Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Chile
Chile: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS was 8.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Chile, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Chile is 8.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Chile peaked at 11.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2015.
Chile ranks 12th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.8% | — |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +48.0% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Chile
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2334 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,028 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,690 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,735 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,695 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 13,431 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Chile?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Chile was 8.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls?
- Chile ranks 12th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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