Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Congo, Dem. Rep.'s unemployment rate stands at 4.43% as of 2025-12-31, up from 4.42% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s unemployment rate was 4.43%, up from 4.42% in 2024.
In 2024, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s unemployment rate was 4.42%, down from 4.47% in 2023.
In 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s unemployment rate was 4.47%, down from 4.54% in 2022.
In 2022, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s unemployment rate was 4.54%, down from 5.29% in 2021.
In 2021, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s unemployment rate was 5.29%, down from 5.36% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.43% | +0.013% |
| 2024 | 4.42% | -0.048% |
| 2023 | 4.47% | -0.071% |
| 2022 | 4.54% | -0.749% |
| 2021 | 5.29% | -0.066% |
| 2020 | 5.36% | +0.75% |
| 2019 | 4.61% | -0.027% |
| 2018 | 4.63% | +0.019% |
| 2017 | 4.61% | +0.085% |
| 2016 | 4.53% | +0.087% |
| 2015 | 4.44% | +0.005% |
| 2014 | 4.44% | -0.033% |
| 2013 | 4.47% | -0.016% |
| 2012 | 4.49% | +0.168% |
| 2011 | 4.32% | +0.219% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +0.216% |
| 2009 | 3.88% | +0.255% |
| 2008 | 3.63% | +0.223% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +0.23% |
| 2006 | 3.17% | +0.226% |
| 2005 | 2.95% | -0.028% |
| 2004 | 2.98% | -0.081% |
| 2003 | 3.06% | -0.122% |
| 2002 | 3.18% | -0.072% |
| 2001 | 3.25% | +0.006% |
| 2000 | 3.25% | +0.015% |
| 1999 | 3.23% | +0.035% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +0.024% |
| 1997 | 3.17% | +0.015% |
| 1996 | 3.16% | -0.129% |
| 1995 | 3.29% | -0.118% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -0.047% |
| 1993 | 3.45% | +0.078% |
| 1992 | 3.37% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.27% | — |
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Congo, Dem. Rep.'s unemployment rate is 4.43% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 4.42% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.36% (2020); the lowest is 2.95% (2005), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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