Unemployment rate — all countries

Unemployment rate — Georgia

Unemployment rate in Georgia in 2025 — 12.1%. Ranked 160 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 9.4 pp.

2025 12.1% +0.54 pp vs 2024
World rank 160of 182
Period maximum 20.71%2009
Period minimum 2.7%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate — Georgia, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 2.7%1992: 5.4%1993: 5.4%1994: 8.4%1995: 7.6%1996: 11.5%1997: 11.5%1998: 14.53%1999: 13.8%2000: 10.82%2001: 11.16%2002: 12.59%2003: 11.51%2004: 12.62%2005: 13.81%2006: 13.57%2007: 13.28%2008: 17.87%2009: 20.71%2010: 20.2%2011: 19.63%2012: 19.65%2013: 19.42%2014: 17.44%2015: 16.51%2016: 16.6%2017: 13.94%2018: 12.67%2019: 11.57%2020: 11.73%2021: 11.79%2022: 11.62%2023: 11.55%2024: 11.56%2025: 12.1%
Change over the period: +9.4 pp Annual average: 0.28 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Georgia 12.1%
World 4.79%
Western Asia computed 8.36%
Unemployment rate — Georgia, by year Georgia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.1 +0.54 pp
2024 11.56 +0.01 pp
2023 11.55 −0.07 pp
2022 11.62 −0.16 pp
2021 11.79 +0.05 pp
2020 11.73 +0.17 pp
2019 11.57 −1.1 pp
2018 12.67 −1.27 pp
2017 13.94 −2.67 pp
2016 16.6 +0.1 pp
2015 16.51 −0.93 pp
2014 17.44 −1.98 pp
2013 19.42 −0.24 pp
2012 19.65 +0.02 pp
2011 19.63 −0.57 pp
2010 20.2 −0.51 pp
2009 20.71 +2.84 pp
2008 17.87 +4.59 pp
2007 13.28 −0.29 pp
2006 13.57 −0.24 pp
2005 13.81 +1.19 pp
2004 12.62 +1.11 pp
2003 11.51 −1.08 pp
2002 12.59 +1.43 pp
2001 11.16 +0.34 pp
2000 10.82 −2.98 pp
1999 13.8 −0.73 pp
1998 14.53 +3.03 pp
1997 11.5 +0 pp
1996 11.5 +3.9 pp
1995 7.6 −0.8 pp
1994 8.4 +3 pp
1993 5.4 +0 pp
1992 5.4 +2.7 pp
1991 2.7

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.