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Libya
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Global rank#9out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

19.819.519.218.918.6199120082025Libya · 2025: 18.76%Libya

Analytical takeaways

  • Libya records 18.76% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #9 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) increased from 18.60% in 1991 to 18.76% in 2025, a gain of 0.16%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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