Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 16.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Guadeloupe, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Guadeloupe stood at 16.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Guadeloupe peaked at 26.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2025.
Guadeloupe ranks 3rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Guadeloupe, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.2% | — |
| 2002 | 26.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | -9.7% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 21.9% | 26.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 20.6% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.6% | 18.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guadeloupe
- 1 Mayotte 24.9% compare
- 2 Montenegro 17.9% compare
- 4 Martinique 13.4% compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.2% compare
- 6 North Macedonia 11.5% compare
More work & labour data for Guadeloupe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5482 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 244.46 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 118.64 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.06 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 125.82 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4967 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5217 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 420.76 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.4893 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 4.13 1000 No (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Guadeloupe?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Guadeloupe was 16.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2025.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Guadeloupe ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guadeloupe data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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