Unemployment rate of males vs females in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Unemployment rate of males vs females was 2.41 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Ethiopia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 2.41 for unemployment rate of males vs females in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of males vs females in Ethiopia peaked at 3.28 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.65, in 2012.
Ethiopia ranks 159th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.15 | — |
| 1992 | 3.28 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 3.12 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 2.96 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 2.69 | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 2.63 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.57 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 2.62 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.65 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 2.51 | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 2.27 | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 2.2 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 2.19 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.03 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.83 | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 1.71 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.71 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.7 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.7 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.68 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.67 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.65 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.66 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.72 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.77 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.84 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.92 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.02 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.98 | +42.4% |
| 2021 | 2.94 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.41 | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 2.4 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.38 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 2.41 | +1.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2.41 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.2, 57% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2.41 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.25, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of males vs females in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +42.4% | 2.1 | 2.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.85 | 2.57 | 3.28 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.98 | 1.7 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1.65 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 | 2.38 | 2.98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More work & labour data for Ethiopia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4959 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1765 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 74,537 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 116,333 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 183,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184,008 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 367,290 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate of males vs females in Ethiopia?
- Unemployment rate of males vs females in Ethiopia was 2.41 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 in 1992.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 in 2012.
- How does Ethiopia rank for unemployment rate of males vs females?
- Ethiopia ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of males vs females rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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