Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Developing regions
Developing regions: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 4.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Developing regions, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Developing regions is 4.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Developing regions peaked at 6.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2025.
Developing regions ranks 10th of 20 groups on this measure, 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 Developing regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Developing regions
More work & labour data for Developing regions
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 13.9% (2025)
- Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 5.46 (2024)
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 68.7% (2025)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 74.8% (2024)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 59.0% (2024)
- [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 9.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Developing regions?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Developing regions was 4.9% 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 Developing regions?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Developing regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2025.
- How does Developing regions rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Developing regions ranks 10th out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Developing regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Developing regions 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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