Unemployment rate — all countries

Unemployment rate — Algeria

Unemployment rate in Algeria in 2025 — 11.63%. Ranked 156 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.97 pp.

2025 11.63% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 156of 182
Period maximum 31.84%1995
Period minimum 9.82%2013

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate — Algeria, 1991–202501020304019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 20.6%1992: 24.38%1993: 26.23%1994: 27.74%1995: 31.84%1996: 28.27%1997: 25.43%1998: 26.85%1999: 28.58%2000: 29.77%2001: 27.3%2002: 25.9%2003: 23.72%2004: 17.65%2005: 15.27%2006: 12.27%2007: 13.79%2008: 11.33%2009: 10.16%2010: 9.96%2011: 9.96%2012: 10.97%2013: 9.82%2014: 10.21%2015: 11.21%2016: 10.2%2017: 12%2018: 12.11%2019: 12.3%2020: 14.08%2021: 13.66%2022: 12.38%2023: 11.65%2024: 11.66%2025: 11.63%
Change over the period: −8.97 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Algeria

Algeria 11.63%
World 4.79%
Northern Africa computed 9.1%
Unemployment rate — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.63 −0.02 pp
2024 11.66 +0.01 pp
2023 11.65 −0.74 pp
2022 12.38 −1.27 pp
2021 13.66 −0.42 pp
2020 14.08 +1.78 pp
2019 12.3 +0.19 pp
2018 12.11 +0.11 pp
2017 12 +1.8 pp
2016 10.2 −1 pp
2015 11.21 +1 pp
2014 10.21 +0.39 pp
2013 9.82 −1.15 pp
2012 10.97 +1.01 pp
2011 9.96 +0 pp
2010 9.96 −0.2 pp
2009 10.16 −1.17 pp
2008 11.33 −2.46 pp
2007 13.79 +1.52 pp
2006 12.27 −3 pp
2005 15.27 −2.38 pp
2004 17.65 −6.07 pp
2003 23.72 −2.18 pp
2002 25.9 −1.4 pp
2001 27.3 −2.47 pp
2000 29.77 +1.2 pp
1999 28.58 +1.73 pp
1998 26.85 +1.42 pp
1997 25.43 −2.84 pp
1996 28.27 −3.57 pp
1995 31.84 +4.1 pp
1994 27.74 +1.51 pp
1993 26.23 +1.85 pp
1992 24.38 +3.78 pp
1991 20.6

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the labor force that is unemployed, on the ILO definition: a person counts as unemployed if they held no job in the reference period, actively looked for one and were available to start work. People who are not looking for work are not part of the labor force, so in countries with mass withdrawal from the labor force low unemployment does not mean high employment; the employment ratio and labor force participation fill in the rest of the picture.

Important: The data are ILO modeled estimates harmonized to a common definition; they can differ from the national figures of employment services.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.