Time-related underemployment, female in Chile
Chile: Time-related underemployment, female was 8.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Chile, 2009–2025
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, female in Chile is 8.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Chile peaked at 17.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2022.
That places Chile 11th out of 103 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14.1% | — |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | +13.4% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.2% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 6.7% | 10.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More gender data for Chile
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,924 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 84,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 86,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 90,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 94,357 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 90,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 94,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Chile?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Chile was 8.4% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Chile ranks 11th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.