Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)
Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand): Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 4.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) recorded 4.7% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) peaked at 8.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2023.
That places Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +35.6% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +33.9% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +35.6% | 6.3% | 8.5% |
| 2020 | +33.9% | 5.0% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.0% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)
- 20 North Macedonia 12.3% compare
- 21 Zimbabwe 12.1% compare
- 22 Morocco 11.8% compare
- 23 Algeria 11.7% compare
- 24 Montenegro 11.5% compare
- 25 Rwanda 11.3% compare
- 26 Cabo Verde 11.3% compare
More work & labour data for Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 12.5% (2025)
- Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 1.94 (2024)
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 7.3% (2025)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 95.9% (2024)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 89.5% (2024)
- [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 57.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) was 4.7% 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 Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2023.
- How does Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 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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