Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 6.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Middle Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 6.8% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Middle Africa peaked at 7.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2005.
That places Middle Africa 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Middle Africa
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 790,423 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 388,193 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 402,230 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 126,751 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 257,254 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5434 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6718 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6299 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6511 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Middle Africa?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Middle Africa was 6.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2005.
- How does Middle Africa rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Middle Africa ranks 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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