Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in World
World: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 4.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in World, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in World stood at 4.9%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in World peaked at 6.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2025.
That places World 20th out of 38 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 (%) (age 13th) in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1316 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1143 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.688 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6.68 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3.09 million 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in World?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in World 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2025.
- How does World rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- World ranks 20th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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