Chile Labour Force Participation Rate

2009 - 2025 | Monthly | % | National Institute of Statistics

Key information about Chile Labour Force Participation Rate

  • Chile Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 61.9 % in Oct 2025, compared with 61.9 % in the previous month.
  • Chile Labour Force Participation Rate is updated monthly, available from Mar 2009 to Oct 2025, with an average rate of 62.6 % .
  • The data reached the an all-time high of 63.4 % in Jan 2018 and a record low of 51.8 % in Jul 2020.
  • Chile Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by National Institute of Statistics.
  • In the latest reports, Chile Population reached 20.1 million people in Dec 2024.
  • Unemployment Rate of Chile dropped to 8.4 % in Oct 2025.

View Chile's Labour Force Participation Rate from Mar 2009 to Oct 2025 in the chart:

Chile Labour Force Participation Rate

What was Chile's Labour Force Participation Rate in Oct 2025?

Chile Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 61.9 % in Oct 2025, compared with 61.9 % in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
61.9 Oct 2025 61.9 Sep 2025 51.8 Jul 2020 63.4 Jan 2018 % monthly Mar 2009 - Oct 2025

Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 63.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 41.7 2018 yearly 2003 - 2018
Argentina (%) 62.2 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Armenia (%) 58.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Australia (%) 66.8 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Oct 2025
Austria (%) 77.1 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 62.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bahrain (%) 70.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 61.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Belarus (%) 86.7 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Belgium (%) 71.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (%) 79.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 49.1 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 68.6 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Brazil (%) 62.1 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Oct 2025
Brunei (%) 63.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 55.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 64.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Chile (%) 61.9 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Oct 2025
China (%) 65.4 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Colombia (%) 65.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Croatia (%) 54.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 65.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 60.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Denmark (%) 74.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 65.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 44.2 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Estonia (%) 67.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 75.6 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Finland (%) 69.2 Oct 2025 monthly May 2004 - Oct 2025
France (%) 75.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 54.8 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Germany (%) 57.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 63.0 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Greece (%) 62.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 57.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1981 - Oct 2025
Hungary (%) 68.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 79.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 45.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Indonesia (%) 70.6 Aug 2025 semiannually Feb 2005 - Aug 2025
Iran (%) 41.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2018 - Dec 2022
Ireland (%) 66.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 62.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) 66.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 66.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Japan (%) 64.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Oct 2025
Jordan (%) 38.5 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 67.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 66.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
South Korea (%) 64.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (%) 43.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 73.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 59.3 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Laos (%) 66.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Latvia (%) 70.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 45.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 63.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 54.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 67.0 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (%) 52.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 67.0 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Malaysia (%) 70.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 82.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) 58.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 59.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Moldova (%) 44.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 62.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 61.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 43.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 78.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 60.7 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Nepal (%) 39.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 73.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 70.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 82.6 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Norway (%) 65.0 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Oman (%) 67.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 32.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 45.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 63.3 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 70.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 72.4 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Philippines (%) 60.7 Jul 2025 quarterly Jul 2003 - Jul 2025
Poland (%) 59.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 61.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 87.7 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Romania (%) 51.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Russia (%) 69.3 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 2009 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 67.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2016 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 55.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 61.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 59.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 59.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 59.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 49.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 47.6 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Sweden (%) 74.9 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 67.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Syria (%) 37.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024

