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 10.87%, a 0.3% decline from 2022.
  • unemployment rate for 2022 was 11.18%, a 0.53% decline from 2021.
  • unemployment rate for 2021 was 11.71%, a 0.35% decline from 2020.
  • unemployment rate for 2020 was 12.05%, a 0.56% 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 10.87% -0.30%
2022 11.18% -0.53%
2021 11.71% -0.35%
2020 12.05% 0.56%
2019 11.50% -0.76%
2018 12.26% -0.45%
2017 12.72% 0.20%
2016 12.52% 0.15%
2015 12.37% 0.46%
2014 11.91% 0.14%
2013 11.77% -0.26%
2012 12.02% 0.52%
2011 11.50% 0.73%
2010 10.77% 0.27%
2009 10.50% 0.15%
2008 10.35% -0.20%
2007 10.55% -0.46%
2006 11.01% -0.75%
2005 11.76% 0.20%
2004 11.56% -1.32%
2003 12.88% -0.37%
2002 13.25% 0.11%
2001 13.14% 0.05%
2000 13.09% 0.60%
1999 12.49% 0.39%
1998 12.10% 0.14%
1997 11.96% -0.25%
1996 12.21% -1.15%
1995 13.36% 0.41%
1994 12.95% 0.10%
1993 12.85% 0.80%
1992 12.06% 0.17%
1991 11.89% 0.17%