Between 2019 and 2020, the number of unemployed people worldwide increased from 191.93 million to 235.21 million, the biggest annual increase in unemployment in this provided time period. In 2022, the number of people unemployed decreased down to 205.25 million.
Number of unemployed persons worldwide from 1991 to 2024
(in millions)
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ILO. (February 23, 2023). Number of unemployed persons worldwide from 1991 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/266414/unemployed-persons-worldwide/
ILO. "Number of unemployed persons worldwide from 1991 to 2024 (in millions)." Chart. February 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266414/unemployed-persons-worldwide/
ILO. (2023). Number of unemployed persons worldwide from 1991 to 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266414/unemployed-persons-worldwide/
ILO. "Number of Unemployed Persons Worldwide from 1991 to 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266414/unemployed-persons-worldwide/
ILO, Number of unemployed persons worldwide from 1991 to 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266414/unemployed-persons-worldwide/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of unemployed persons worldwide from 1991 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph], ILO, February 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266414/unemployed-persons-worldwide/
