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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in Lebanon

Lebanon Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 12.6 % 2022


Latest data on Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment Rate
                     Lebanon - Historical Data (%)

What is Unemployment Rate in Lebanon?

  • Unemployment Rate in Lebanon increased to 12.6 % in 2022. The maximum rate was 9 % and minimum was 6 %.
  • Data published Yearly by Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
12.6 2022 24.05.2023
14.5 2021 18.11.2022
6.6 2020 10.03.2021
6.2 2019 11.02.2020
6.2 2018 14.05.2019
6.3 2017 23.08.2018
6.8 2016 11.08.2017
6.5 2015 31.12.2015


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Unemployment Rate in Lebanon by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Michel Aoun 31.10.2016 - 6.8000 6.7000 6.8000 6.7000 -1.47%
Elias Hrawi 24.11.1989 - 23.11.1998 8.5000 7.8000 8.5000 7.8000 -8.24%

Other labor indicators in Lebanon

Index Updated Actual Previous

Unemployment Rate in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Bangladesh 2022 4.7 % 5.1
Jordan 2Q/23 22.3 % 21.9
Kyrgyzstan Jul/23 2.7 % 2.8
Mongolia 2Q/23 5.8 % 6.6
Nepal 2021 5.1 % 4.7
Palestine 2Q/23 24.7 % 25.2
Tajikistan Dec/22 7.8 % 7.7
Cambodia 20 0.22 % 0.23
China 2Q/23 5.2 % 5.3
Georgia 2023 16.7 % 18
India 2023 7.1 % 8.1
Israel Aug/23 3.1 % 3.4
Pakistan 2021 6.3 % 6.9
South Korea Aug/23 2.4 % 2.8
Taiwan Aug/23 3.42 % 3.43
Vietnam 2Q/23 2.3 % 2.25
Maldives 2022 4.9 % 6.1
Armenia 2Q/23 11.7 % 13.7
Hong Kong Aug/23 2.8 % 2.8
Indonesia 1Q/23 5.45 % 5.86
Japan Aug/23 2.7 % 2.7
Kazakhstan Jun/23 4.7 % 4.8
Lebanon 2022 12.6 % 12.5
Macau Aug/23 2.5 % 2.6
Malaysia Aug/23 3.4 % 3.4
Philippines 2Q/23 4.4 % 4.8
Qatar 1Q/23 0.1 % 0.1
Singapore 2Q/23 1.9 % 1.8
Sri Lanka 2Q/23 5.2 % 4.7
Thailand Jun/23 1.06 % 1.05
Oman 2022 2.3 % 2.5
Iran 1Q/23 9.7 % 8.2
Laos 2022 2.6 % 3.6
Azerbaijan 2022 5.5 % 6
Kuwait 2022 2.5 % 2.8
Saudi Arabia 2Q/23 4.9 % 5.1
Bahrain 2022 5.5 % 6.6
North Korea 2022 3 % 3.2
United Arab Emirates 2022 2.75 % 3.11
Yemen 2022 13.59 % 13.89
Turkmenistan 2021 5.1 % 5
Uzbekistan 2018 6.9 % 7.2
Iraq 2022 15.55 % 16.17
Syria 2022 9.6 % 9.8
Afghanistan 2021 13.3 % 11.7
Bhutan 2022 5.9 % 4.8
Brunei 2022 7.2 % 7.4
Mauritius 2Q/23 6.4 % 6.7