Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Chile
Chile: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 43.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Chile, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Chile stood at 43.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Chile peaked at 54.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2021.
Chile ranks 52nd of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 54.2% | — |
| 2011 | 53.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 43.9% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 43.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.5% | 42.4% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 38.1% | 43.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 49 North Macedonia 49.3% compare
- 50 Russian Federation 44.8% compare
- 51 Uruguay 43.8% compare
- 53 South Africa 35.4% compare
- 54 Poland 31.2% compare
- 55 Lithuania 22.5% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 621.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1082 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Chile?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Chile was 43.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Chile ranks 52nd out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).