Unemployment rate — all countries

Unemployment rate — Armenia

Unemployment rate in Armenia in 2025 — 12.87%. Ranked 162 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 11.1 pp.

2025 12.87% +0.47 pp vs 2024
World rank 162of 182
Period maximum 19.52%2010
Period minimum 1.77%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate — Armenia, 1991–20250510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 1.77%1992: 1.8%1993: 5.3%1994: 6.6%1995: 6.7%1996: 9.3%1997: 10.8%1998: 9.4%1999: 11.2%2000: 11.11%2001: 11.01%2002: 10.89%2003: 10.77%2004: 10.68%2005: 10.58%2006: 10.5%2007: 10.39%2008: 17.1%2009: 19.3%2010: 19.52%2011: 18.88%2012: 17.51%2013: 16.58%2014: 17.5%2015: 18.26%2016: 17.62%2017: 17.7%2018: 18.97%2019: 18.3%2020: 18.18%2021: 15.47%2022: 13.45%2023: 12.41%2024: 12.41%2025: 12.87%
Change over the period: +11.1 pp Annual average: 0.33 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Armenia 12.87%
World 4.79%
Western Asia computed 8.36%
Unemployment rate — Armenia, by year Armenia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.87 +0.47 pp
2024 12.41 +0 pp
2023 12.41 −1.05 pp
2022 13.45 −2.02 pp
2021 15.47 −2.71 pp
2020 18.18 −0.13 pp
2019 18.3 −0.66 pp
2018 18.97 +1.26 pp
2017 17.7 +0.09 pp
2016 17.62 −0.64 pp
2015 18.26 +0.76 pp
2014 17.5 +0.92 pp
2013 16.58 −0.93 pp
2012 17.51 −1.37 pp
2011 18.88 −0.64 pp
2010 19.52 +0.23 pp
2009 19.3 +2.2 pp
2008 17.1 +6.71 pp
2007 10.39 −0.1 pp
2006 10.5 −0.09 pp
2005 10.58 −0.09 pp
2004 10.68 −0.09 pp
2003 10.77 −0.12 pp
2002 10.89 −0.12 pp
2001 11.01 −0.09 pp
2000 11.11 −0.09 pp
1999 11.2 +1.8 pp
1998 9.4 −1.4 pp
1997 10.8 +1.5 pp
1996 9.3 +2.6 pp
1995 6.7 +0.1 pp
1994 6.6 +1.3 pp
1993 5.3 +3.5 pp
1992 1.8 +0.03 pp
1991 1.77

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.