Armenia — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Armenia, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Armenia was 12.87% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 19.52% in 2010. The lowest was 1.77% in 1991 (about 7.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 6.00% per year.
Armenia ranks 22 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 12%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.58%, so Armenia sits above it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 34% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 30%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 2 of 49 economies; North Macedonia (12.26%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 194% in 1993. That is 19% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 1993; grown tenfold by 2009. Doubling roughly every 12 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 165th of 187 in 1991 → 57th of 187 in 2000 → 13th of 187 in 2010 → 15th of 187 in 2020 → 21st of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.87% | +0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 12.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 12.41% | -1.0 pp |
| 2022 | 13.45% | -2.0 pp |
| 2021 | 15.47% | -2.7 pp |
| 2020 | 18.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 18.97% | +1.3 pp |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 17.62% | -0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 18.26% | +0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 16.58% | -0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 17.51% | -1.4 pp |
| 2011 | 18.88% | -0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 19.52% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +2.2 pp |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +6.7 pp |
| 2007 | 10.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 10.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 10.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 10.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 10.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 11.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 11.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +1.8 pp |
| 1998 | 9.4% | -1.4 pp |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +1.5 pp |
| 1996 | 9.3% | +2.6 pp |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 6.6% | +1.3 pp |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +3.5 pp |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 1.77% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Armenia’s Unemployment in 1992?
1.8% (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 Armenia’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +625.5% in total — about 6.0% 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: 12.87%; 2024: 12.41%; 2023: 12.41%; 2022: 13.45%; 2021: 15.47%. 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.