Lebanon Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Lebanon unemployment rate for 2023 was 11.57%, a 0.03% decline from 2022.
  • Lebanon unemployment rate for 2022 was 11.60%, a 1.02% decline from 2021.
  • Lebanon unemployment rate for 2021 was 12.62%, a 0.61% decline from 2020.
  • Lebanon unemployment rate for 2020 was 13.24%, a 1.93% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 27.99%
Botswana 23.38%
Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Lebanon Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 11.57% -0.03%
2022 11.60% -1.02%
2021 12.62% -0.61%
2020 13.24% 1.93%
2019 11.30% 0.56%
2018 10.74% 0.50%
2017 10.24% 0.48%
2016 9.76% 0.49%
2015 9.27% 0.47%
2014 8.80% 0.37%
2013 8.42% 0.51%
2012 7.91% 0.58%
2011 7.33% 0.56%
2010 6.77% 0.41%
2009 6.36% -1.31%
2008 7.67% -1.32%
2007 8.98% 0.31%
2006 8.67% 0.42%
2005 8.25% 0.40%
2004 7.85% -0.20%
2003 8.05% -0.18%
2002 8.23% -0.23%
2001 8.46% -0.14%
2000 8.59% -0.14%
1999 8.74% 0.17%
1998 8.57% -0.05%
1997 8.62% 0.18%
1996 8.44% -0.01%
1995 8.46% 0.09%
1994 8.36% 0.09%
1993 8.28% 0.01%
1992 8.27% -0.34%
1991 8.61% -0.34%