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.
Unemployment rate in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | 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 | 14.5% | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +34.6% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | +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 5.6%, 2.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 12.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 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 | 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
- 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 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.