Economy

Unemployment

Name: Unemployment: Ranking of 186 Countries and World Map
Creator: World Bank

Share of the labor force without work but available for and seeking employment (ILO estimate).

Countries: 186
Average: 6.9 %
Median: 5.1 %
Source: World Bank; 2021–2025

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Highest

1Eswatini34.2 %
2South Africa32.4 %
3Djibouti26 %

Lowest

186Qatar0.13 %
185Cambodia0.26 %
184Niger0.39 %

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1Eswatini34.2 %2025Rank 1 of 186
2South Africa32.4 %2025Rank 2 of 186
3Djibouti26 %2025Rank 3 of 186
4Botswana24.5 %2025Rank 4 of 186
5Palestine24.4 %2022Rank 5 of 186
6Gabon20.2 %2025Rank 6 of 186
7Republic of the Congo19.9 %2025Rank 7 of 186
8Namibia19.3 %2025Rank 8 of 186
9Somalia18.9 %2025Rank 9 of 186
10Libya18.8 %2025Rank 10 of 186
11Saint Vincent and the Grenadines18 %2025Rank 11 of 186
12Yemen17.3 %2025Rank 12 of 186
13Jordan16.5 %2025Rank 13 of 186
14Lesotho16.3 %2025Rank 14 of 186
15Iraq15.5 %2025Rank 15 of 186
16Tunisia15.1 %2025Rank 16 of 186
17Haiti14.9 %2025Rank 17 of 186
18Angola14.1 %2025Rank 18 of 186
19Montenegro13.6 %2025Rank 19 of 186
20Syria13.6 %2025Rank 20 of 186
21Afghanistan13.4 %2025Rank 21 of 186
22Armenia12.9 %2025Rank 22 of 186
23South Sudan12.4 %2023Rank 23 of 186
24North Macedonia12.3 %2025Rank 24 of 186
25Georgia12.1 %2025Rank 25 of 186
26Guyana12 %2025Rank 26 of 186
27Cape Verde11.9 %2025Rank 27 of 186
28French Polynesia11.7 %2025Rank 28 of 186
29Algeria11.6 %2025Rank 29 of 186
30US Virgin Islands11.4 %2025Rank 30 of 186
31Rwanda11.4 %2025Rank 31 of 186
32New Caledonia11.2 %2025Rank 32 of 186
33Bosnia and Herzegovina11 %2025Rank 33 of 186
34Lebanon11 %2023Rank 34 of 186
35Albania10.9 %2025Rank 35 of 186
36Nepal10.5 %2025Rank 36 of 186
37Spain10.4 %2025Rank 37 of 186
38Mauritania10.3 %2025Rank 38 of 186
39Ukraine9.8 %2021Rank 39 of 186
40Finland9.5 %2025Rank 40 of 186
41Saint Lucia9.5 %2025Rank 41 of 186
42Zimbabwe9.3 %2025Rank 42 of 186
43Bahamas9.2 %2025Rank 43 of 186
44São Tomé and Príncipe9.1 %2025Rank 44 of 186
45Morocco9 %2025Rank 45 of 186
46Chile9 %2025Rank 46 of 186
47Belize8.9 %2025Rank 47 of 186
48Sweden8.7 %2025Rank 48 of 186
49Greece8.5 %2025Rank 49 of 186
50Turkey8.5 %2025Rank 50 of 186
51Panama8.4 %2025Rank 51 of 186
52Equatorial Guinea8.3 %2025Rank 52 of 186
53Estonia8.3 %2025Rank 53 of 186
54Iran8.3 %2025Rank 54 of 186
55Colombia8.3 %2025Rank 55 of 186
56Suriname7.8 %2025Rank 56 of 186
57France7.5 %2025Rank 57 of 186
58Sudan7.5 %2022Rank 58 of 186
59Uruguay7.5 %2025Rank 59 of 186
60Argentina7.1 %2025Rank 60 of 186
61Serbia7.1 %2025Rank 61 of 186
62Tajikistan6.9 %2025Rank 62 of 186
63Canada6.9 %2025Rank 63 of 186
64Costa Rica6.8 %2025Rank 64 of 186
65Egypt6.8 %2025Rank 65 of 186
66Lithuania6.7 %2025Rank 66 of 186
67Mozambique6.6 %2025Rank 67 of 186
68Latvia6.6 %2025Rank 68 of 186
69Barbados6.5 %2025Rank 69 of 186
70Gambia6.5 %2025Rank 70 of 186
71Italy6.4 %2025Rank 71 of 186
72Luxembourg6.3 %2025Rank 72 of 186
73Central African Republic6.3 %2025Rank 73 of 186
74Portugal6.2 %2025Rank 74 of 186
75Romania6 %2025Rank 75 of 186
76Puerto Rico6 %2025Rank 76 of 186
77Eritrea6 %2025Rank 77 of 186
78Brazil6 %2025Rank 78 of 186
79Zambia5.9 %2025Rank 79 of 186
80Belgium5.9 %2025Rank 80 of 186
81Mauritius5.6 %2025Rank 81 of 186
82Austria5.6 %2025Rank 82 of 186
83Guam5.6 %2025Rank 83 of 186
84Denmark5.5 %2025Rank 84 of 186
85Azerbaijan5.5 %2025Rank 85 of 186
86Kenya5.4 %2025Rank 86 of 186
87Pakistan5.4 %2025Rank 87 of 186
88Slovakia5.4 %2025Rank 88 of 186
89Fiji5.3 %2025Rank 89 of 186
90Venezuela5.3 %2025Rank 90 of 186
91Brunei5.3 %2025Rank 91 of 186
