Armenia Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Armenia unemployment rate for 2022 was 12.56%, a 0.17% decline from 2021.
  • Armenia unemployment rate for 2021 was 12.73%, a 0.55% increase from 2020.
  • Armenia unemployment rate for 2020 was 12.18%, a 0.02% decline from 2019.
  • Armenia unemployment rate for 2019 was 12.20%, a 1.01% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Namibia 20.85%
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.98%
Jordan 17.87%
St. Lucia 17.36%
Iraq 15.55%
Montenegro 15.40%
North Macedonia 15.08%
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Lebanon 12.64%
Armenia 12.56%
Guyana 12.36%
Albania 11.81%
Algeria 11.55%
Costa Rica 11.45%
Iran 10.96%
Colombia 10.73%
Samoa 10.31%
Turkey 10.03%
Belize 9.69%
Serbia 9.47%
Brazil 9.46%
Equatorial Guinea 8.69%
Suriname 8.64%
Mauritius 7.23%
Dominican Republic 7.12%
Paraguay 6.89%
Jamaica 6.05%
Azerbaijan 5.46%
Romania 5.44%
Venezuela 5.33%
Turkmenistan 5.02%
Kazakhstan 5.01%
China 4.89%
Maldives 4.88%
Bulgaria 4.40%
Fiji 4.33%
Belarus 4.17%
Ecuador 3.96%
Malaysia 3.73%
Peru 3.66%
Mexico 3.31%
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Armenia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 12.56% -0.17%
2021 12.73% 0.55%
2020 12.18% -0.02%
2019 12.20% -1.01%
2018 13.21% 0.27%
2017 12.94% 0.52%
2016 12.43% 0.25%
2015 12.18% 0.32%
2014 11.86% 0.33%
2013 11.53% 0.23%
2012 11.30% 0.38%
2011 10.92% 0.38%
2010 10.54% 0.65%
2009 9.89% -0.10%
2008 10.00% 0.19%
2007 9.81% -0.19%
2006 10.00% -0.22%
2005 10.22% -0.13%
2004 10.35% -0.28%
2003 10.63% -0.19%
2002 10.81% -0.12%
2001 10.93% -0.12%
2000 11.06% -0.15%
1999 11.20% 1.80%
1998 9.40% -1.40%
1997 10.80% 1.50%
1996 9.30% 2.60%
1995 6.70% 0.10%
1994 6.60% 1.30%
1993 5.30% 3.50%
1992 1.80% 0.20%
1991 1.60% 0.20%