Unemployment rate in Liberia
Liberia: Unemployment rate was 2.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Liberia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Liberia stood at 2.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Liberia peaked at 4.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1999.
That places Liberia 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Liberia
- 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+) 76.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 81.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Liberia?
- Unemployment rate in Liberia was 2.9% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1999.
- How does Liberia rank for unemployment rate?
- Liberia ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.