[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Chile
Chile: [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash was 24.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Chile, 2004–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Chile is 24.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Chile peaked at 30.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2004.
Chile ranks 49th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.7% | — |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +70.2% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +102.1% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +26.2% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +1.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 24.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 44% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Chile's 24.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.6%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +102.1% | 9.7% | 19.6% |
| 2005 | +70.2% | 5.7% | 9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 5.7% | 20.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 21.1% | 30.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 24.3% | 24.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 46 Republic of Moldova 25.6% compare
- 46 Republic of Moldova 25.6% compare
- 48 Japan 24.9% compare
- 50 Montenegro 23.3% compare
- 51 Kazakhstan 23.2% compare
- 52 Greece 22.3% compare
More work & labour data for Chile
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2334 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,028 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,690 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,735 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,695 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 13,431 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Chile?
- [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Chile was 24.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2004.
- How does Chile rank for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash?
- Chile ranks 49th out of 85 countries with data for 2022.
- Is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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