Unemployment
% of labour force · showing the worst first
186 of 216 countries report a figure for unemployment
World average: 6.9%
| Rank | Country | Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #186 | Eswatini | 34.2% | 2025 | |
| #185 | South Africa | 32.4% | 2025 | |
| #184 | Djibouti | 26.0% | 2025 | |
| #183 | Botswana | 24.5% | 2025 | |
| #182 | Palestine | 24.4% | 2022 | |
| #181 | Gabon | 20.2% | 2025 | |
| #180 | Republic of the Congo | 19.9% | 2025 | |
| #179 | Namibia | 19.3% | 2025 | |
| #178 | Somalia | 18.9% | 2025 | |
| #177 | Libya | 18.8% | 2025 | |
| #176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.0% | 2025 | |
| #175 | Yemen | 17.3% | 2025 | |
| #174 | Jordan | 16.5% | 2025 | |
| #173 | Lesotho | 16.3% | 2025 | |
| #172 | Iraq | 15.5% | 2025 | |
| #171 | Tunisia | 15.1% | 2025 | |
| #170 | Haiti | 14.9% | 2025 | |
| #169 | Angola | 14.1% | 2025 | |
| #168 | Montenegro | 13.6% | 2025 | |
| #167 | Syria | 13.6% | 2025 | |
| #166 | Afghanistan | 13.4% | 2025 | |
| #165 | Armenia | 12.9% | 2025 | |
| #164 | South Sudan | 12.4% | 2023 | |
| #163 | North Macedonia | 12.3% | 2025 | |
| #162 | Georgia | 12.1% | 2025 | |
| #161 | Guyana | 12.0% | 2025 | |
| #160 | Cape Verde | 11.9% | 2025 | |
| #159 | French Polynesia | 11.7% | 2025 | |
| #158 | Algeria | 11.6% | 2025 | |
| #157 | United States Virgin Islands | 11.4% | 2025 | |
| #156 | Rwanda | 11.4% | 2025 | |
| #155 | New Caledonia | 11.2% | 2025 | |
| #154 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.0% | 2025 | |
| #153 | Lebanon | 11.0% | 2023 | |
| #152 | Albania | 10.9% | 2025 | |
| #151 | Nepal | 10.5% | 2025 | |
| #150 | Spain | 10.4% | 2025 | |
| #149 | Mauritania | 10.3% | 2025 | |
| #148 | Ukraine | 9.8% | 2021 | |
| #147 | Finland | 9.5% | 2025 | |
| #146 | Saint Lucia | 9.5% | 2025 | |
| #145 | Zimbabwe | 9.3% | 2025 | |
| #144 | The Bahamas | 9.2% | 2025 | |
| #143 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 9.1% | 2025 | |
| #142 | Morocco | 9.0% | 2025 | |
| #141 | Chile | 9.0% | 2025 | |
| #140 | Belize | 8.9% | 2025 | |
| #139 | Sweden | 8.7% | 2025 | |
| #138 | Greece | 8.5% | 2025 | |
| #137 | Turkey | 8.5% | 2025 | |
| #136 | Panama | 8.4% | 2025 | |
| #135 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.3% | 2025 | |
| #134 | Estonia | 8.3% | 2025 | |
| #133 | Iran | 8.3% | 2025 | |
| #132 | Colombia | 8.3% | 2025 | |
| #131 | Suriname | 7.8% | 2025 | |
| #130 | France | 7.5% | 2025 | |
| #129 | Sudan | 7.5% | 2022 | |
| #128 | Uruguay | 7.5% | 2025 | |
| #127 | Argentina | 7.1% | 2025 | |
| #126 | Serbia | 7.1% | 2025 | |
| #125 | Tajikistan | 6.9% | 2025 | |
| #124 | Canada | 6.9% | 2025 | |
| #123 | Costa Rica | 6.8% | 2025 | |
| #122 | Egypt | 6.8% | 2025 | |
| #121 | Lithuania | 6.7% | 2025 | |
| #120 | Mozambique | 6.6% | 2025 | |
| #119 | Latvia | 6.6% | 2025 | |
| #118 | Barbados | 6.5% | 2025 | |
| #117 | The Gambia | 6.5% | 2025 | |
| #116 | Italy | 6.4% | 2025 | |
| #115 | Luxembourg | 6.3% | 2025 | |
| #114 | Central African Republic | 6.3% | 2025 | |
| #113 | Portugal | 6.2% | 2025 | |
| #112 | Romania | 6.0% | 2025 | |
| #111 | Puerto Rico | 6.0% | 2025 | |
