Central African Republic Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Central African Republic unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.36%, a 0.09% decline from 2021.
  • Central African Republic unemployment rate for 2021 was 6.46%, a 0.08% increase from 2020.
  • Central African Republic unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.38%, a 0.63% increase from 2019.
  • Central African Republic unemployment rate for 2019 was 5.76%, a 0.05% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Haiti 14.84%
Yemen 13.59%
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South Sudan 12.98%
Nepal 11.12%
Syrian Arab Republic 9.61%
Comoros 8.81%
Zimbabwe 7.95%
Tajikistan 7.83%
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Central African Republic 6.36%
Guinea 5.75%
Malawi 5.61%
Burkina Faso 5.18%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.99%
Gambia 4.78%
Uganda 4.28%
Togo 4.07%
Ethiopia 4.02%
Mozambique 3.91%
Sierra Leone 3.64%
Liberia 3.63%
Guinea-Bissau 3.58%
Senegal 3.43%
North Korea 2.96%
Mali 2.76%
Tanzania 2.76%
Madagascar 2.14%
Benin 1.65%
Chad 1.41%
Burundi 1.02%
Niger 0.53%
Central African Republic Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 6.36% -0.09%
2021 6.46% 0.08%
2020 6.38% 0.63%
2019 5.76% 0.05%
2018 5.70% -0.06%
2017 5.76% 0.02%
2016 5.75% 0.01%
2015 5.74% 0.16%
2014 5.58% 0.13%
2013 5.45% 0.01%
2012 5.44% -0.02%
2011 5.46% -0.06%
2010 5.52% 0.25%
2009 5.27% 0.07%
2008 5.21% -0.05%
2007 5.26% -0.03%
2006 5.29% -0.04%
2005 5.33% -0.01%
2004 5.34% -0.05%
2003 5.39% 0.02%
2002 5.37% 0.03%
2001 5.33% 0.04%
2000 5.30% -0.07%
1999 5.37% -0.04%
1998 5.41% -0.06%
1997 5.46% 0.00%
1996 5.46% 0.02%
1995 5.44% -0.03%
1994 5.47% 0.00%
1993 5.47% 0.03%
1992 5.44% 0.07%
1991 5.36% 0.07%