Unemployment - Libya
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Libya is 8.90 (%) with a global rank of 81.
Libya compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Libya is similar to that of Belarus, Morocco, Greenland, Turkey, Kenya, Lebanon, India, Belgium, Afghanistan, Kyrgyz Republic with a respective Unemployment of 9.70, 9.50, 9.40, 9.20, 9.20, 8.90, 8.80, 8.80, 8.60, 8.40 (%) and a global rank of 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86.Last 10 years averageLibya had an average Unemployment of 10.8 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Libya during the Great RecessionLibya's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 3.33% during the Great RecessionLibya since the end of the Great RecessionLibya's Unemployment had a positive growth of 2.30% since the end of the Great RecessionLibya during the Libyan revolutionLibya's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 5.81% during the Libyan revolutionLibya since the end of the Libyan revolutionLibya's Unemployment had a positive growth of 9.88% since the end of the Libyan revolution
Libya compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Libya is similar to that of Belarus, Morocco, Greenland, Turkey, Kenya, Lebanon, India, Belgium, Afghanistan, Kyrgyz Republic with a respective Unemployment of 9.70, 9.50, 9.40, 9.20, 9.20, 8.90, 8.80, 8.80, 8.60, 8.40 (%) and a global rank of 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86.Last 10 years averageLibya had an average Unemployment of 10.8 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Libya during the Great RecessionLibya's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 3.33% during the Great RecessionLibya since the end of the Great RecessionLibya's Unemployment had a positive growth of 2.30% since the end of the Great RecessionLibya during the Libyan revolutionLibya's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 5.81% during the Libyan revolutionLibya since the end of the Libyan revolutionLibya's Unemployment had a positive growth of 9.88% since the end of the Libyan revolution
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1991 | 8.70 |
1992 | 8.60 |
1993 | 8.70 |
1994 | 8.80 |
1995 | 8.80 |
1996 | 8.90 |
1997 | 9.00 |
1998 | 9.10 |
1999 | 9.10 |
2000 | 30.00 |
2001 | 30.00 |
2002 | 9.20 |
2003 | 9.20 |
2004 | 30.00 |
2005 | 9.10 |
2006 | 9.00 |
2007 | 8.90 |
2008 | 8.80 |
2009 | 8.70 |
2010 | 8.60 |
2011 | 8.10 |
2012 | 8.90 |
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Belarus | 76 | 9.70 |
Morocco | 77 | 9.50 |
Greenland | 78 | 9.40 |
Turkey | 79 | 9.20 |
Kenya | 80 | 9.20 |
Libya | 81 | 8.90 |
Lebanon | 82 | 8.90 |
India | 83 | 8.80 |
Belgium | 84 | 8.80 |
Afghanistan | 85 | 8.60 |
Kyrgyz Republic | 86 | 8.40 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators