Ethiopia Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Ethiopia unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.42%, a 0.52% decline from 2021.
Ethiopia unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.93%, a 0.02% increase from 2020.
Ethiopia unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.91%, a 1.06% increase from 2019.
Ethiopia unemployment rate for 2019 was 2.85%, a 0.11% 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%

Ethiopia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	3.42%	-0.52%
2021	3.93%	0.02%
2020	3.91%	1.06%
2019	2.85%	0.11%
2018	2.75%	0.14%
2017	2.61%	0.10%
2016	2.51%	0.10%
2015	2.41%	0.06%
2014	2.35%	0.10%
2013	2.25%	0.00%
2012	2.25%	-0.02%
2011	2.26%	-0.02%
2010	2.29%	-0.03%
2009	2.32%	0.01%
2008	2.31%	-0.01%
2007	2.32%	0.01%
2006	2.31%	-0.19%
2005	2.50%	-0.30%
2004	2.80%	-0.24%
2003	3.04%	-0.01%
2002	3.05%	-0.08%
2001	3.13%	-0.37%
2000	3.50%	-0.22%
1999	3.71%	0.26%
1998	3.45%	0.28%
1997	3.17%	0.10%
1996	3.07%	0.11%
1995	2.95%	-0.15%
1994	3.10%	-0.19%
1993	3.29%	-0.21%
1992	3.50%	0.17%
1991	3.33%	3.33%
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%