ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Libya
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Libya at 18.8% in 2025.
Libya, 2025
18.8%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
9th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Libya 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 | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.8% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 19.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.7%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Libya has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Libya
All statistics for Libya
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
50.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
48.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
33.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
39.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
10.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
18.6%
2025 · World Bank