Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 3.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Hong Kong, 1975–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Hong Kong stood at 3.7%.
The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Hong Kong peaked at 9.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1989.
Hong Kong ranks 130th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 2.7% | 9.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.3% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.6% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 129 Germany 3.8% compare
- 131 Bangladesh 3.6% compare
- 132 Bulgaria 3.5% compare
- 133 Kyrgyzstan 3.5% compare
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.42 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.441 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2868 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7318 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.72 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 147.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 55.66 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,808 millimeters (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Hong Kong?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Hong Kong was 3.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1989.
- How does Hong Kong rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Hong Kong ranks 130th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.