[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Western Africa

Western Africa: [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
38th
of 39 groups
All-time high
0.1%
in 2022
All-time low
0.0%
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Western Africa, 2015–2023

00.020.040.060.080.12015201920232015: 02016: 02017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 0.12023: 0.1

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 0.1% for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Western Africa peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.

That places Western Africa 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%) in Western Africa, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 0.0%
2016 0.0%
2017 0.0%
2018 0.0%
2019 0.0%
2020 0.0%
2021 0.0%
2022 0.1%
2023 0.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5
2020s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Western Africa?
[ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Western Africa was 0.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
How does Western Africa rank for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash?
Western Africa ranks 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
Where does this Western Africa data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
124 places, 1,171 data points, 2000–2024
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