Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Georgia
Georgia: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) was 13.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Georgia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Georgia stood at 13.4%.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Georgia peaked at 22.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1991.
That places Georgia 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.8% | — |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +100.1% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 8.9% | +55.6% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | +51.2% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -27.9% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 13.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.7%, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 13.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +100.1% | 2.8% | 5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 2.8% | 15.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 11.1% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 12.8% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More education data for Georgia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,929 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 749 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,001 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39,921 (2007)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 306,567 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 342,203 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Georgia?
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) in Georgia was 13.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, male (% of male labor force) recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment, male (% of male labor force) recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1991.
- How does Georgia rank for unemployment, male (% of male labor force)?
- Georgia ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, male (% of male labor force) rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.