Work & Labour in Venezuela

272 indicators covering work & labour for Venezuela.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 2027 up 19.8% 43rd
Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 2027 down 13.8% 152nd
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 2027 down 14.3% 53rd
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 2027 up 13.6% 81st
Labour dependency ratio 1.69 2027 up 18.0% 56th
Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 2027 down 43.1% 120th
Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 2027 down 43.1% 119th
Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 2027 down 14.4% 149th
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year 2027 down 49.0% 112th
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year 2027 up 137.9% 106th
Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 51.9% 2025 down 15.8% 156th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.5% 2025 down 10.7% 115th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 54.9% 2025 down 14.0% 155th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.1% 2025 down 23.1% 160th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 56.6% 2025 down 13.5% 155th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 71.9% 2025 down 8.9% 142nd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.6% 2025 down 20.3% 155th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 30.6% 2025 down 15.2% 142nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.9% 2025 down 12.0% 109th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 18.7% 2025 down 22.4% 161st
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 31.2% 38th
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 12.0% 139th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 54.9% 2025 down 14.0% 154th
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 53.7% 45th
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 3.2% 56th
Employment 10,528 2025 down 17.1% 53rd
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 10,528 2025 down 17.1% 53rd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 10.4% 2025 down 21.7% 112th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.3% 2025 down 18.0% 119th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 13.1% 2025 down 24.7% 94th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 74.4% 2025 up 3.0% 40th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 67.4% 2025 up 8.4% 37th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 86.6% 2025 down 1.1% 47th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 16.8% 2025 down 21.4% 123rd
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 20.2% 2025 down 27.9% 132nd
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 10.7% 2025 down 3.4% 85th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 4.8% 2025 up 498.4% 76th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 2.7% 2025 up 453.5% 84th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 8.5% 2025 up 561.4% 65th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 59.6% 2025 down 8.3% 109th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 58.1% 2025 down 7.2% 112th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 62.2% 2025 down 9.3% 109th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 40.4% 2025 up 15.4% 79th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 41.9% 2025 up 12.1% 76th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 37.8% 2025 up 20.2% 79th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.1% 2025 down 10.1% 108th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.7% 2025 down 17.5% 112th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.2% 2025 up 8.5% 82nd
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 11.2% 134th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 11.2% 134th
Share of workers in vulnerable employment 37.3% 2025 up 18.2% 73rd
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 4.1% 57th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 4.1% 57th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9919 % change on previous year 2025 down 33.2% 110th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.9919 % change on previous year 2025 down 33.2% 110th
Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.31 2027 up 109.6% 132nd