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Hong Kong SAR, China Average Unemployment Rate 1980-2025

Name: Hong Kong SAR, China Unemployment Rate
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3.70% 46 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Hong Kong SAR, China's average unemployment rate from 1980 to 2025 was 3.70%, based on 46 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	2.80%	−0.21pp	32nd
2024	2.99%	+0.01pp	41st
2023	2.95%	−1.40pp	38th
2022	4.32%	−1.09pp	75th
2021	5.17%	−0.35pp	78th
2020	5.81%	+2.90pp	86th
2019	2.92%	+0.11pp	34th
2018	2.81%	−0.35pp	30th
2017	3.12%	−0.26pp	34th
2016	3.39%	+0.09pp	40th
2015	3.31%	+0.07pp	37th
2014	3.30%	−0.10pp	38th
2013	3.40%	+0.10pp	39th
2012	3.29%	−0.18pp	35th
2011	3.42%	−1.00pp	36th
2010	4.33%	−0.89pp	56th
2009	5.26%	+1.84pp	66th
2008	3.56%	−0.56pp	47th
2007	4.01%	−0.82pp	59th
2006	4.77%	−0.93pp	70th
2005	5.58%	−1.30pp	75th
2004	6.74%	−1.19pp	94th
2003	7.86%	+0.63pp	106th
2002	7.28%	+2.36pp	98th
2001	5.09%	−0.02pp	74th
2000	4.92%	−1.33pp	69th
1999	6.25%	+1.87pp	82nd
1998	4.58%	+2.35pp	61st
1997	2.22%	−0.55pp	20th
1996	2.83%	−0.36pp	30th
1995	3.22%	+1.30pp	40th
1994	1.90%	−0.07pp	18th
1993	1.96%	+0.00pp	20th
1992	1.96%	+0.16pp	25th
1991	1.80%	+0.47pp	24th
1990	1.33%	+0.25pp	4th
1989	1.08%	−0.29pp	4th
1988	1.37%	−0.37pp	4th
1987	1.74%	−1.08pp	5th
1986	2.82%	−0.36pp	9th
1985	3.18%	−0.69pp	8th
1984	3.88%	−0.48pp	12th
1983	4.35%	+0.83pp	12th
1982	3.52%	−0.38pp	10th
1981	3.90%	+0.10pp	10th
1980	3.80%	–	14th

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