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Libya - Unemployment Rate 18.76

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

18.76 (2025)

Global rank

##174 of 187 economies

vs global median

3.7×

Growth since 1991

1.01×

Ranking Race — Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#30#59#88#117#146#17519911996200120062011201620212025#174#1742012 overtook Saint Lucia2015 overtook Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
LibyaQatarCambodiaNigerThailand

Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Libya climbed from #174 to #174 (overtook Saint Lucia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Libya ↓

Key Events — Libya

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2012
Overtook Saint Lucia in global rank auto
2015
Overtook Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1991200120112021202518.618.9919.3919.78

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