Angola Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Angola unemployment rate for 2021 was 8.53%, a 0.2% increase from 2020.
  • Angola unemployment rate for 2020 was 8.33%, a 0.91% increase from 2019.
  • Angola unemployment rate for 2019 was 7.42%, a 0% increase from 2018.
  • Angola unemployment rate for 2018 was 7.42%, a 0.01% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Eswatini 25.76%
West Bank and Gaza 24.90%
Lesotho 24.60%
Republic of Congo 23.01%
Sudan 19.81%
Tunisia 16.82%
Sao Tome and Principe 15.91%
Cabo Verde 15.42%
Zambia 13.03%
Morocco 11.47%
Mauritania 11.46%
Georgia 10.66%
Nigeria 9.79%
Egypt 9.33%
Kyrgyz Republic 9.10%
Ukraine 8.88%
Angola 8.53%
Honduras 8.51%
Bolivia 8.51%
Uzbekistan 7.16%
Mongolia 7.08%
India 5.98%
Nicaragua 5.96%
El Salvador 5.94%
Kenya 5.74%
Sri Lanka 5.40%
Bangladesh 5.23%
Timor-Leste 5.07%
Ghana 4.70%
Indonesia 4.41%
Pakistan 4.35%
Bhutan 4.33%
Moldova 3.96%
Cameroon 3.87%
Papua New Guinea 2.75%
Philippines 2.41%
Vanuatu 2.18%
Myanmar 2.17%
Vietnam 2.17%
Lao PDR 1.26%
Solomon Islands 1.03%
Cambodia 0.61%
Angola Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2021 8.53% 0.20%
2020 8.33% 0.91%
2019 7.42% 0.00%
2018 7.42% 0.01%
2017 7.41% 0.00%
2016 7.41% 0.02%
2015 7.39% 0.02%
2014 7.37% 0.01%
2013 7.37% 0.02%
2012 7.35% -0.01%
2011 7.36% -2.07%
2010 9.43% 5.65%
2009 3.78% -0.01%
2008 3.79% -0.03%
2007 3.82% -0.04%
2006 3.86% -0.02%
2005 3.88% -0.03%
2004 3.92% -0.04%
2003 3.96% 0.00%
2002 3.96% -0.04%
2001 4.00% -0.03%
2000 4.03% -0.02%
1999 4.06% -0.02%
1998 4.07% -0.02%
1997 4.09% -0.01%
1996 4.10% -0.02%
1995 4.11% -0.05%
1994 4.16% -0.07%
1993 4.23% 0.02%
1992 4.21% 0.00%
1991 4.21% 0.00%