Unemployment rate women in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Unemployment rate women was 4.53 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.53
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
110th
of 186 countries
All-time high
5.34
in 2020
All-time low
2.95
in 2013
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate women in Ethiopia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 4.53 for unemployment rate women in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Ethiopia peaked at 5.34 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.95, in 2013.
That places Ethiopia 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.44 | — |
| 1992 | 3.56 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 3.41 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 3.26 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 3.36 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 3.68 | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 3.98 | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 4.47 | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 4.94 | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 4.65 | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 4.2 | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 4.05 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 3.97 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.65 | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 3.28 | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 3.08 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 3.08 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.06 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.06 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.01 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.98 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.95 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.95 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.12 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 3.25 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 3.43 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 3.6 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.82 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 4 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 5.34 | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 5.28 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 4.68 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.65 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 4.53 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.79 | 3.26 | 4.94 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.61 | 3.06 | 4.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 | 2.95 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.86 | 4.53 | 5.34 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 107 Puerto Rico 5.07 compare
- 108 Switzerland 5.04 compare
- 109 Guinea 5.04 compare
- 111 Ireland 4.53 compare
- 112 Mongolia 4.5 compare
- 113 United Kingdom 4.41 compare
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 women in Ethiopia?
- Unemployment rate women in Ethiopia was 4.53 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.34 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.95 in 2013.
- How does Ethiopia rank for unemployment rate women?
- Ethiopia ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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