Central African Republic Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 6.29%, a 0.05% decline from 2022.
  • Central African Republic unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.34%, a 0.34% decline from 2021.
  • Central African Republic unemployment rate for 2021 was 6.68%, a 0.12% increase from 2020.
  • Central African Republic unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.56%, a 0.58% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.03%
Yemen 17.22%
Rwanda 14.93%
Haiti 14.62%
Afghanistan 14.39%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.54%
South Sudan 12.27%
Nepal 10.69%
Zimbabwe 8.76%
Tajikistan 6.98%
Gambia 6.48%
Central African Republic 6.29%
Eritrea 5.87%
Comoros 5.80%
Guinea 5.30%
Burkina Faso 5.29%
Malawi 5.04%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.54%
Mozambique 3.54%
Ethiopia 3.50%
Guinea-Bissau 3.18%
Sierra Leone 3.17%
Madagascar 3.06%
Mali 3.01%
North Korea 3.00%
Liberia 2.94%
Senegal 2.93%
Uganda 2.83%
Tanzania 2.61%
Togo 2.05%
Benin 1.45%
Chad 1.08%
Burundi 0.93%
Niger 0.55%
Central African Republic Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 6.29% -0.05%
2022 6.34% -0.34%
2021 6.68% 0.12%
2020 6.56% 0.58%
2019 5.98% 0.08%
2018 5.90% -0.07%
2017 5.97% 0.07%
2016 5.90% 0.03%
2015 5.87% 0.19%
2014 5.69% 0.13%
2013 5.56% 0.04%
2012 5.52% -0.03%
2011 5.55% -0.03%
2010 5.59% 0.12%
2009 5.46% 0.09%
2008 5.37% -0.05%
2007 5.42% -0.04%
2006 5.46% -0.07%
2005 5.53% -0.03%
2004 5.56% -0.07%
2003 5.63% 0.01%
2002 5.63% 0.04%
2001 5.59% 0.04%
2000 5.55% -0.05%
1999 5.59% -0.01%
1998 5.60% -0.03%
1997 5.63% -0.04%
1996 5.68% -0.03%
1995 5.71% -0.05%
1994 5.76% 0.02%
1993 5.74% 0.06%
1992 5.67% 0.11%
1991 5.56% 0.11%