Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 3.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 13.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2025.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 21st of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 6.8% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Latin America and the Caribbean was 3.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2025.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 21st out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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