Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Lao PDR's unemployment rate stands at 1.19% as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.17% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Lao PDR's unemployment rate was 1.19%, up from 1.17% in 2024.
In 2024, Lao PDR's unemployment rate was 1.17%, down from 1.19% in 2023.
In 2023, Lao PDR's unemployment rate was 1.19%, down from 1.21% in 2022.
In 2022, Lao PDR's unemployment rate was 1.21%, down from 2.08% in 2021.
In 2021, Lao PDR's unemployment rate was 2.08%, down from 2.35% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.19% | +0.013% |
| 2024 | 1.17% | -0.012% |
| 2023 | 1.19% | -0.023% |
| 2022 | 1.21% | -0.871% |
| 2021 | 2.08% | -0.269% |
| 2020 | 2.35% | -0.182% |
| 2019 | 2.53% | -0.366% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -0.371% |
| 2017 | 3.27% | +0.634% |
| 2016 | 2.63% | +0.628% |
| 2015 | 2.01% | +0.273% |
| 2014 | 1.73% | +0.264% |
| 2013 | 1.47% | +0.261% |
| 2012 | 1.21% | +0.248% |
| 2011 | 0.96% | +0.252% |
| 2010 | 0.708% | -0.127% |
| 2009 | 0.835% | -0.109% |
| 2008 | 0.944% | -0.124% |
| 2007 | 1.07% | -0.131% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -0.151% |
| 2005 | 1.35% | -0.148% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -0.141% |
| 2003 | 1.64% | -0.136% |
| 2002 | 1.78% | -0.106% |
| 2001 | 1.88% | -0.164% |
| 2000 | 2.05% | -0.109% |
| 1999 | 2.15% | -0.139% |
| 1998 | 2.29% | -0.061% |
| 1997 | 2.35% | -0.096% |
| 1996 | 2.45% | -0.15% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -0.034% |
| 1994 | 2.63% | -0.098% |
| 1993 | 2.73% | +0.022% |
| 1992 | 2.71% | +0.213% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | — |
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Lao PDR's unemployment rate is 1.19% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.17% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 3.27% (2017); the lowest is 0.708% (2010), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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