LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Chile
Chile: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 16.67 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Chile, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Chile is 16.67, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Chile peaked at 24.88 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.14, in 2019.
Chile ranks 9th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.6 | — |
| 2015 | 14.36 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 14.32 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 14.26 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.2 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 14.14 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 24.88 | +76.0% |
| 2021 | 18.59 | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 15.63 | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 16.54 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 16.49 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 16.67 | +1.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 16.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.94, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Chile's 16.67 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.49, 1.8× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.31 | 14.14 | 14.6 | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.13 | 15.63 | 24.88 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Chile?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Chile was 16.67 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 24.88 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.14 in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Chile ranks 9th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.