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Hong Kong - Unemployment Rate 2.8

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

2.8 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 187 economies

vs global median

0.6×

Growth since 1991

1.56×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#18#35#52#69#86#10319911996200120062011201620212025#24#322023 overtook Myanmar2025 overtook South Korea
Hong KongQatarCambodiaNigerThailand

Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Hong Kong climbed from #24 to #32 (overtook Myanmar). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Hong Kong ↓

Key Events โ€” Hong Kong

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1995
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
1998
Fell 40 places in global rank auto
1999
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2002
Fell 24 places in global rank auto
2005
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2011
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2020
Fell 52 places in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120251.83.825.847.86

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