Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Labor force, female, per square kilometre was 6.55 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 6.55 units per square kilometre for labor force, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 6.55 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.94 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.94 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 3.04 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 3.17 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 3.31 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 3.44 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 3.59 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 3.66 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.84 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 3.98 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 4.09 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 4.19 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 4.32 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.45 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.59 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 4.75 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 4.91 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 5.03 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 5.13 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.22 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.38 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 5.42 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.47 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.6 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 5.67 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.73 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.86 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 5.96 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.09 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.21 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 6.35 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 5.91 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 6.28 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 6.46 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 6.55 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.51 units per square kilometre | 2.94 units per square kilometre | 4.09 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8 units per square kilometre | 4.19 units per square kilometre | 5.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.84 units per square kilometre | 5.42 units per square kilometre | 6.35 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 units per square kilometre | 5.91 units per square kilometre | 6.55 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 36 Uganda 52.39 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 49.55 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Lebanon 48.16 units per square kilometre compare
More gender data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force, female 134.02 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2057 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 6.55 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.55 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for labor force, female, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 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.