Unemployment rate,Percent in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Unemployment rate,Percent was 9.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate,Percent in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2004–2024
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 9.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 9.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment rate,Percent in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.3% | — |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.0% | 9.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 9.3% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 15,654 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 818.96 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 9.1% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2008.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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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