Moldova Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Moldova unemployment rate for 2023 was 1.62%, a 0.71% increase from 2022.
  • Moldova unemployment rate for 2022 was 0.91%, a 0.12% increase from 2021.
  • Moldova unemployment rate for 2021 was 0.79%, a 0.41% decline from 2020.
  • Moldova unemployment rate for 2020 was 1.21%, a 0.3% decline 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%
Moldova Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 1.62% 0.71%
2022 0.91% 0.12%
2021 0.79% -0.41%
2020 1.21% -0.30%
2019 1.50% 0.26%
2018 1.24% -0.38%
2017 1.62% 0.03%
2016 1.59% -0.19%
2015 1.78% 0.33%
2014 1.45% -0.44%
2013 1.89% -0.30%
2012 2.19% -0.49%
2011 2.68% -0.30%
2010 2.97% -0.05%
2009 3.02% 0.93%
2008 2.10% -0.65%
2007 2.75% -1.51%
2006 4.26% -1.37%
2005 5.63% -0.74%
2004 6.37% 0.00%
2003 6.38% -0.47%
2002 6.85% -0.52%
2001 7.37% -1.17%
2000 8.54% -2.60%
1999 11.14% 1.14%
1998 10.00% 2.10%
1997 7.90% 0.00%
1996 7.90% 2.60%
1995 5.30% -0.50%
1994 5.80% 2.10%
1993 3.70% 0.00%
1992 3.70% 1.80%
1991 1.90% 1.80%