Venezuela Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Venezuela unemployment rate for 2023 was 5.53%, a 0.22% decline from 2022.
  • Venezuela unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.75%, a 1.28% decline from 2021.
  • Venezuela unemployment rate for 2021 was 7.03%, a 0.5% decline from 2020.
  • Venezuela unemployment rate for 2020 was 7.53%, a 1.64% 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%
Venezuela Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 5.53% -0.22%
2022 5.75% -1.28%
2021 7.03% -0.50%
2020 7.53% 1.64%
2019 5.89% 0.42%
2018 5.46% 0.42%
2017 5.05% -0.27%
2016 5.32% -0.82%
2015 6.14% -0.68%
2014 6.82% -0.72%
2013 7.54% 0.94%
2012 6.60% -0.30%
2011 6.90% -0.21%
2010 7.11% 1.02%
2009 6.10% -0.15%
2008 6.25% -1.03%
2007 7.28% -1.33%
2006 8.61% -2.06%
2005 10.66% -4.41%
2004 15.07% -1.71%
2003 16.78% 0.61%
2002 16.17% 3.13%
2001 13.04% -0.95%
2000 13.99% -0.54%
1999 14.53% 3.38%
1998 11.15% -0.01%
1997 11.16% -0.61%
1996 11.77% 1.53%
1995 10.24% 1.68%
1994 8.56% 1.96%
1993 6.60% -1.09%
1992 7.69% -1.76%
1991 9.45% -1.76%