Unemployment rate in Georgia
Georgia: Unemployment rate was 12.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Georgia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 12.1 for unemployment rate in 2025.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Georgia peaked at 20.71 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.7, in 1991.
That places Georgia 25th 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7 | — |
| 1992 | 5.4 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.4 | +55.6% |
| 1995 | 7.6 | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 11.5 | +51.3% |
| 1997 | 11.5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.53 | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 13.8 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 10.82 | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 11.16 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 12.59 | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 11.51 | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 12.62 | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 13.81 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 13.57 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 13.28 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 17.87 | +34.6% |
| 2009 | 20.71 | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 20.2 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 19.63 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 19.65 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 19.42 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.44 | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 16.51 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 16.6 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.94 | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 12.67 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 11.56 | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 11.73 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 11.79 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.62 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 11.55 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 11.56 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 12.1 | +4.7% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 12.1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.63, 2.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 12.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.56, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate 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 | +100.0% | 2.7 | 5.4 |
| 1994 | +55.6% | 5.4 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | +51.3% | 7.6 | 11.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.98 | 2.7 | 14.53 | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.79 | 10.82 | 20.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.76 | 11.56 | 20.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.72 | 11.55 | 12.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 22 Armenia 12.87 compare
- 23 South Sudan 12.37 compare
- 24 North Macedonia 12.26 compare
- 26 Guyana 11.96 compare
- 27 Cape Verde 11.94 compare
- 28 French Polynesia 11.66 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 in Georgia?
- Unemployment rate in Georgia was 12.1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.71 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 1991.
- How does Georgia rank for unemployment rate?
- Georgia ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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