Unemployment rate,Percent in Small states
Small states: Unemployment rate,Percent was 32.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
32.4%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
1st
of 9 groups
All-time high
34.3%
in 2021
All-time low
22.5%
in 2008
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in Small states, 2002–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Small states recorded 32.4% for unemployment rate,percent in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Small states peaked at 34.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 22.5% | 27.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 24.7% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 29.1% | 34.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More reference data data for Small states
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,859 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 482.15 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 522.36 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 806,780 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 409,898 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.8 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 396,882 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.86 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.74 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 93.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Small states?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Small states was 32.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2008.
- How does Small states rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Small states ranks 1st out of 9 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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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