Venezuela — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 1950–2025 · 76 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.

In Venezuela, the unemployment rate reading was 5.31% in 2025, compared with 5.32% in 2024. The period change was −0.01 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 6.35%.

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Latest observations

2010–2025

PeriodValue
20255.31 %
20245.32 %
20235.41 %
20225.65 %
20217.03 %
11 earlier values, back to 2010
20207.53 %
20195.89 %
20186.91 %
20177.18 %
20167.28 %
20156.81 %
20146.92 %
20137.52 %
20127.8 %
20118.2 %
20108.51 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.