Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Georgia
Georgia: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 8.01 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Georgia, 1996–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Georgia stood at 8.01.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Georgia peaked at 20.71 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 1996.
Georgia ranks 22nd of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.4 | — |
| 1997 | 5 | +108.3% |
| 1998 | 14.53 | +190.6% |
| 1999 | 13.8 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 10.82 | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 11.16 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 12.59 | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 11.51 | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 12.62 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 13.8 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 13.57 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 13.28 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 17.87 | +34.6% |
| 2009 | 20.71 | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 20.2 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 19.63 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 19.65 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 19.42 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.44 | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 16.51 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 16.6 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.94 | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 12.67 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 11.56 | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 11.73 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 11.83 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 10.2 | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 9.59 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 8.01 | -16.4% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 8.01 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.43, 95% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 8.01 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +190.6% | 5 | 14.53 |
| 1997 | +108.3% | 2.4 | 5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.93 | 2.4 | 14.53 | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.79 | 10.82 | 20.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.76 | 11.56 | 20.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.27 | 8.01 | 11.83 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More health data for Georgia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0382 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,310 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 26 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2207 % 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 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2812 % 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 Georgia?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Georgia was 8.01 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.71 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 in 1996.
- How does Georgia rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Georgia ranks 22nd out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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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