Share of women among low pay earners in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of women among low pay earners was 6.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of women among low pay earners in Venezuela, 2005–2020
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of women among low pay earners in Venezuela stood at 6.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 86.0% on the previous year and down 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women among low pay earners in Venezuela peaked at 48.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, 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.
Share of women among low pay earners in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40.5% | — |
| 2006 | 40.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -86.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 40.5% | 41.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 40.9% | 48.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 211,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 199,904 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 210,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women among low pay earners in Venezuela?
- Share of women among low pay earners in Venezuela was 6.8% in 2020, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women among low pay earners recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of women among low pay earners recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2020.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of women among low pay earners?
- Venezuela ranks 70th out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of women among 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women among low pay earners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are female.