Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Congo, Rep.'s unemployment rate stands at 19.88% as of 2025-12-31, down from 19.9% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Congo, Rep.'s unemployment rate was 19.88%, down from 19.9% in 2024.
In 2024, Congo, Rep.'s unemployment rate was 19.9%, down from 19.92% in 2023.
In 2023, Congo, Rep.'s unemployment rate was 19.92%, down from 20.13% in 2022.
In 2022, Congo, Rep.'s unemployment rate was 20.13%, down from 22% in 2021.
In 2021, Congo, Rep.'s unemployment rate was 22%, down from 22.29% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.88% | -0.019% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | -0.024% |
| 2023 | 19.92% | -0.212% |
| 2022 | 20.13% | -1.87% |
| 2021 | 22% | -0.288% |
| 2020 | 22.29% | +1.79% |
| 2019 | 20.49% | -0.346% |
| 2018 | 20.84% | +0.103% |
| 2017 | 20.74% | +0.439% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +0.278% |
| 2015 | 20.02% | +0.324% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -0.149% |
| 2013 | 19.85% | +0.354% |
| 2012 | 19.49% | +0.056% |
| 2011 | 19.44% | +0.135% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -0.544% |
| 2009 | 19.84% | -0.118% |
| 2008 | 19.96% | +0.053% |
| 2007 | 19.91% | +0.346% |
| 2006 | 19.56% | -0.233% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +0.019% |
| 2003 | 19.88% | +0.233% |
| 2002 | 19.64% | -0.236% |
| 2001 | 19.88% | +0.008% |
| 2000 | 19.87% | -0.269% |
| 1999 | 20.14% | +0.243% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | +0.012% |
| 1997 | 19.89% | -0.163% |
| 1996 | 20.05% | -0.177% |
| 1995 | 20.23% | -0.043% |
| 1994 | 20.27% | +0.279% |
| 1993 | 19.99% | +0.074% |
| 1992 | 19.92% | +0.005% |
| 1991 | 19.91% | — |
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Congo, Rep.'s unemployment rate is 19.88% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 19.9% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 22.29% (2020); the lowest is 19.3% (2010), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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