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.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.0% | — |
| 1991 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 27.0% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 23.2% | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 24.4% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 28.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.2% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 29.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 27.3% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | -25.3% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 11.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 2.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 11.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.6%, 1.8× the median. (10 countries reporting)
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) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (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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