Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 2.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Liechtenstein, 1990–2017
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Liechtenstein stood at 2.3%.
The figure is down 36.6% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Liechtenstein peaked at 3.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Liechtenstein ranks 162nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +253.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +47.9% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +78.1% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -25.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +76.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +33.5% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -28.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +28.9% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +45.7% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -36.6% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 2.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 47% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 2.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 42% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Liechtenstein changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +253.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More reference data data for Liechtenstein
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 92.1% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 94.6% (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 24.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Liechtenstein?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Liechtenstein was 2.3% in 2017, 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Liechtenstein ranks 162nd out of 185 countries with data for 2017.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.