR Brazil 108M CO Colombia 27.1M AR Argentina 22.42M PE Peru 19.24M VE Venezuela 11.12M CL Chile 10.33M EC Ecuador 8.98M BO Bolivia 6.98M PY Paraguay 3.53M UY Uruguay 1.81M GY Guyana 326,682 SR Suriname 257,128
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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