Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Chile

Chile: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
65th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2017
All-time low
0.5%
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Chile, 1987–2017

00.20.40.61987200220171987: 0.474 % of total population in working age1990: 0.512 % of total population in working age1992: 0.547 % of total population in working age1994: 0.549 % of total population in working age1996: 0.558 % of total population in working age1998: 0.542 % of total population in working age2000: 0.54 % of total population in working age2003: 0.557 % of total population in working age2006: 0.579 % of total population in working age2009: 0.557 % of total population in working age2011: 0.578 % of total population in working age2013: 0.596 % of total population in working age2015: 0.606 % of total population in working age2017: 0.619 % of total population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.6% for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Chile peaked at 0.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1987.

That places Chile 65th out of 111 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total (% of total population in working age) in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1987 0.5%
1990 0.5% +8.0%
1992 0.5% +6.9%
1994 0.5% +0.3%
1996 0.6% +1.6%
1998 0.5% -2.8%
2000 0.5% -0.3%
2003 0.6% +3.1%
2006 0.6% +3.9%
2009 0.6% -3.9%
2011 0.6% +3.8%
2013 0.6% +3.1%
2015 0.6% +1.8%
2017 0.6% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 62 Mexico 0.6% compare
  2. 63 Honduras 0.6% compare
  3. 64 Azerbaijan 0.6% compare
  4. 66 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  5. 67 Jamaica 0.6% compare
  6. 68 Ireland 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Chile?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in Chile was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1987.
How does Chile rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total?
Chile ranks 65th out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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