Unemployment rate,Percent in South Asia
South Asia: Unemployment rate,Percent was 4.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.7%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 9 groups
All-time high
15.9%
in 1990
All-time low
4.0%
in 2012
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Unemployment rate,Percent in South Asia, 1990–2023
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 4.7% for unemployment rate,percent in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in South Asia peaked at 15.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 8.9% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More reference data data for South Asia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 102.17 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 246.03 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 247.05 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 33.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 17.64 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.06 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.98 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 98.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in South Asia?
- Unemployment rate,percent in South Asia was 4.7% in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2012.
- How does South Asia rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- South Asia ranks 8th out of 9 groups with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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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