Unemployment rate,Percent in Taiwan

Taiwan: Unemployment rate,Percent was 3.3% in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
3.3%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
57th
of 71 countries
All-time high
5.9%
in 2009
All-time low
1.4%
in 1993
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Unemployment rate,Percent in Taiwan, 1990–2025

1234561990200720251990: 1.71991: 1.51992: 1.51993: 1.41994: 1.61995: 1.81996: 2.61997: 2.71998: 2.71999: 2.92000: 32001: 4.62002: 5.22003: 52004: 4.42005: 4.12006: 3.92007: 3.92008: 4.12009: 5.92010: 5.22011: 4.42012: 4.22013: 4.22014: 42015: 3.82016: 3.92017: 3.82018: 3.72019: 3.72020: 3.82021: 42022: 3.72023: 3.52024: 3.42025: 3.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, unemployment rate,percent in Taiwan stood at 3.3%.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Taiwan peaked at 5.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1993.

Taiwan ranks 57th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.0% 1.4% 2.9% 10
2000s 4.4% 3.0% 5.9% 10
2010s 4.1% 3.7% 5.2% 10
2020s 3.6% 3.3% 4.0% 6

Countries ranked near Taiwan

  1. 54 Germany 3.8% compare
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  3. 56 Saudi Arabia 3.5% compare
  4. 58 Romania 3.3% compare
  5. 59 Israel 3.0% compare
  6. 60 Switzerland 3.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Taiwan?
Unemployment rate,percent in Taiwan was 3.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2009.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1993.
How does Taiwan rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Taiwan ranks 57th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Taiwan 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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