Female share of low pay earners in Venezuela
Venezuela: Female share of low pay earners was 6.78 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Female share of low pay earners in Venezuela, 2005–2020
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2020, female share of low pay earners in Venezuela stood at 6.78. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 86.0% on the previous year and down 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of low pay earners in Venezuela peaked at 48.41 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.78, in 2020.
That places Venezuela 70th out of 70 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Female share of low pay earners in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40.47 | — |
| 2006 | 40.77 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 41.57 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 41.78 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 41.88 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 41.32 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 41.47 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 40.94 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 47.15 | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 48.41 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 6.78 | -86.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 6.78 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.75, 19% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 6.78 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.88, 14% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.29 | 40.47 | 41.88 | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.86 | 40.94 | 48.41 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.78 | 6.78 | 6.78 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More gender data for Venezuela
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,517 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,635 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,635 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 207,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 218,340 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 204,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 214,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 200,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of low pay earners in Venezuela?
- Female share of low pay earners in Venezuela was 6.78 in 2020, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest female share of low pay earners recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 48.41 in 2017.
- What is the lowest female share of low pay earners recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.78 in 2020.
- How does Venezuela rank for female share of low pay earners?
- Venezuela ranks 70th out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is female share of low pay earners rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Female share of low pay earners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are female. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.