Georgia — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Georgia, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Georgia was 12.10% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 20.71% in 2009. The lowest was 2.70% in 1991 (about 4.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 4.51% per year.
Georgia ranks 25 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 13%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.58%, so Georgia sits above it. It peaked in 2009 and has fallen 42% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 27%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 4 of 49 economies; Bosnia and Herzegovina (11.04%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 100% in 1992. That is 6% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 1992. Doubling roughly every 16 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 142nd of 187 in 1991 → 62nd of 187 in 2000 → 9th of 187 in 2010 → 44th of 187 in 2020 → 23rd of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.1% | +0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 11.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 11.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 11.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 11.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 11.73% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 11.57% | -1.1 pp |
| 2018 | 12.67% | -1.3 pp |
| 2017 | 13.94% | -2.7 pp |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 16.51% | -0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 17.44% | -2.0 pp |
| 2013 | 19.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 19.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 19.63% | -0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 20.71% | +2.8 pp |
| 2008 | 17.87% | +4.6 pp |
| 2007 | 13.28% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 13.57% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 13.81% | +1.2 pp |
| 2004 | 12.62% | +1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 11.51% | -1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 12.59% | +1.4 pp |
| 2001 | 11.16% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 10.82% | -3.0 pp |
| 1999 | 13.8% | -0.7 pp |
| 1998 | 14.53% | +3.0 pp |
| 1997 | 11.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +3.9 pp |
| 1995 | 7.6% | -0.8 pp |
| 1994 | 8.4% | +3.0 pp |
| 1993 | 5.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +2.7 pp |
| 1991 | 2.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Georgia’s Unemployment in 1992?
5.4% (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 Georgia’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +348.0% in total — about 4.5% 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: 12.1%; 2024: 11.56%; 2023: 11.55%; 2022: 11.62%; 2021: 11.79%. 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.