Cote d'Ivoire — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Cote d'Ivoire, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Cote d'Ivoire was 2.32% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 7.22% in 2012. The lowest was 1.90% in 2016 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.02% per year.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 166 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 89%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 5.45%, so Cote d'Ivoire sits below it. It peaked in 2012 and has fallen 68% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 10%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 41 of 47 economies; Togo (2.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 73% in 2017. That is 7% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 88th of 187 in 1991 → 121st of 187 in 2000 → 99th of 187 in 2010 → 168th of 187 in 2020 → 161st of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.32% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 2.27% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 2.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 2.31% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 2.62% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 2.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 2.85% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 3.27% | +1.4 pp |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 2.57% | -0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 3.27% | -1.0 pp |
| 2013 | 4.26% | -3.0 pp |
| 2012 | 7.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 7.14% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 6.61% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 6.57% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 6.38% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 6.28% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 6.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 6.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 5.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 5.85% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 5.51% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 4.84% | +0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 4.42% | +0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 3.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 4.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -0.9 pp |
| 1994 | 5.05% | -0.8 pp |
| 1993 | 5.87% | -0.8 pp |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 6.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cote d'Ivoire’s Unemployment in 1992?
6.7% (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 Cote d'Ivoire’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -64.8% in total — about 3.0% 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: 2.32%; 2024: 2.27%; 2023: 2.26%; 2022: 2.31%; 2021: 2.62%. 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.