Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
World rank
77th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2010
Years of data
10
1995–2021

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Ethiopia, 1995–2021

0.010.020.030.040.051995200820211995: 0.034 % of female labor force in working age1999: 0.037 % of female labor force in working age2000: 0.029 % of female labor force in working age2004: 0.025 % of female labor force in working age2005: 0.033 % of female labor force in working age2010: 0.013 % of female labor force in working age2011: 0.013 % of female labor force in working age2013: 0.029 % of female labor force in working age2015: 0.019 % of female labor force in working age2021: 0.054 % of female labor force in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Ethiopia stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 301.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Ethiopia peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.

That places Ethiopia 77th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) in Ethiopia, 1995 to 2021.
Year % of female labor force in working age Change
1995 0.0%
1999 0.0% +10.5%
2000 0.0% -21.8%
2004 0.0% -13.8%
2005 0.0% +31.6%
2010 0.0% -59.1%
2011 0.0% +0.0%
2013 0.0% +118.9%
2015 0.0% -36.0%
2021 0.1% +186.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 74 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
  2. 75 Kenya 0.1% compare
  3. 76 Peru 0.1% compare
  4. 78 Ecuador 0.1% compare
  5. 79 Philippines 0.1% compare
  6. 80 El Salvador 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Ethiopia?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Ethiopia was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
How does Ethiopia rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female?
Ethiopia ranks 77th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 301.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age)
Unit
% of female labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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