ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Laos
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Laos at 1.2% in 2025.
Laos, 2025
1.2%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
174th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Laos over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.2% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 1.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.0%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Laos has the 174th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
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Labour force participation
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Women's labour force participation
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Employment-to-population ratio
65.3%
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Employment in agriculture
68.6%
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Employment in industry
7.4%
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