Unemployment rate in Angola
Angola: Unemployment rate was 14.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Angola, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Angola recorded 14.1% for unemployment rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Angola peaked at 17.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2024.
Angola ranks 18th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 16.1% | 17.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 16.1% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.0% | 16.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Angola
- 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, total (% of total population ages 15-6 75.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 52.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 54.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 74.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Angola?
- Unemployment rate in Angola was 14.1% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2024.
- How does Angola rank for unemployment rate?
- Angola ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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.