ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Armenia
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Armenia at 12.9% in 2025.
Armenia, 2025
12.9%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
21st of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Armenia over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Armenia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.9% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 12.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 18.3%, the figure has changed by −5.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Armenia has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
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All statistics for Armenia
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
26.2%
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Labour force participation
59.4%
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Women's labour force participation
51.1%
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Employment-to-population ratio
51.7%
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Employment in agriculture
27.0%
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Employment in industry
21.3%
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