92Mongolia5.2 %2025Rank 92 of 186
93Guinea5.2 %2025Rank 93 of 186
94Peru5.1 %2025Rank 94 of 186
95Dominican Republic5.1 %2025Rank 95 of 186
96New Zealand5.1 %2025Rank 96 of 186
97Vanuatu5.1 %2025Rank 97 of 186
98Malawi5.1 %2025Rank 98 of 186
99Nicaragua5 %2025Rank 99 of 186
100Croatia5 %2025Rank 100 of 186
101Samoa5 %2025Rank 101 of 186
102Cyprus4.9 %2025Rank 102 of 186
103Honduras4.9 %2025Rank 103 of 186
104Switzerland4.9 %2025Rank 104 of 186
105Paraguay4.8 %2025Rank 105 of 186
106Kazakhstan4.8 %2025Rank 106 of 186
107United Kingdom4.7 %2025Rank 107 of 186
108Norway4.6 %2025Rank 108 of 186
109Ireland4.6 %2025Rank 109 of 186
110Uzbekistan4.6 %2025Rank 110 of 186
111China4.6 %2025Rank 111 of 186
112Hungary4.5 %2025Rank 112 of 186
113Maldives4.5 %2025Rank 113 of 186
114Democratic Republic of the Congo4.4 %2025Rank 114 of 186
115Turkmenistan4.3 %2025Rank 115 of 186
116India4.2 %2025Rank 116 of 186
117United States4.2 %2025Rank 117 of 186
118Australia4.1 %2025Rank 118 of 186
119Sri Lanka4 %2025Rank 119 of 186
120Netherlands3.9 %2025Rank 120 of 186
121Comoros3.8 %2025Rank 121 of 186
122Bangladesh3.8 %2025Rank 122 of 186
123Malaysia3.8 %2025Rank 123 of 186
124Germany3.7 %2025Rank 124 of 186
125Iceland3.6 %2025Rank 125 of 186
126Cameroon3.6 %2025Rank 126 of 186
127North Korea3.5 %2025Rank 127 of 186
128Bulgaria3.5 %2025Rank 128 of 186
129Kyrgyzstan3.5 %2025Rank 129 of 186
130Israel3.5 %2025Rank 130 of 186
131Burkina Faso3.5 %2025Rank 131 of 186
132Belarus3.4 %2025Rank 132 of 186
133Trinidad and Tobago3.3 %2025Rank 133 of 186
134Ethiopia3.3 %2025Rank 134 of 186
135Ecuador3.3 %2025Rank 135 of 186
136El Salvador3.3 %2025Rank 136 of 186
137Jamaica3.3 %2025Rank 137 of 186
138Oman3.3 %2025Rank 138 of 186
139Indonesia3.2 %2025Rank 139 of 186
140Bhutan3.2 %2025Rank 140 of 186
141Slovenia3.2 %2025Rank 141 of 186
142Sierra Leone3.2 %2025Rank 142 of 186
143Nigeria3.1 %2025Rank 143 of 186
144Myanmar3 %2025Rank 144 of 186
145Madagascar3 %2025Rank 145 of 186
146Saudi Arabia3 %2025Rank 146 of 186
147Ghana3 %2025Rank 147 of 186
148Poland3 %2025Rank 148 of 186
149Bolivia3 %2025Rank 149 of 186
150Malta2.9 %2025Rank 150 of 186
151Liberia2.9 %2025Rank 151 of 186
152Mali2.8 %2025Rank 152 of 186
153Czechia2.8 %2025Rank 153 of 186
154Singapore2.8 %2025Rank 154 of 186
155Hong Kong2.8 %2025Rank 155 of 186
156Uganda2.7 %2025Rank 156 of 186
157Senegal2.7 %2025Rank 157 of 186
158South Korea2.7 %2025Rank 158 of 186
159Guinea-Bissau2.7 %2025Rank 159 of 186
160Mexico2.7 %2025Rank 160 of 186
161Guatemala2.6 %2025Rank 161 of 186
162Papua New Guinea2.6 %2025Rank 162 of 186
163Japan2.5 %2025Rank 163 of 186
164Macau2.3 %2025Rank 164 of 186
165Côte d'Ivoire2.3 %2025Rank 165 of 186
166Philippines2.2 %2025Rank 166 of 186
167Kuwait2.2 %2025Rank 167 of 186
168United Arab Emirates2.2 %2025Rank 168 of 186
169Russia2.1 %2025Rank 169 of 186
170Tonga2 %2025Rank 170 of 186
171Togo2 %2025Rank 171 of 186
172Cuba1.7 %2025Rank 172 of 186
173Timor-Leste1.6 %2025Rank 173 of 186
174Benin1.6 %2025Rank 174 of 186
175Tanzania1.6 %2025Rank 175 of 186
176Vietnam1.5 %2025Rank 176 of 186
177Moldova1.5 %2025Rank 177 of 186
178Solomon Islands1.4 %2025Rank 178 of 186
179Laos1.2 %2025Rank 179 of 186
180Bahrain1.1 %2025Rank 180 of 186
181Chad1.1 %2025Rank 181 of 186
182Burundi0.92 %2025Rank 182 of 186
183Thailand0.78 %2025Rank 183 of 186
184Niger0.39 %2025Rank 184 of 186
185Cambodia0.26 %2025Rank 185 of 186
186Qatar0.13 %2025Rank 186 of 186

Source: World Bank (indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS). Most recent value available for each country; the year is shown to the right of each row.

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