Libya Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Libya unemployment rate for 2023 was 18.74%, a 0.58% decline from 2022.
  • Libya unemployment rate for 2022 was 19.32%, a 0.28% decline from 2021.
  • Libya unemployment rate for 2021 was 19.60%, a 0.06% increase from 2020.
  • Libya unemployment rate for 2020 was 19.54%, a 0.5% 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%
Libya Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 18.74% -0.58%
2022 19.32% -0.28%
2021 19.60% 0.06%
2020 19.54% 0.50%
2019 19.04% 0.20%
2018 18.84% -0.18%
2017 19.02% -0.48%
2016 19.50% -0.15%
2015 19.65% 0.35%
2014 19.30% -0.02%
2013 19.32% 0.29%
2012 19.03% -0.40%
2011 19.43% 0.22%
2010 19.21% 0.03%
2009 19.18% 0.23%
2008 18.95% 0.25%
2007 18.71% -0.04%
2006 18.74% 0.13%
2005 18.61% -0.26%
2004 18.87% -0.13%
2003 19.00% -0.20%
2002 19.20% 0.01%
2001 19.19% 0.02%
2000 19.17% -0.14%
1999 19.31% 0.04%
1998 19.27% -0.17%
1997 19.44% 0.12%
1996 19.32% -0.16%
1995 19.48% 0.07%
1994 19.41% 0.31%
1993 19.10% 0.18%
1992 18.92% 0.23%
1991 18.69% 0.23%