Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Ethiopia's unemployment rate stands at 3.32% as of 2025-12-31, down from 3.36% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Ethiopia's unemployment rate was 3.32%, down from 3.36% in 2024.
In 2024, Ethiopia's unemployment rate was 3.36%, down from 3.38% in 2023.
In 2023, Ethiopia's unemployment rate was 3.38%, down from 3.39% in 2022.
In 2022, Ethiopia's unemployment rate was 3.39%, down from 3.94% in 2021.
In 2021, Ethiopia's unemployment rate was 3.94%, down from 4% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.32% | -0.034% |
| 2024 | 3.36% | -0.018% |
| 2023 | 3.38% | -0.011% |
| 2022 | 3.39% | -0.549% |
| 2021 | 3.94% | -0.063% |
| 2020 | 4% | +1.07% |
| 2019 | 2.93% | +0.117% |
| 2018 | 2.81% | +0.146% |
| 2017 | 2.67% | +0.109% |
| 2016 | 2.56% | +0.114% |
| 2015 | 2.44% | +0.081% |
| 2014 | 2.36% | +0.11% |
| 2013 | 2.25% | -0.001% |
| 2012 | 2.25% | -0.018% |
| 2011 | 2.27% | -0.025% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -0.031% |
| 2009 | 2.33% | +0% |
| 2008 | 2.33% | -0.011% |
| 2007 | 2.34% | +0% |
| 2006 | 2.34% | -0.16% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -0.279% |
| 2004 | 2.78% | -0.232% |
| 2003 | 3.01% | -0.046% |
| 2002 | 3.05% | -0.106% |
| 2001 | 3.16% | -0.339% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -0.215% |
| 1999 | 3.71% | +0.233% |
| 1998 | 3.48% | +0.254% |
| 1997 | 3.23% | +0.106% |
| 1996 | 3.12% | +0.116% |
| 1995 | 3.01% | -0.095% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -0.152% |
| 1993 | 3.25% | -0.164% |
| 1992 | 3.42% | +0.132% |
| 1991 | 3.28% | — |
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Ethiopia's unemployment rate is 3.32% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.36% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 4% (2020); the lowest is 2.25% (2013), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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