Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 7.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tuvalu, 2002–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tuvalu stood at 7.3%.
The figure is up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tuvalu peaked at 26.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2010.
That places Tuvalu 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6.5% | — |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +53.6% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | +212.8% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -72.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 7.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 7.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 5.5% | 26.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tuvalu?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tuvalu was 7.3% in 2022, 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2010.
- How does Tuvalu rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Tuvalu ranks 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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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.