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.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 27.8% | — |
| 2003 | 27.6% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 32.4% | -0.8% |
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 1,829 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 518.05 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 555.01 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 396,882 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 806,780 number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 409,898 number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.8 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.74 years (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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