LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (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. LU4 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment, time-related underemployment or the...
What the numbers show
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (ILO modelled estimates) is currently reported for 1 countries. The highest value is 20.39 in Caribbean; the lowest is 20.39 in Caribbean.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.39, and the mean is 20.39.
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (ILO) … modelled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Caribbean | 20.39 | 2027 | down 3.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Africa 44.74
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income 43.76
- Africa: Upper-middle income 41.11
- Northern Africa: Upper-middle income 35.91
- Arab States: Low income 34.22
- CARICOM 29.75
- Asia and the Pacific: Low income 24.3
- Arab States: Lower-middle income 23.8
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income 23.66
- Americas: Lower-middle income 23.66
- Southern Asia: Upper-middle income 23.28
- Northern Africa 22.6
- Arab League 22.25
- Eastern Africa 22.13
- MENA 22.06
- World: Low income 21.08
- Africa 20.95
- Arab States 20.9
- Sub-Saharan Africa 20.69
- Central Africa 19.94
- Africa: Low income 19.81
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income 19.64
- Latin America and the Caribbean: High income 19.28
- Western Asia 19.27
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income 18.82
- Africa: Lower-middle income 18.76
- Northern Africa: Lower-middle income 18.44
- Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income 18.12
- Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income 16.59
- World: Upper-middle income excluding China 16.39
- South America 16.35
- Latin America and the Caribbean 16.16
- Southern Europe 15.68
- Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income 15.62
- Western Africa 15.52
- Americas: Upper-middle income 15.38
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Upper-middle income 15.38
- Central and Western Asia 15.27
- Central America 14.64
- World excluding India and China 14.04
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. LU4 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment, time-related underemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.