Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Algeria
Algeria: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 11.63 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Algeria, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Algeria stood at 11.63.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Algeria peaked at 31.84 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.82, in 2013.
That places Algeria 13th out of 69 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.6 | — |
| 1992 | 24.38 | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 26.23 | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 27.74 | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 31.84 | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 28.27 | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 25.43 | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 26.85 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 28.57 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 29.77 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 27.3 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 25.9 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 23.72 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 17.65 | -25.6% |
| 2005 | 15.27 | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 12.27 | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 13.79 | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 11.33 | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 10.16 | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 9.96 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 9.96 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.97 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 9.82 | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 10.21 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 11.21 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 10.2 | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 12 | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 12.11 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 12.3 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 14.08 | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 13.66 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 12.38 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 11.64 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 11.65 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 11.63 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.66 | 20.6 | 31.84 | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.72 | 10.16 | 29.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.87 | 9.82 | 12.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.51 | 11.63 | 14.08 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More social development data for Algeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,575 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,174 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,174 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0038 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Algeria?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Algeria was 11.63 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.84 in 1995.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.82 in 2013.
- How does Algeria rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Algeria ranks 13th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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