Grenada's unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) was 6.34% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 17.86 percentage points from 24.2% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 6.34% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 13.66% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 24.2% | 2013 |
| Highest | 28% | 1988 |
| Lowest | 6.34% | 2023 |
| Average since 2014 | 14.74% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 28% | 1988 |
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Grenada | 6.34% | 2023 |
| World | 5.08% | 2022 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 5.22% | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | 5.37% | 2022 |
Closest to Grenada in the 2023 ranking
- Tunisia — 2nd of 8: 15.11%
- New Caledonia — 3rd of 8: 10.15%
- Armenia — 4th of 8: 8.3%
- Kyrgyz Republic — 6th of 8: 3.5%
- Indonesia — 7th of 8: 3.42%
- Jamaica — 8th of 8: 3.02%
What this measures
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Limitations: The criteria for people considered to be seeking work, and the treatment of people temporarily laid off or seeking work for the first time, vary across countries. In many cases it is especially difficult to measure employment and unemployment in agriculture. The timing of a survey can maximize the effects of seasonal unemployment in agriculture. And informal sector employment is difficult to quantify where informal activities are not tracked.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 13 values
| Year | Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.34 |
| 2022 | no data |
| 2021 | 13.04 |
| 2020 | 12.97 |
| 2019 | 9.79 |
| 2018 | 13.66 |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | 22.9 |
| 2014 | 24.5 |
| 2013 |
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) in nearby economies
- Argentina — 7.38% (2025)
- Bahamas, The — 8.15% (2024)
- Barbados — 6.03% (2024)
- Belize — 9.05% (2019)
- Bolivia — 2.52% (2025)
- Brazil — 5.83% (2025)
- Cayman Islands — 4.2% (2015)
- Chile — 8.89% (2025)
- Colombia — 8.43% (2025)
More social protection & labor data for Grenada
- Net migration — -185 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 117 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin — 76 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 57.87% (2023)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) — 86.76% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 66.7% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 62.38% (2023)
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
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Questions people ask
- What is Grenada's unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)?
- 6.34% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1988?
- It is down 21.66 percentage points from 28% in 1988. The highest value was 28% in 1988 and the lowest 6.34% in 2023.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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