Employment-to-population ratio in Chile

The ILO estimates that 56.7% of people aged 15 and over in Chile were employed in 2025.

Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) % of population aged 15 and over Data: 1991 to 2025 Source: ILOSTAT

Chile, 2025 56.7% % of population aged 15 and over

Change from 2024 −0.2percentage points 2024: 56.9%

World, 2025 57.9% Official aggregate

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 58.4% Middle value of 38 countries

Position in 2025 98th of 181 See the full ranking

Employment-to-population ratio in Chile over time

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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) (% of population aged 15 and over), 2003 to 2027 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period	Chile	World
2025	56.7%	57.9%
2024	56.9%	58.0%
2023	56.0%	58.1%
2022	55.2%	57.5%
2021	52.2%	56.7%
2020	50.2%	55.7%
2019	58.3%	57.6%
2018	58.4%	57.7%
2017	58.4%	57.7%
2016	58.0%	57.8%

Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 56.9% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 58.1%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Chile has the 98th highest value.
The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.

More for Chile

All statistics for Chile

Labour force participation 62.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 9.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 21.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 52.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT OECD monthly unemployment rate 9.6% August 2026 · OECD Employment in agriculture 6.1% 2025 · World Bank

Source and dates

Original producer: International Labour Organization, ILO Modelled Estimates
Distributed by: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT
Dataset or series code: ILO,DF_EMP_2WAP_SEX_AGE_RT,1.0 · dataset details · view at source
Selection: .A..SEX_T.AGE_YTHADULT_YGE15
Observation period: 1991 to 2025 for Chile
Provider update: Not stated by the provider
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Attribution: Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates), original data: International Labour Organization, ILO Modelled Estimates

How Chile compares in 2025 Neighbouring positions among 181 countries with a value for 2025.

95 Slovakia 57.2%
96 Ghana 56.8%
97 Austria 56.8%
98 Chile 56.7%
99 Togo 56.7%
100 Poland 56.6%
101 Bangladesh 56.6%

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What this measures

Employed people aged 15 and over as a share of the population of that age, from the ILO modelled estimates. The age range differs from the EU 20 to 64 employment rate. Values for the current and following years are ILO projections.

Population covered: Population aged 15 and over

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