LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Angola
Angola: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 29.12 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Angola, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Angola recorded 29.12 for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Angola ranks 5th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 33.04 | — |
| 2020 | 35.89 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 34.55 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 32.39 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 33.27 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 32.32 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 29.12 | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.04 | 33.04 | 33.04 | 1 |
| 2020s | 32.92 | 29.12 | 35.89 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More work & labour data for Angola
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.7608 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7449 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6791 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 61,132 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,914 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 76,286 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 73,759 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 150,046 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Angola?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Angola was 29.12 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 35.89 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.12 in 2025.
- How does Angola rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Angola ranks 5th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.