Lebanon — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 1991–2023 · 33 observations

About this series

The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.

For Lebanon, the unemployment rate reading stood at 11% in 2023. Against 11.1% in 2022, the period change was −0.12 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 10.8%.

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  • Annual data, 1991–2023
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Latest observations

2014–2023

PeriodValue
202311 %
202211.1 %
202112.7 %
202013.3 %
201911.3 %
5 earlier values, back to 2014
201810.7 %
201710.3 %
20169.79 %
20159.31 %
20148.83 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.