Labor force, female, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2057 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.2057 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.2057 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1377 units per person, in 1990.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1377 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1395 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1428 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1465 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1499 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1538 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1543 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.159 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1618 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1638 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1654 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1683 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.171 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.174 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1777 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1813 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1836 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.185 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1861 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1894 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1888 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1885 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1908 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1912 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1911 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1935 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1951 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1972 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1995 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2023 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1871 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1975 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2018 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2031 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2049 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2057 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1509 units per person | 0.1377 units per person | 0.1638 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1782 units per person | 0.1654 units per person | 0.1894 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1938 units per person | 0.1885 units per person | 0.2023 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 units per person | 0.1871 units per person | 0.2057 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 10 Singapore 0.271 units per person compare
- 10 Channel Islands 0.2156 units per person compare
- 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
More gender data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force, female 134.02 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 136.0% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.52 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 30.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 137.6% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 94.6% (2024)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.2057 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2057 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1377 units per person in 1990.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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How this figure is calculated
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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About this data
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.