Unemployment rate,Percent in Chile

Chile: Unemployment rate,Percent was 8.5% in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
8.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
11th
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

02.557.5102010201720252010: 8.52011: 7.42012: 6.62013: 6.12014: 6.42015: 6.42016: 6.62017: 6.92018: 7.32019: 7.22020: 10.52021: 9.12022: 7.82023: 8.62024: 8.52025: 8.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Chile recorded 8.5% for unemployment rate,percent in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% 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 11th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.0% 6.1% 8.5% 10
2020s 8.9% 7.8% 10.5% 6

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 8 Finland 9.7% compare
  2. 9 Greece 8.9% compare
  3. 10 Colombia 8.9% compare
  4. 12 Lithuania 8.5% compare
  5. 13 Turkey 8.4% compare
  6. 14 Sweden 8.3% compare

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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 11th 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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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
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