Unemployment rate in Georgia
Georgia: Unemployment rate was 12.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Georgia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
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 20.7% 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 2.7% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 10.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 11.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 22 Armenia 12.9% compare
- 23 South Sudan 12.4% compare
- 24 North Macedonia 12.3% compare
- 26 Guyana 12.0% compare
- 27 Cape Verde 11.9% compare
- 28 French Polynesia 11.7% compare
More work & labour data for Georgia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Georgia?
- Unemployment rate in Georgia was 12.1% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% 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 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.