Angola — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Angola, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Angola was 14.11% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 17.44% in 1994. The lowest was 14.02% in 2024 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.52% per year.
Angola ranks 18 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 10%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 5.45%, so Angola sits above it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 19% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 14%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 9 of 47 economies; South Sudan (12.37%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 11% in 2022. That is 10% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 20th of 187 in 1991 → 18th of 187 in 2000 → 23rd of 187 in 2010 → 19th of 187 in 2020 → 17th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 14.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 14.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 14.12% | -1.7 pp |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -0.9 pp |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 16.62% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 16.57% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 16.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 16.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 16.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 16.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 16.77% | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 16.38% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 16.15% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 16.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 16.12% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 16.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 16.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 16.43% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 16.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 16.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 16.54% | +0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 16.29% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 16.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 16.18% | -0.8 pp |
| 1995 | 16.98% | -0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 17.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 17.44% | +0.5 pp |
| 1992 | 16.96% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 16.82% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Angola’s Unemployment in 1992?
16.96% (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 Angola’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -16.1% in total — about 0.5% 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: 14.11%; 2024: 14.02%; 2023: 14.05%; 2022: 14.12%; 2021: 15.8%. 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.