Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Georgia
Georgia: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 29.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Georgia, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate young vs older adults in Georgia is 29.86, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate young vs older adults in Georgia peaked at 41.9 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.47, in 1991.
Georgia ranks 21st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.47 | — |
| 1992 | 8.93 | +99.7% |
| 1993 | 8.92 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 13.86 | +55.4% |
| 1995 | 12.58 | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 19.14 | +52.2% |
| 1997 | 19.23 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 24.32 | +26.4% |
| 1999 | 22.95 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 19.59 | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 18.77 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 25.09 | +33.6% |
| 2003 | 22.77 | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 25.35 | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 26.16 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 27.3 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 28.74 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 35.47 | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 41.9 | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 39.91 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 40.71 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 37.43 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 40.22 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 37.37 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 35.85 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 35.02 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 28.69 | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 29.69 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 30.06 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 30.85 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 30.6 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 30.14 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 29.93 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 29.86 | -0.2% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 29.86 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.67, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 29.86 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.44, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +99.7% | 4.47 | 8.93 |
| 1994 | +55.4% | 8.92 | 13.86 |
| 1996 | +52.2% | 12.58 | 19.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.93 | 4.47 | 24.32 | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.11 | 18.77 | 41.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.49 | 28.69 | 40.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.28 | 29.86 | 30.85 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 18 New Caledonia 31.83 compare
- 19 Iraq 31.73 compare
- 20 Algeria 29.88 compare
- 22 North Macedonia 28.66 compare
- 23 Cape Verde 28.1 compare
- 24 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27.33 compare
More work & labour data for Georgia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5695 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5795 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0234 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,483 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 911.09 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,505 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,465 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,969 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate young vs older adults in Georgia?
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Georgia was 29.86 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.47 in 1991.
- How does Georgia rank for unemployment rate young vs older adults?
- Georgia ranks 21st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate young vs older adults rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate young vs older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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