Unemployment rate,Percent in Chile
Chile: Unemployment rate,Percent was 8.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.5%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 71 countries
All-time high
10.5%
in 2020
All-time low
6.1%
in 2013
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in Chile, 2010–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Chile recorded 8.5% for unemployment rate,percent in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Chile peaked at 10.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2013.
That places Chile 12th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.5% | — |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +45.8% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | +0.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 8.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Chile's 8.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.4%, 1.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.8% | 10.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Chile?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Chile was 8.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2013.
- How does Chile rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Chile ranks 12th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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