Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Georgia

Georgia: Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
97th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2004
All-time low
0.6%
in 2020
Years of data
20
1999–2020

Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Georgia, 1999–2020

00.20.40.60.811999200920201999: 0.813 % of urban labor force in working age2000: 0.837 % of urban labor force in working age2001: 0.805 % of urban labor force in working age2003: 0.925 % of urban labor force in working age2004: 0.929 % of urban labor force in working age2005: 0.922 % of urban labor force in working age2006: 0.917 % of urban labor force in working age2007: 0.916 % of urban labor force in working age2008: 0.898 % of urban labor force in working age2009: 0.728 % of urban labor force in working age2011: 0.762 % of urban labor force in working age2012: 0.762 % of urban labor force in working age2013: 0.759 % of urban labor force in working age2014: 0.796 % of urban labor force in working age2015: 0.8 % of urban labor force in working age2016: 0.81 % of urban labor force in working age2017: 0.798 % of urban labor force in working age2018: 0.599 % of urban labor force in working age2019: 0.594 % of urban labor force in working age2020: 0.564 % of urban labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2020, employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Georgia stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Georgia peaked at 0.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.

That places Georgia 97th out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age) in Georgia, 1999 to 2020.
Year % of urban labor force in working age Change
1999 0.8%
2000 0.8% +3.0%
2001 0.8% -3.9%
2003 0.9% +14.8%
2004 0.9% +0.5%
2005 0.9% -0.8%
2006 0.9% -0.5%
2007 0.9% -0.1%
2008 0.9% -2.0%
2009 0.7% -18.9%
2011 0.8% +4.6%
2012 0.8% -0.0%
2013 0.8% -0.3%
2014 0.8% +4.8%
2015 0.8% +0.6%
2016 0.8% +1.2%
2017 0.8% -1.5%
2018 0.6% -24.9%
2019 0.6% -0.9%
2020 0.6% -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.7% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 94 Djibouti 0.7% compare
  2. 95 Kosovo 0.6% compare
  3. 95 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Georgia?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Georgia was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
How does Georgia rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, urban?
Georgia ranks 97th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Georgia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age)
Unit
% of urban labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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