Angola Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Angola unemployment rate for 2023 was 14.62%, a 0.07% decline from 2022.
  • Angola unemployment rate for 2022 was 14.69%, a 1.11% decline from 2021.
  • Angola unemployment rate for 2021 was 15.80%, a 0.88% decline from 2020.
  • Angola unemployment rate for 2020 was 16.68%, a 0.18% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Eswatini 37.64%
Djibouti 26.26%
Republic of Congo 20.05%
Lesotho 16.46%
Tunisia 15.11%
Angola 14.62%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.21%
Cabo Verde 11.99%
Georgia 11.62%
Sudan 11.45%
Mauritania 10.51%
Morocco 9.11%
Egypt 7.31%
Sri Lanka 6.36%
Mongolia 6.13%
Honduras 6.06%
Zambia 5.91%
Kenya 5.68%
Bhutan 5.65%
Pakistan 5.50%
Vanuatu 5.10%
Bangladesh 5.06%
Nicaragua 4.80%
Uzbekistan 4.53%
India 4.17%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.04%
Cameroon 3.65%
Indonesia 3.42%
Bolivia 3.08%
Ghana 3.08%
Nigeria 3.07%
Myanmar 2.84%
El Salvador 2.76%
Papua New Guinea 2.65%
Philippines 2.23%
Moldova 1.62%
Vietnam 1.60%
Solomon Islands 1.55%
Timor-Leste 1.52%
Lao PDR 1.18%
Cambodia 0.24%
Angola Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 14.62% -0.07%
2022 14.69% -1.11%
2021 15.80% -0.88%
2020 16.68% 0.18%
2019 16.50% -0.10%
2018 16.60% -0.02%
2017 16.62% 0.04%
2016 16.58% 0.09%
2015 16.49% 0.09%
2014 16.40% -0.09%
2013 16.49% -0.07%
2012 16.56% -0.21%
2011 16.77% 0.17%
2010 16.60% 0.21%
2009 16.39% 0.22%
2008 16.17% 0.09%
2007 16.08% -0.04%
2006 16.12% -0.15%
2005 16.27% 0.00%
2004 16.27% -0.10%
2003 16.37% 0.03%
2002 16.34% -0.20%
2001 16.54% 0.04%
2000 16.50% 0.11%
1999 16.39% 0.24%
1998 16.15% 0.22%
1997 15.93% -0.09%
1996 16.01% -0.70%
1995 16.71% -0.39%
1994 17.11% 0.03%
1993 17.07% 0.45%
1992 16.62% 0.15%
1991 16.47% 0.15%