Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Labor force, female, per square kilometre was 6.66 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 6.66 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 6.66 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.04 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.04 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 3.13 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 3.26 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 3.4 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 3.54 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 3.69 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 3.77 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.94 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 4.08 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 4.2 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 4.3 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 4.44 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.58 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 4.72 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 4.88 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 5.04 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 5.17 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 5.26 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.35 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.51 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 5.55 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.59 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 5.71 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.78 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.84 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.97 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 6.08 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.2 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.32 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 6.46 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 6.03 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 6.41 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 6.58 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 6.66 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.61 units per square kilometre | 3.04 units per square kilometre | 4.2 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.93 units per square kilometre | 4.3 units per square kilometre | 5.51 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.95 units per square kilometre | 5.55 units per square kilometre | 6.46 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.42 units per square kilometre | 6.03 units per square kilometre | 6.66 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 29 Switzerland 60.39 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 El Salvador 59.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Nigeria 58.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 58.37 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Germany 58.35 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 55.61 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 India 54.58 units per square kilometre compare
More gender data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 128.22 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2046 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 135.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.29 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.48 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.2% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 26.5% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 30.0% (2016)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 6.66 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.66 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for labor force, female, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.