Republic of Congo Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Republic of Congo unemployment rate for 2023 was 20.05%, a 0.21% decline from 2022.
  • Republic of Congo unemployment rate for 2022 was 20.26%, a 1.82% decline from 2021.
  • Republic of Congo unemployment rate for 2021 was 22.08%, a 0.3% decline from 2020.
  • Republic of Congo unemployment rate for 2020 was 22.37%, a 1.77% 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%
Republic of Congo Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 20.05% -0.21%
2022 20.26% -1.82%
2021 22.08% -0.30%
2020 22.37% 1.77%
2019 20.61% -0.33%
2018 20.94% 0.05%
2017 20.89% 0.36%
2016 20.52% 0.32%
2015 20.20% 0.42%
2014 19.78% -0.12%
2013 19.90% 0.33%
2012 19.57% 0.06%
2011 19.51% 0.13%
2010 19.38% -0.47%
2009 19.85% -0.10%
2008 19.95% 0.05%
2007 19.90% 0.31%
2006 19.59% -0.20%
2005 19.80% -0.09%
2004 19.88% 0.02%
2003 19.87% 0.21%
2002 19.66% -0.20%
2001 19.86% 0.00%
2000 19.85% -0.24%
1999 20.10% 0.22%
1998 19.88% 0.02%
1997 19.86% -0.13%
1996 20.00% -0.15%
1995 20.15% -0.03%
1994 20.18% 0.25%
1993 19.93% 0.07%
1992 19.87% 0.01%
1991 19.86% 0.01%