Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Armenia
Armenia: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 12.87 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Armenia, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Armenia is 12.87, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Armenia peaked at 19.52 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.77, in 1991.
That places Armenia 10th out of 69 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.77 | — |
| 1992 | 1.8 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.3 | +194.4% |
| 1994 | 6.6 | +24.5% |
| 1995 | 6.7 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.3 | +38.8% |
| 1997 | 10.8 | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 9.4 | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 11.2 | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 11.11 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 11.01 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.89 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.77 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.68 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.58 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.5 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.39 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 17.1 | +64.5% |
| 2009 | 19.3 | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 19.52 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 18.88 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 17.51 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 16.58 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 17.5 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 18.26 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 17.62 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 17.7 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.97 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 18.3 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 18.18 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.47 | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 13.45 | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 12.4 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 12.4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.87 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.99 | 1.77 | 11.2 | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.23 | 10.39 | 19.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.08 | 16.58 | 19.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.13 | 12.4 | 18.18 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 7 Tunisia 15.11 compare
- 8 Montenegro 13.57 compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 13.57 compare
- 11 North Macedonia 12.26 compare
- 12 Georgia 12.1 compare
- 13 Algeria 11.63 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0399 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Armenia?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Armenia was 12.87 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.52 in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 in 1991.
- How does Armenia rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Armenia ranks 10th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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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