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

10152025301990200420181990: 251991: 251992: 271993: 23.21994: 24.41995: 28.11996: 281997: 281998: 281999: 29.22000: 29.52001: 27.32002: 25.92003: 23.72004: 17.72005: 15.32006: 12.32007: 13.82008: 11.32009: 10.22010: 102011: 102012: 112013: 9.82014: 10.62015: 11.22016: 10.52017: 11.72018: 11.7

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Jordan 22.9% compare
  2. 3 Tunisia 15.4% compare
  3. 4 Morocco 13.0% compare
  4. 6 North Macedonia 11.5% compare
  5. 7 Spain 10.5% compare
  6. 8 Finland 9.7% compare

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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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Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
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