Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 5.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 10.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2025.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th of 39 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Latin America and the Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +27.6% | 8.0% | 10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.8% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.5% | 10.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More work & labour data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 198,545 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 62.53 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 331,299 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.1 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9209 % change on previous year (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.34 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.15 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 20,218 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 44,022 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 59.34 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.5% 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2025.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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