Labor force, female, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.205 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 0.205 units per person for labor force, female, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.205 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1375 units per person, in 1990.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 14th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1375 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1392 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1424 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1459 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1493 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1531 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1536 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1583 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1611 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1631 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1647 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1676 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1703 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1733 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.177 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1806 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.183 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1844 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1855 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1888 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1882 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1879 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1902 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1906 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1906 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.193 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1946 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1967 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.199 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2018 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1868 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.197 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2012 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2024 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2041 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.205 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1504 units per person | 0.1375 units per person | 0.1631 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1775 units per person | 0.1647 units per person | 0.1888 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1933 units per person | 0.1879 units per person | 0.2018 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1994 units per person | 0.1868 units per person | 0.205 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 11 Netherlands 0.2698 units per person compare
- 12 Switzerland 0.2679 units per person compare
- 13 Barbados 0.2664 units per person compare
- 14 Lithuania 0.2636 units per person compare
- 15 Jamaica 0.2621 units per person compare
- 16 Thailand 0.2616 units per person compare
- 17 Saint Lucia 0.2614 units per person compare
More gender data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Labor force, female 136.62 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.64 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 135.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.32 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.51 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.4% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 25.5% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 29.2% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.205 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.205 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1375 units per person in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 14th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.