Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Curaçao
Curaçao: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) was 19.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Curaçao, 2011–2020
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Curaçao is 19.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 42.2% on the previous year and up 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Curaçao peaked at 19.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2011.
That places Curaçao 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.8% | — |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.1% | 9.8% | 13.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Curaçao
- CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 132.08 (2019)
- CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 2.62 (2019)
- Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 54 (2020)
- Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 54 (2020)
- Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 54 (2020)
- Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 56.4 (2020)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 17.6% (2020)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 20.3% (2020)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 59.4% (2020)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Curaçao?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Curaçao was 19.1% in 2020, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2011.
- How does Curaçao rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Curaçao ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.