Libya Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Libya unemployment rate for 2022 was 20.68%, a 0.07% increase from 2021.
  • Libya unemployment rate for 2021 was 20.61%, a 0.26% increase from 2020.
  • Libya unemployment rate for 2020 was 20.34%, a 0.73% increase from 2019.
  • Libya unemployment rate for 2019 was 19.61%, a 0.17% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 29.81%
Gabon 21.47%
Namibia 20.85%
Botswana 20.68%
Libya 20.68%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.98%
Jordan 17.87%
St. Lucia 17.36%
Iraq 15.55%
Montenegro 15.40%
North Macedonia 15.08%
Bosnia 14.05%
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%
Tonga 3.01%
Guatemala 2.57%
Cuba 1.39%
Thailand 0.86%
Libya Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 20.68% 0.07%
2021 20.61% 0.26%
2020 20.34% 0.73%
2019 19.61% 0.17%
2018 19.45% 0.16%
2017 19.29% -0.22%
2016 19.52% -0.01%
2015 19.52% -0.09%
2014 19.61% 0.15%
2013 19.46% 0.43%
2012 19.03% -0.42%
2011 19.45% 0.14%
2010 19.31% -0.10%
2009 19.41% -0.02%
2008 19.43% -0.02%
2007 19.44% -0.05%
2006 19.49% 0.00%
2005 19.49% -0.12%
2004 19.61% 0.03%
2003 19.57% -0.18%
2002 19.75% -0.06%
2001 19.81% 0.00%
2000 19.81% -0.08%
1999 19.89% -0.06%
1998 19.94% -0.05%
1997 19.99% -0.02%
1996 20.01% -0.19%
1995 20.20% 0.09%
1994 20.11% -0.10%
1993 20.22% -0.04%
1992 20.25% 0.13%
1991 20.12% 0.13%