Share of female workers by sector in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of female workers by sector was 2.64 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of female workers by sector in Venezuela, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 2.64 for share of female workers by sector in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 103.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Venezuela peaked at 3.13 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.21, in 2016.
Venezuela ranks 135th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of female workers by sector in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.45 | — |
| 1992 | 2.28 | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 2.1 | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 2.68 | +27.9% |
| 1995 | 2.15 | -19.9% |
| 1996 | 2.02 | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 1.69 | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 1.52 | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 1.89 | +24.2% |
| 2000 | 1.86 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.86 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.03 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 2.37 | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 2.23 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.16 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.86 | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 1.77 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.79 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.82 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.73 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.59 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 1.52 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.49 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.36 | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 1.29 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.21 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.17 | +80.0% |
| 2018 | 2.53 | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 2.62 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.96 | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 3.13 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 2.81 | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 2.76 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 2.67 | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 2.64 | -1.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 2.64 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.86, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 2.64 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.27, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of female workers by sector in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +80.0% | 1.21 | 2.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.09 | 1.52 | 2.68 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.97 | 1.77 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 | 1.21 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 | 2.64 | 3.13 | 6 |
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)
- Population 22,635 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,635 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female workers by sector in Venezuela?
- Share of female workers by sector in Venezuela was 2.64 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 3.13 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 in 2016.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Venezuela ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).