Unemployment rate of males vs females in Armenia
Armenia: Unemployment rate of males vs females was 12.08 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Armenia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate of males vs females in Armenia is 12.08, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of males vs females in Armenia peaked at 19.12 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.27, in 1991.
That places Armenia 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.27 | — |
| 1992 | 1.29 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 3.49 | +170.0% |
| 1994 | 4.91 | +40.9% |
| 1995 | 3.69 | -24.8% |
| 1996 | 4.54 | +22.9% |
| 1997 | 5.36 | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 5.71 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 7.66 | +34.3% |
| 2000 | 8 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 8.35 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 8.68 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 9.01 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 9.36 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 9.72 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 10.08 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 10.43 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 15.05 | +44.3% |
| 2009 | 18.16 | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 17.55 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 17.6 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.49 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 14.52 | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 15.69 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 17.35 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 17.74 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 17.92 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.72 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 17.44 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 19.12 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 15.7 | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 13.15 | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 11.73 | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 11.73 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.08 | +2.9% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 12.08 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.65, 2.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 12.08 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.75, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of males vs females 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +170.0% | 1.29 | 3.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.21 | 1.27 | 7.66 | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.68 | 8 | 18.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17 | 14.52 | 17.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.92 | 11.73 | 19.12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 21 Afghanistan 12.5 compare
- 22 Cape Verde 12.37 compare
- 23 Haiti 12.26 compare
- 25 South Sudan 11.17 compare
- 26 French Polynesia 10.96 compare
- 27 Syria 10.94 compare
More work & labour data for Armenia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6966 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.721 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0634 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,005 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 695.21 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 854.22 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 837.98 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,692 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate of males vs females in Armenia?
- Unemployment rate of males vs females in Armenia was 12.08 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.12 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 in 1991.
- How does Armenia rank for unemployment rate of males vs females?
- Armenia ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of males vs females rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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