Unemployment rate in Algeria
Algeria: Unemployment rate was 11.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Algeria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate in Algeria is 11.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Algeria peaked at 31.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2013.
That places Algeria 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 20.6% | 31.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 10.2% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.8% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.6% | 14.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 26 Guyana 12.0% compare
- 27 Cape Verde 11.9% compare
- 28 French Polynesia 11.7% compare
- 30 United States Virgin Islands 11.4% compare
- 31 Rwanda 11.4% compare
- 32 New Caledonia 11.2% compare
More work & labour data for Algeria
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 15.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 14.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 21.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 7.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Algeria?
- Unemployment rate in Algeria was 11.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2013.
- How does Algeria rank for unemployment rate?
- Algeria ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.