Nauru — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 2002–2021 · 6 observations

About this series

The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.

The unemployment rate reading for Nauru was 5% in 2021. The previous reading was 22.8% in 2020; the period change was −17.8 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2002–2021

PeriodValue
20215 %
202022.8 %
201918 %
201313.3 %
201122.9 %
1 earlier value, back to 2002
200222.8 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.