LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in World excluding India and China
World excluding India and China: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 10.18 in 2027. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in World excluding India and China, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
World excluding India and China recorded 10.18 for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in 2027. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in World excluding India and China peaked at 12.8 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.18, in 2027.
That places World excluding India and China 42nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in World excluding India and China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.24 | — |
| 2006 | 10.84 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 10.55 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 10.68 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 11.91 | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 11.75 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 11.47 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 11.59 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 11.48 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.2 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 11.29 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.28 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.32 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 10.97 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 10.91 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 12.8 | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 12.26 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 10.69 | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 10.2 | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 10.2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10.19 | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 10.19 | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 10.18 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.05 | 10.55 | 11.91 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.32 | 10.91 | 11.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.84 | 10.18 | 12.8 | 8 |
Countries ranked near World excluding India and China
More work & labour data for World excluding India and China
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2.45 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.57 million (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.06 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.35 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 57,634 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 34,130 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.83 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.75 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in World excluding India and China?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in World excluding India and China was 10.18 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in World excluding India and China?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in World excluding India and China?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.18 in 2027.
- How does World excluding India and China rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- World excluding India and China ranks 42nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in World excluding India and China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World excluding India and China data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.