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Switzerland - Unemployment Rate 4.87

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

Latest value

4.87 (2025)

Global rank

##83 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1991

2.68×

Ranking Race — Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919911996200120062011201620212025#25#832019 overtook Sri Lanka2020 overtook South Korea
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Switzerland climbed from #25 to #83 (overtook Sri Lanka). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Switzerland ↓

Key Events — Switzerland

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1993
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
1995
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1996
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2003
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Sri Lanka in global rank auto
2020
Overtook South Korea in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120251.822.883.955.01

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