Unemployment rate (IMF) — all countries

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Hong Kong

Unemployment rate (IMF) in Hong Kong in 2031 — 2.7%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 102. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 1.1 pp.

2031 2.7% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 9of 102
Period maximum 7.9%2003
Period minimum 1.1%1989

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Hong Kong, 1980–20310246819801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: 3.8%1981: 3.9%1982: 3.5%1983: 4.3%1984: 3.9%1985: 3.2%1986: 2.8%1987: 1.7%1988: 1.4%1989: 1.1%1990: 1.3%1991: 1.8%1992: 2%1993: 2%1994: 1.9%1995: 3.2%1996: 2.8%1997: 2.2%1998: 4.4%1999: 6.3%2000: 5.1%2001: 4.9%2002: 7.2%2003: 7.9%2004: 6.9%2005: 5.7%2006: 4.8%2007: 4.1%2008: 3.4%2009: 5.2%2010: 4.4%2011: 3.5%2012: 3.3%2013: 3.4%2014: 3.2%2015: 3.3%2016: 3.4%2017: 3.2%2018: 2.8%2019: 2.9%2020: 5.5%2021: 5.4%2022: 4.4%2023: 3%2024: 3%2025: 3.6%2026: 3.3%2027: 3.2%2028: 3%2029: 2.8%2030: 2.7%2031: 2.7%
Change over the period: −1.1 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp
Unemployment rate (IMF) — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 2.7 +0 pp
2030 2.7 −0.1 pp
2029 2.8 −0.2 pp
2028 3 −0.2 pp
2027 3.2 −0.1 pp
2026 3.3 −0.3 pp
2025 3.6 +0.6 pp
2024 3 +0 pp
2023 3 −1.4 pp
2022 4.4 −1 pp
2021 5.4 −0.1 pp
2020 5.5 +2.6 pp
2019 2.9 +0.1 pp
2018 2.8 −0.4 pp
2017 3.2 −0.2 pp
2016 3.4 +0.1 pp
2015 3.3 +0.1 pp
2014 3.2 −0.2 pp
2013 3.4 +0.1 pp
2012 3.3 −0.2 pp
2011 3.5 −0.9 pp
2010 4.4 −0.8 pp
2009 5.2 +1.8 pp
2008 3.4 −0.7 pp
2007 4.1 −0.7 pp
2006 4.8 −0.9 pp
2005 5.7 −1.2 pp
2004 6.9 −1 pp
2003 7.9 +0.7 pp
2002 7.2 +2.3 pp
2001 4.9 −0.2 pp
2000 5.1 −1.2 pp
1999 6.3 +1.9 pp
1998 4.4 +2.2 pp
1997 2.2 −0.6 pp
1996 2.8 −0.4 pp
1995 3.2 +1.3 pp
1994 1.9 −0.1 pp
1993 2 +0 pp
1992 2 +0.2 pp
1991 1.8 +0.5 pp
1990 1.3 +0.2 pp
1989 1.1 −0.3 pp
1988 1.4 −0.3 pp
1987 1.7 −1.1 pp
1986 2.8 −0.4 pp
1985 3.2 −0.7 pp
1984 3.9 −0.4 pp
1983 4.3 +0.8 pp
1982 3.5 −0.4 pp
1981 3.9 +0.1 pp
1980 3.8

Eastern Asia, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The unemployment rate as a percent of the labor force, from the IMF World Economic Outlook database. The series is shorter than the ILO one: the IMF publishes it only for countries with comparable labor market statistics, but in exchange it includes a forecast. For full country coverage there is the unemployment rate based on ILO data.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.