Unemployment Rate 1991-2025

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • unemployment rate for 2023 was 7.17%, a 0.45% decline from 2022.
  • unemployment rate for 2022 was 7.62%, a 1.22% decline from 2021.
  • unemployment rate for 2021 was 8.84%, a 0.3% decline from 2020.
  • unemployment rate for 2020 was 9.13%, a 0.15% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 7.17% -0.45%
2022 7.62% -1.22%
2021 8.84% -0.30%
2020 9.13% 0.15%
2019 8.98% 0.49%
2018 8.49% -0.34%
2017 8.83% -0.09%
2016 8.92% 0.08%
2015 8.85% -0.01%
2014 8.86% 0.39%
2013 8.47% -0.03%
2012 8.50% -0.25%
2011 8.76% -0.64%
2010 9.39% -0.64%
2009 10.03% 1.51%
2008 8.52% -0.18%
2007 8.71% -0.53%
2006 9.23% -0.49%
2005 9.72% -0.54%
2004 10.26% -0.16%
2003 10.42% -0.41%
2002 10.83% 0.03%
2001 10.80% -0.12%
2000 10.93% -0.65%
1999 11.58% 0.36%
1998 11.21% 0.95%
1997 10.26% 0.18%
1996 10.08% 1.45%
1995 8.63% 1.44%
1994 7.19% 1.25%
1993 5.94% 0.75%
1992 5.19% 0.79%
1991 4.40% 0.79%