Unemployment rate — all countries

Unemployment rate — Trinidad and Tobago

Unemployment rate in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025 — 3.33%. Ranked 54 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 15.19 pp.

2025 3.33% +0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 54of 182
Period maximum 19.81%1993
Period minimum 2.43%2015

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate — Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–20250510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 18.52%1992: 19.66%1993: 19.81%1994: 18.44%1995: 17.22%1996: 16.25%1997: 15.01%1998: 14.21%1999: 13.12%2000: 12.1%2001: 10.88%2002: 10.39%2003: 10.48%2004: 8.33%2005: 7.95%2006: 6.27%2007: 5.54%2008: 4.63%2009: 5.28%2010: 4.03%2011: 3.43%2012: 3.72%2013: 2.68%2014: 2.48%2015: 2.43%2016: 3.21%2017: 3.39%2018: 3.5%2019: 3.52%2020: 4.21%2021: 4.45%2022: 4.38%2023: 3.36%2024: 3.32%2025: 3.33%
Change over the period: −15.19 pp Annual average: -0.45 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago 3.33%
World 4.79%
High-income countries computed 4.42%
Unemployment rate — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.33 +0.01 pp
2024 3.32 −0.04 pp
2023 3.36 −1.02 pp
2022 4.38 −0.06 pp
2021 4.45 +0.24 pp
2020 4.21 +0.68 pp
2019 3.52 +0.03 pp
2018 3.5 +0.11 pp
2017 3.39 +0.18 pp
2016 3.21 +0.78 pp
2015 2.43 −0.05 pp
2014 2.48 −0.21 pp
2013 2.68 −1.04 pp
2012 3.72 +0.29 pp
2011 3.43 −0.61 pp
2010 4.03 −1.25 pp
2009 5.28 +0.65 pp
2008 4.63 −0.91 pp
2007 5.54 −0.73 pp
2006 6.27 −1.68 pp
2005 7.95 −0.38 pp
2004 8.33 −2.15 pp
2003 10.48 +0.09 pp
2002 10.39 −0.49 pp
2001 10.88 −1.22 pp
2000 12.1 −1.02 pp
1999 13.12 −1.09 pp
1998 14.21 −0.8 pp
1997 15.01 −1.24 pp
1996 16.25 −0.97 pp
1995 17.22 −1.22 pp
1994 18.44 −1.37 pp
1993 19.81 +0.15 pp
1992 19.66 +1.14 pp
1991 18.52

About the indicator

The share of the labor force that is unemployed, on the ILO definition: a person counts as unemployed if they held no job in the reference period, actively looked for one and were available to start work. People who are not looking for work are not part of the labor force, so in countries with mass withdrawal from the labor force low unemployment does not mean high employment; the employment ratio and labor force participation fill in the rest of the picture.

Important: The data are ILO modeled estimates harmonized to a common definition; they can differ from the national figures of employment services.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.