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.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.4% | — |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +108.3% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +190.6% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +34.6% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -16.4% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 8.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 8.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +190.6% | 5.0% | 14.5% |
| 1997 | +108.3% | 2.4% | 5.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More reference data data for Georgia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.097 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.684 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3252 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2904 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1515 (2050)
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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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.