Economy · Middle Africa

Republic of the Congo Unemployment Rate

19.9%as of 2025Reported-0.1% vs 2024

Share of the labor force that is unemployed. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods · World Bank
PeriodUnemployment Rate
202519.9%
202419.9%
202319.9%
202220.1%
202122%
202022.3%
201920.5%
201820.84%
201720.7%
201620.3%
201520.02%
201419.7%

Unemployment Rate across Africa

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CountryUnemployment RatePeriod
Nigeria3.1%2025
Kenya5.4%2025
South Africa29.6%2025
Egypt6.8%2025
Ghana3.2%2025
Ethiopia3.3%2025

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