Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Lebanon
Lebanon: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 10.98 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Lebanon, 1991–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Lebanon is 10.98, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Lebanon peaked at 13.25 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.36, in 2009.
That places Lebanon 15th out of 69 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.59 | — |
| 1992 | 8.22 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 8.23 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.32 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 8.42 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 8.41 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 8.62 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 8.57 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.79 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 8.64 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 8.5 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 8.25 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 8.06 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 7.85 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 8.25 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 8.68 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 8.98 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 7.67 | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 6.36 | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 6.77 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 7.35 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 7.95 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 8.48 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 8.84 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 9.31 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.79 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 10.26 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 10.76 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 11.3 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 13.25 | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 12.71 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 11.11 | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 10.98 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.46 | 8.22 | 8.79 | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.12 | 6.36 | 8.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.08 | 6.77 | 11.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.01 | 10.98 | 13.25 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Lebanon?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Lebanon was 10.98 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.25 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.36 in 2009.
- How does Lebanon rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Lebanon ranks 15th out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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