Chile — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Chile, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Chile was 8.97% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.31% in 2009. The lowest was 4.35% in 1992 (about 2.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.60% per year.
Chile ranks 46 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 25%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 5.99%, so Chile sits above it. It peaked in 2009 and has fallen 21% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 36%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 7 of 31 economies; Belize (8.86%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 58% in 1996. That is 8% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 1999. Doubling roughly every 44 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 101st of 187 in 1991 → 66th of 187 in 2000 → 65th of 187 in 2010 → 51st of 187 in 2020 → 42nd of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.97% | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 8.72% | -0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 9.01% | +0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 8.25% | -1.0 pp |
| 2021 | 9.28% | -1.7 pp |
| 2020 | 10.93% | +3.4 pp |
| 2019 | 7.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 7.62% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 7.26% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 6.93% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 6.61% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 6.76% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 6.36% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 6.79% | -0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 7.49% | -1.1 pp |
| 2010 | 8.55% | -2.8 pp |
| 2009 | 11.31% | +2.0 pp |
| 2008 | 9.29% | +0.9 pp |
| 2007 | 8.43% | -0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 9.02% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 9.34% | -0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 10.16% | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 9.77% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 10.17% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 10.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 10.49% | -0.7 pp |
| 1999 | 11.16% | +3.9 pp |
| 1998 | 7.31% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 7.14% | -0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 7.41% | +2.7 pp |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -1.2 pp |
| 1994 | 5.87% | +1.4 pp |
| 1993 | 4.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 4.35% | -0.9 pp |
| 1991 | 5.23% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Chile’s Unemployment in 1992?
4.35% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Chile’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +71.6% in total — about 1.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 8.97%; 2024: 8.72%; 2023: 9.01%; 2022: 8.25%; 2021: 9.28%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.