Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Armenia
Armenia: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 8.3 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Armenia, 1992–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Armenia is 8.3, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Armenia peaked at 35.96 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 1992.
Armenia ranks 21st of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.8 | — |
| 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 | 11.71 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 35.96 | +207.1% |
| 2002 | 10.78 | -70.0% |
| 2007 | 28.37 | +163.2% |
| 2008 | 22.97 | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 19.3 | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 19.52 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 18.88 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 17.51 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 16.58 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 17.5 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 18.26 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 17.62 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 17.7 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.59 | -40.2% |
| 2019 | 9.79 | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 8.05 | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 8.42 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 8.26 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 8.3 | +0.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 8.3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.43, 98% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 8.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.43, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +207.1% | 11.71 | 35.96 |
| 1993 | +194.4% | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| 2007 | +163.2% | 10.78 | 28.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.64 | 1.8 | 11.2 | 8 |
| 2000s | 21.52 | 10.78 | 35.96 | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.4 | 9.79 | 19.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.26 | 8.05 | 8.42 | 4 |
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More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Armenia?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Armenia was 8.3 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.96 in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 1992.
- How does Armenia rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Armenia ranks 21st out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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