Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Lebanon
Lebanon: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 11.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Lebanon, 1997–2019
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Lebanon is 11.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Lebanon peaked at 11.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2009.
That places Lebanon 22nd out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.6% | — |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -29.3% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +77.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 11.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 11.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.0%, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.4% | 9.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 19 Algeria 11.7% compare
- 20 Montenegro 11.5% compare
- 21 North Macedonia 11.5% compare
- 23 Cape Verde 11.3% compare
- 24 Northern Mariana Islands 11.2% compare
- 25 Dominica 11.0% compare
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Lebanon?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Lebanon was 11.3% in 2019, 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2009.
- How does Lebanon rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Lebanon ranks 22nd out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.