China Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • China unemployment rate for 2023 was 4.67%, a 0.31% decline from 2022.
  • China unemployment rate for 2022 was 4.98%, a 0.43% increase from 2021.
  • China unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.55%, a 0.45% decline from 2020.
  • China unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.00%, a 0.44% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 27.99%
Botswana 23.38%
Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
China Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 4.67% -0.31%
2022 4.98% 0.43%
2021 4.55% -0.45%
2020 5.00% 0.44%
2019 4.56% 0.25%
2018 4.31% -0.16%
2017 4.47% -0.09%
2016 4.56% -0.09%
2015 4.65% 0.02%
2014 4.63% 0.03%
2013 4.60% 0.02%
2012 4.58% 0.03%
2011 4.55% 0.02%
2010 4.53% -0.19%
2009 4.72% 0.13%
2008 4.59% 0.24%
2007 4.35% -0.08%
2006 4.43% -0.09%
2005 4.52% 0.03%
2004 4.49% -0.09%
2003 4.58% 0.34%
2002 4.24% 0.44%
2001 3.80% 0.54%
2000 3.26% 0.01%
1999 3.25% 0.01%
1998 3.24% 0.01%
1997 3.23% 0.11%
1996 3.12% 0.12%
1995 3.00% 0.10%
1994 2.90% 0.21%
1993 2.69% 0.32%
1992 2.37% 0.00%
1991 2.37% 0.00%