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.
Unemployment rate in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.2% | — |
| 1992 | 4.3% | -16.8% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | +30.7% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -19.9% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | +57.7% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +52.7% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -24.4% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +45.9% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | +2.9% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 9.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Chile's 9.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.0%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 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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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.