Unemployment Rate in Angola decreased to 26.90 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 28.80 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Angola averaged 29.11 percent from 2005 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 35.00 percent in the fourth quarter of 2005 and a record low of 19.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016. source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística, Angola

Unemployment Rate in Angola is expected to be 26.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Angola Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 22.80 percent in 2026 and 20.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 14332.68 12950.88 Thousand Sep 2025
Employment Rate 64.40 63.30 percent Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 88.10 89.00 percent Sep 2025
Population 35.12 34.09 Million Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 5263.71 5249.08 Thousands Sep 2025
Unemployment Rate 26.90 28.80 percent Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 48.70 52.70 % Sep 2025


Angola Unemployment Rate
In Angola, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
26.90 28.80 35.00 19.90 2005 - 2025 percent Quarterly