Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Armenia
Armenia: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) was 12.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Armenia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Armenia recorded 12.9% for unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Armenia peaked at 19.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1991.
Armenia ranks 22nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.8% | — |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +194.4% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | +24.5% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | +38.8% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +64.5% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.9% | +3.8% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 12.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 2.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 12.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +194.4% | 1.8% | 5.3% |
| 2008 | +64.5% | 10.4% | 17.1% |
| 1996 | +38.8% | 6.7% | 9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 1.8% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.4% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.6% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.4% | 18.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 19 Montenegro 13.6% compare
- 20 Syria 13.6% compare
- 21 Afghanistan 13.4% compare
- 23 South Sudan 12.4% compare
- 24 North Macedonia 12.3% compare
- 25 Georgia 12.1% compare
More education data for Armenia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,576 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 581 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,649 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 290,201 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160,885 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.053 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Armenia?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Armenia was 12.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1991.
- How does Armenia rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Armenia ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.