Unemployment rate,Percent in Algeria
Algeria: Unemployment rate,Percent was 11.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
11.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 71 countries
All-time high
29.5%
in 2000
All-time low
9.8%
in 2013
Years of data
29
1990–2018
Unemployment rate,Percent in Algeria, 1990–2018
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 11.7% for unemployment rate,percent in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Algeria peaked at 29.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2013.
That places Algeria 5th out of 71 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 23.2% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 10.2% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.8% | 11.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.58 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.65 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.093 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 16.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.31 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Algeria?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Algeria was 11.7% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2013.
- How does Algeria rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Algeria ranks 5th out of 71 countries with data for 2018.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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