Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
55% of rural employment corresponds to agriculture in ALC (CAF, 2025).
14% of the population was employed in agriculture in 2023 (CAF, 2025).
Formal workers earned 1.7, 1.3 and 1.6 times more in Barbados, Chile, Brazil and Colombia (OECD, 2024).
Formal workers earned 4.4, 2.5 and 2.4 times more than informal workers in El Salvador, Honduras and Peru (OECD, 2024).
Formal workers earned on average twice the hourly wage compared to informal workers in Latin America and the Caribbean (OECD, 2024).
56.6% of the population lived in fully formal households in Costa Rica (OECD, 2024).
59.2% of the population lived in fully formal households in Chile (OECD, 2024).
62.0% of the population lived in fully formal households in the Bahamas (OECD, 2024).
65.4% of the population lived in fully formal households in Uruguay (OECD, 2024).
60.6% of people lived in totally informal households in Peru (OECD, 2024).
