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Moldova — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Moldova, 1991–2025.
Latest value · 2025
1.50%
Unemployment Rate · % of total labor force · -20.8% since 1991
Unemployment for Moldova was 1.50% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.14% in 1999. The lowest was 0.79% in 2021 (about 1.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.68% per year.
Moldova ranks 178 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 95%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.58%, so Moldova sits below it. It peaked in 1999 and has fallen 86% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 15%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
1.50%
First (1991)
1.90%
Change
-20.8%
Highest
11.14%
in 1999
Lowest
0.79%
in 2021
Average
3.91%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.68%
Years of data
35
Recent years
| Year | % of total labor force |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.51% |
| 2024 | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 1.57% |
| 2022 | 0.91% |
| 2021 | 0.79% |
| 2020 | 1.21% |
| 2019 | 1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.24% |
| 2017 | 1.62% |
| 2016 | 1.59% |
| 2015 | 1.78% |
| 2014 | 1.45% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the labor force without work but available for and seeking employment. National definitions differ, so cross-country comparison needs care. Figures are in % of total labor force. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.