Unemployment rate,Percent in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Unemployment rate,Percent was 2.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.7%
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
9th
of 9 groups
All-time high
6.1%
in 2004
All-time low
2.6%
in 2024
Years of data
23
2001–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2001–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 2.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 6.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment rate,Percent in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.6% | — |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +67.1% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -28.3% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.6% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Unemployment rate,percent in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 2.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 9 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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