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Chile Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -9,295.767 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 64,826.930 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 19.6 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 148,279.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 43.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (CLP bn) 114,317.250 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (CLP bn) 192,541.650 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (CLP bn) 110,449.471 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
GG: Gross Operational Income (CLP mn) 3,633,982.957 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
GG: Total Expenditure (CLP mn) 77,237,563.348 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
GG: Revenue: Social Security Contributions (CLP mn) 3,281,978.504 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
GG: Total Revenue (CLP mn) 70,829,957.680 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
GG: Non-Financial Assets: Net Acquisition (CLP mn) 10,041,588.626 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Central Government Debt: External (USD mn) 48,551.800 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Central Government Debt: Internal (USD mn) 92,962.500 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.499 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,449.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 9,434.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 13.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 12,704.297 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 169,998.694 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 22,358.746 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 7,985.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 11.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,608,251.411 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 854,411.233 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1,414.571 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,277.093 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,694.817 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1992 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 2,584.958 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1980 - Oct 2025
Trade Balance: BPM6: fob: BoP (USD mn) 1,630.320 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Exports: BPM6: fob: Goods: General: Mining: Copper (USD mn) 3,919.047 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Exports: BPM6: fob: Goods: General: Mining: Copper: Cathodes (USD mn) 1,236.685 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Exports: BPM6: fob: Goods: General: Mining: Copper: Concentrates (USD mn) 2,550.213 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Imports: BPM6: cif: Mfg: Intermediate Goods: Energy Products: Oil (USD mn) 528.628 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Imports: BPM6: cif: Mfg: Intermediate Goods: Others: Chemicals (USD mn) 367.339 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Imports: BPM6: cif: Mfg: Consumer Goods: Durables: Cars (USD mn) 196.203 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 532.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -4,598.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,133.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 4.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 2,618.892 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1,264.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 3,883.555 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 269,407.6 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 74.2 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 31,767.2 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 7.1 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -12.776 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -63,916.612 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payments: BPM6: Balance (USD mn) 608.704 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Income (USD mn) -4,752.285 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Current Transfers: Credit (USD mn) 1,032.832 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Current Transfers: Debt (USD mn) 1,161.050 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods (USD mn) 4,333.842 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn) 2,863.426 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -1,122.021 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Services (USD mn) -2,412.187 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods: Imports (USD mn) 19,953.093 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Current Transfers (USD mn) -128.217 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Services: Debt (USD mn) 5,275.613 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Capital Account (USD mn) 0.294 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
BoP: BPM6: Current Account: Goods: Exports (USD mn) 24,286.935 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): BPM6 (USD mn) -64,241.580 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
IIP: BPM6: Assets (USD mn) 476,010.240 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
IIP: BPM6: Liabilities (USD mn) 540,251.821 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: USD: Public (USD mn) 84,666.369 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Gross External Debt: USD: Private (USD mn) 162,702.256 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Mining (USD mn) 9,345.871 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Manufacturing Industry (USD mn) 756.591 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Commerce (USD mn) 1,783.187 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Spain (USD mn) 2,648.175 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: America: Canada (USD mn) 4,842.488 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: America: United States (USD mn) 2,378.748 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Electricity, Gas and Water (USD mn) 4,119.010 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: United Kingdom (USD mn) -1,277.475 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Total (USD mn) 21,737.836 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Financial Services (USD mn) -593.963 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Europe: Netherlands (USD mn) -166.210 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Manufacturing Industry (USD mn) 353.562 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: America: Brazil (USD mn) 4,025.889 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Communications (USD mn) -60.372 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Commerce (USD mn) 272.704 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Transport and Storage (USD mn) -545.358 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Total (USD mn) 6,277.992 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Mining (USD mn) 633.532 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: America: Colombia (USD mn) 249.674 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: Europe: United Kingdom (USD mn) 1,158.851 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: America: United States (USD mn) 349.272 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Direct Investment: America: Peru (USD mn) 644.784 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 37.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 6,959.944 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 63,048.460 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1965 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 205,353.432 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 2.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 43,848.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 12.505 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 31.695 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 224,402.999 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.3 Dec 2021 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2021
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 291,639.5 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1978 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 6.5 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Sep 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 150.480 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 456.295 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Mar 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 133,443.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 250,999.924 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.75 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 67.17 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement: Month End: Effective (CLP mn) 6,804,439.859 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Monetary Aggregate: Average: Private: M1 (CLP bn) 58,702.764 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1965 - Feb 2025
Monetary Aggregate: Average: Private: M3 (CLP bn) 354,780.062 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2025
Monetary Aggregate: Average: Private: M2 (CLP bn) 190,324.445 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2025
Central Bank: Reserve Assets: Others (USD mn) 40,862.055 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2025
Central Bank: Reserve Assets (USD mn) 44,868.704 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2025
Banking System: Credit: Mortgage Loans (ML): Amount (CLP mn) 81,560,344.839 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -3.6 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 2004 - Oct 2025
BCC Forecast: Economic Activity Index: YoY: Previous Month (%) 2.300 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2025
Economic Expectations Evolution: Inflation: Current Calendar Year (%) 4.000 Mar 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2025
Economic Perception Index (IPEC) (Index Point) 40.599 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2002 - Nov 2025

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