Unemployment rate in Chile
Chile: Unemployment rate was 9.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Chile, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate in Chile is 9.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Chile peaked at 11.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1992.
Chile ranks 46th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 4.3% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.4% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 10.9% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Chile
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Chile?
- Unemployment rate in Chile was 9.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1992.
- How does Chile rank for unemployment rate?
- Chile ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.