Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Central America
Central America: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 3.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Central America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Central America stood at 3.2%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Central America peaked at 5.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2000.
That places Central America 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +33.7% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +39.4% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 5.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More work & labour data for Central America
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 97,869 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.504 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4799 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5282 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6901 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 36,936 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 194,627 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 197,005 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 99,136 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Central America?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Central America was 3.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2000.
- How does Central America rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Central America ranks 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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