Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Switzerland
Switzerland: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 4.87 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Switzerland, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Switzerland stood at 4.87.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Switzerland peaked at 5.01 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.82, in 1991.
Switzerland ranks 44th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.82 | — |
| 1992 | 2.34 | +28.9% |
| 1993 | 3.55 | +51.5% |
| 1994 | 3.58 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 3.09 | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 3.68 | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 4.13 | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 3.57 | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 3.05 | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 2.66 | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 2.49 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 2.92 | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 4.12 | +40.8% |
| 2004 | 4.32 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 4.44 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 4 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 3.64 | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 3.35 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 4.11 | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 4.81 | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 4.41 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 4.49 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 4.75 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 4.83 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 4.8 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.92 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.8 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.71 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.39 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 4.82 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 5.01 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.12 | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 4.04 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 4.34 | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 4.87 | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2 | 1.82 | 4.13 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.6 | 2.49 | 4.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.69 | 4.39 | 4.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 | 4.04 | 5.01 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Switzerland?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Switzerland was 4.87 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.01 in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 in 1991.
- How does Switzerland rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Switzerland ranks 44th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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