Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Georgia
Georgia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Georgia, 1996–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Georgia stood at 8.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Georgia peaked at 20.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1996.
Georgia ranks 52nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 2.4% | 14.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 10.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 11.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 8.0% | 11.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Georgia?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Georgia was 8.0% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1996.
- How does Georgia rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Georgia ranks 52nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.