Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 4.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 4.3% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Eastern Asia peaked at 4.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2000.
That places Eastern Asia 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 26 Cabo Verde 11.3% compare
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.7% compare
- 28 Albania 10.7% compare
- 29 Spain 10.5% compare
- 30 New Caledonia 10.2% compare
- 31 Saint Lucia 10.1% compare
- 32 Greece 10.0% compare
More work & labour data for Eastern Asia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 386,091 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.42 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0882 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 295,790 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1.29 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 769,523 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 383,431 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Eastern Asia?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Eastern Asia was 4.3% 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Eastern Asia ranks 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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