Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 2.31 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Liechtenstein, 1990–2017
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 2.31 for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in 2017.
The figure is down 36.6% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Liechtenstein peaked at 3.83 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.146, in 1990.
That places Liechtenstein 63rd out of 69 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.146 | — |
| 1991 | 0.516 | +253.4% |
| 1992 | 0.763 | +47.9% |
| 1993 | 1.36 | +78.1% |
| 1994 | 1.02 | -25.1% |
| 1995 | 0.904 | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 1.6 | +76.9% |
| 1997 | 1.34 | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 1.78 | +33.5% |
| 1999 | 1.77 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.27 | -28.2% |
| 2001 | 1.12 | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 1.45 | +28.9% |
| 2003 | 2.11 | +45.7% |
| 2004 | 2.4 | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 2.66 | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 2.46 | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 2.01 | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 2.6 | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 3.33 | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 3.44 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.39 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.24 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 3.46 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 3.83 | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 3.64 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.31 | -36.6% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 2.31 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.67, 49% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 2.31 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.43, 43% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Liechtenstein changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +253.4% | 0.146 | 0.516 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.12 | 0.146 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.14 | 1.12 | 3.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 | 2.31 | 3.83 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 60 Poland 2.81 compare
- 61 Czechia 2.6 compare
- 62 Russian Federation 2.43 compare
- 64 Kuwait 2.16 compare
- 65 United Arab Emirates 1.88 compare
- 66 Republic of Moldova 1.43 compare
More health data for Liechtenstein
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,058 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3205 % change on previous year (2090)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 216 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 216 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 233 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 233 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 223 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Liechtenstein?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Liechtenstein was 2.31 in 2017, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.146 in 1990.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Liechtenstein ranks 63rd out of 69 countries with data for 2017.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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