Unemployment · World
Published World Bank series · Economy · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
4.79 % of labor force · 2025
Latest available observation in the connected snapshot. Annual statistics do not change every second. Source revisions and reporting delays can affect these figures.
Reported history
| Year | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.79 | % of labor force |
| 2024 | 4.81 | % of labor force |
| 2023 | 4.85 | % of labor force |
| 2022 | 5.23 | % of labor force |
| 2021 | 6.05 | % of labor force |
| 2020 | 6.59 | % of labor force |
| 2019 | 5.59 | % of labor force |
| 2018 | 5.76 | % of labor force |
| 2017 | 5.9 | % of labor force |
| 2016 | 5.97 | % of labor force |
| 2015 | 6 | % of labor force |
| 2014 | 5.96 | % of labor force |
Source & interpretation
World Bank: original dataset and methodology ↗
Values are displayed in % of labor force. Source totals are divided by 1 for this display. This page describes the world aggregate; it is not a national estimate.
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