Mali Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Mali unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.14%, a 0.7% increase from 2021.
  • Mali unemployment rate for 2021 was 2.44%, a 1.09% decline from 2020.
  • Mali unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.53%, a 1.19% increase from 2019.
  • Mali unemployment rate for 2019 was 2.35%, a 0.73% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.29%
Yemen 17.61%
Rwanda 15.08%
Haiti 14.78%
Afghanistan 14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.81%
South Sudan 12.44%
Nepal 10.92%
Zimbabwe 9.26%
Tajikistan 7.00%
Central African Republic 6.34%
Eritrea 5.97%
Comoros 5.75%
Guinea 5.53%
Malawi 5.11%
Burkina Faso 5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.69%
Togo 3.85%
Mozambique 3.79%
Ethiopia 3.42%
Sierra Leone 3.27%
Guinea-Bissau 3.24%
Mali 3.14%
North Korea 3.07%
Liberia 3.03%
Senegal 3.01%
Uganda 2.94%
Tanzania 2.60%
Madagascar 1.90%
Benin 1.48%
Chad 1.10%
Burundi 0.91%
Niger 0.57%
Mali Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 3.14% 0.70%
2021 2.44% -1.09%
2020 3.53% 1.19%
2019 2.35% 0.73%
2018 1.62% 0.12%
2017 1.50% 0.13%
2016 1.37% -0.06%
2015 1.43% -0.12%
2014 1.55% -0.07%
2013 1.62% 0.07%
2012 1.56% 0.11%
2011 1.44% 0.03%
2010 1.41% -0.03%
2009 1.44% 0.00%
2008 1.44% 0.03%
2007 1.40% -0.03%
2006 1.43% 0.08%
2005 1.35% -0.05%
2004 1.40% 0.21%
2003 1.20% -0.12%
2002 1.32% 0.04%
2001 1.28% -0.12%
2000 1.40% 0.08%
1999 1.32% 0.02%
1998 1.29% -0.10%
1997 1.40% -0.02%
1996 1.41% -0.07%
1995 1.48% -0.07%
1994 1.55% 0.14%
1993 1.41% -0.10%
1992 1.50% 0.13%
1991 1.37% 1.37%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%