LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (ILO modelled estimates) by country
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. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more...
What the numbers show
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (ILO modelled estimates) is currently reported for 1 countries. The highest value is 15.01 in Caribbean; the lowest is 15.01 in Caribbean.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.01, and the mean is 15.01.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Caribbean | 15.01 | 2027 | down 0.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Africa 41.66
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income 40.69
- Africa: Upper-middle income 34.66
- Arab States: Low income 30.73
- Northern Africa: Upper-middle income 22.85
- Arab States: Lower-middle income 22.73
- CARICOM 22.56
- Arab League 18.4
- Northern Africa 18.08
- MENA 17.93
- Arab States 17.79
- Southern Asia: Upper-middle income 17.77
- Northern Africa: Lower-middle income 16.34
- Asia and the Pacific: Low income 16.01
- Americas: Lower-middle income 15.68
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income 15.68
- Central Africa 13.83
- Latin America and the Caribbean: High income 13.47
- Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income 12.96
- Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income 12.65
- Western Asia 12.57
- Africa 12.39
- Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income 12.31
- Southern Europe 12.1
- Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income 11.99
- Sub-Saharan Africa 11.51
- World: Low income 11.41
- World: Upper-middle income excluding China 11.18
- Africa: Lower-middle income 11.18
- South America 10.38
- Central and Western Asia 10.34
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income 10.14
- Latin America and the Caribbean 9.81
- Eastern Africa 9.71
- Africa: Low income 9.55
- Northern, Southern and Western Europe 9.45
- World: Upper-middle income 9.44
- Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income 9.34
- World excluding India and China 9.14
- Americas: Upper-middle income 9.12
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. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.