Unemployed population — Unemployment in OECD
OECD: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 34,262 Persons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployed population — Unemployment in OECD, 2007–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed population — unemployment in OECD is 34,262 Persons, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in OECD peaked at 52,137 Persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33,395 Persons, in 2023.
OECD ranks 1st of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40,992 Persons | 34,949 Persons | 50,696 Persons | 3 |
| 2010s | 44,762 Persons | 36,156 Persons | 52,137 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,913 Persons | 33,395 Persons | 46,798 Persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 2 Indonesia 7,430 Persons compare
- 3 United States of America 6,761 Persons compare
- 4 Russian Federation 3,626 Persons compare
More work & labour data for OECD
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 36,963 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 37,610 Persons (2022)
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 666,682 Persons (2025)
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,736 Hours per year per person (2025)
- Incidence of unemployment by duration 27.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Monthly unemployment levels 34,246 Persons (2024)
- Gender share of part-time employment 65.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 79.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment 504,527 Persons (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 504,527 Persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed population — unemployment in OECD?
- Unemployed population — unemployment in OECD was 34,262 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 52,137 Persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,395 Persons in 2023.
- How does OECD rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployed population — unemployment rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.