Unemployment rate in Armenia
Armenia: Unemployment rate was 12.87 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Armenia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 12.87 for unemployment rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Armenia peaked at 19.52 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.77, in 1991.
That places Armenia 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.77 | — |
| 1992 | 1.8 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.3 | +194.4% |
| 1994 | 6.6 | +24.5% |
| 1995 | 6.7 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.3 | +38.8% |
| 1997 | 10.8 | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 9.4 | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 11.2 | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 11.11 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 11.01 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.89 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.77 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.68 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.58 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.5 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.39 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 17.1 | +64.5% |
| 2009 | 19.3 | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 19.52 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 18.88 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 17.51 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 16.58 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 17.5 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 18.26 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 17.62 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 17.7 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.97 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 18.3 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 18.18 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.47 | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 13.45 | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 12.4 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 12.4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.87 | +3.8% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 12.87 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.63, 2.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 12.87 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.56, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +194.4% | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | +64.5% | 10.39 | 17.1 |
| 1996 | +38.8% | 6.7 | 9.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.99 | 1.77 | 11.2 | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.23 | 10.39 | 19.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.08 | 16.58 | 19.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.13 | 12.4 | 18.18 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 19 Montenegro 13.57 compare
- 20 Syria 13.57 compare
- 21 Afghanistan 13.35 compare
- 23 South Sudan 12.37 compare
- 24 North Macedonia 12.26 compare
- 25 Georgia 12.1 compare
More work & labour data for Armenia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6966 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.721 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0634 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,005 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 695.21 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 854.22 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 837.98 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,692 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Armenia?
- Unemployment rate in Armenia was 12.87 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.52 in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 in 1991.
- How does Armenia rank for unemployment rate?
- Armenia ranks 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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