Algeria — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Algeria, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Algeria was 11.63% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 31.84% in 1995. The lowest was 9.82% in 2013 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.67% per year.
Algeria ranks 29 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 16%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 9.00%, so Algeria sits above it. It peaked in 1995 and has fallen 63% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 4%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 10 of 23 economies; Lebanon (10.98%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 26% in 2004. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 7th of 187 in 1991 → 3rd of 187 in 2000 → 56th of 187 in 2010 → 34th of 187 in 2020 → 27th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 11.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 11.65% | -0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 12.38% | -1.3 pp |
| 2021 | 13.66% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 14.08% | +1.8 pp |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 12.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 12% | +1.8 pp |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -1.0 pp |
| 2015 | 11.21% | +1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 10.21% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 9.82% | -1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 10.97% | +1.0 pp |
| 2011 | 9.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 9.96% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 10.16% | -1.2 pp |
| 2008 | 11.33% | -2.5 pp |
| 2007 | 13.79% | +1.5 pp |
| 2006 | 12.27% | -3.0 pp |
| 2005 | 15.27% | -2.4 pp |
| 2004 | 17.65% | -6.1 pp |
| 2003 | 23.72% | -2.2 pp |
| 2002 | 25.9% | -1.4 pp |
| 2001 | 27.3% | -2.5 pp |
| 2000 | 29.77% | +1.2 pp |
| 1999 | 28.58% | +1.7 pp |
| 1998 | 26.85% | +1.4 pp |
| 1997 | 25.43% | -2.8 pp |
| 1996 | 28.27% | -3.6 pp |
| 1995 | 31.84% | +4.1 pp |
| 1994 | 27.74% | +1.5 pp |
| 1993 | 26.23% | +1.9 pp |
| 1992 | 24.38% | +3.8 pp |
| 1991 | 20.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Algeria’s Unemployment in 1992?
24.38% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Algeria’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -43.5% in total — about 1.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 11.63%; 2024: 11.66%; 2023: 11.65%; 2022: 12.38%; 2021: 13.66%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.