| #110 | Eritrea | 6.0% | 2025 | |
| #109 | Brazil | 6.0% | 2025 | |
| #108 | Zambia | 5.9% | 2025 | |
| #107 | Belgium | 5.9% | 2025 | |
| #106 | Mauritius | 5.6% | 2025 | |
| #105 | Austria | 5.6% | 2025 | |
| #104 | Guam | 5.6% | 2025 | |
| #103 | Denmark | 5.5% | 2025 | |
| #102 | Azerbaijan | 5.5% | 2025 | |
| #101 | Kenya | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| #100 | Pakistan | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| #99 | Slovakia | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| #98 | Fiji | 5.3% | 2025 | |
| #97 | Venezuela | 5.3% | 2025 | |
| #96 | Brunei | 5.3% | 2025 | |
| #95 | Mongolia | 5.2% | 2025 | |
| #94 | Guinea | 5.2% | 2025 | |
| #93 | Peru | 5.1% | 2025 | |
| #92 | Dominican Republic | 5.1% | 2025 | |
| #91 | New Zealand | 5.1% | 2025 | |
| #90 | Vanuatu | 5.1% | 2025 | |
| #89 | Malawi | 5.1% | 2025 | |
| #88 | Nicaragua | 5.0% | 2025 | |
| #87 | Croatia | 5.0% | 2025 | |
| #86 | Samoa | 5.0% | 2025 | |
| #85 | Cyprus | 4.9% | 2025 | |
| #84 | Honduras | 4.9% | 2025 | |
| #83 | Switzerland | 4.9% | 2025 | |
| #82 | Paraguay | 4.8% | 2025 | |
| #81 | Kazakhstan | 4.8% | 2025 | |
| #80 | United Kingdom | 4.7% | 2025 | |
| #79 | Norway | 4.6% | 2025 | |
| #78 | Ireland | 4.6% | 2025 | |
| #77 | Uzbekistan | 4.6% | 2025 | |
| #76 | People's Republic of China | 4.6% | 2025 | |
| #75 | Hungary | 4.5% | 2025 | |
| #74 | Maldives | 4.5% | 2025 | |
| #73 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.4% | 2025 | |
| #72 | Turkmenistan | 4.3% | 2025 | |
| #71 | India | 4.2% | 2025 | |
| #70 | United States | 4.2% | 2025 | |
| #69 | Australia | 4.1% | 2025 | |
| #68 | Sri Lanka | 4.0% | 2025 | |
| #67 | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 3.9% | 2025 | |
| #66 | Comoros | 3.8% | 2025 | |
| #65 | Bangladesh | 3.8% | 2025 | |
| #64 | Malaysia | 3.8% | 2025 | |
| #63 | Germany | 3.7% | 2025 | |
| #62 | Iceland | 3.6% | 2025 | |
| #61 | Cameroon | 3.6% | 2025 | |
| #60 | North Korea | 3.5% | 2025 | |
| #59 | Bulgaria | 3.5% | 2025 | |
| #58 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.5% | 2025 | |
| #57 | Israel | 3.5% | 2025 | |
| #56 | Burkina Faso | 3.5% | 2025 | |
| #55 | Belarus | 3.4% | 2025 | |
| #54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.3% | 2025 | |
| #53 | Ethiopia | 3.3% | 2025 | |
| #52 | Ecuador | 3.3% | 2025 | |
| #51 | El Salvador | 3.3% | 2025 | |
| #50 | Jamaica | 3.3% | 2025 | |
| #49 | Oman | 3.3% | 2025 | |
| #48 | Indonesia | 3.2% | 2025 | |
| #47 | Bhutan | 3.2% | 2025 | |
| #46 | Slovenia | 3.2% | 2025 | |
| #45 | Sierra Leone | 3.2% | 2025 | |
| #44 | Nigeria | 3.1% | 2025 | |
| #43 | Myanmar | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| #42 | Madagascar | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| #41 | Saudi Arabia | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| #40 | Ghana | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| #39 | Poland | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| #38 | Bolivia | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| #37 | Malta | 2.9% | 2025 | |
| #36 | Liberia | 2.9% | 2025 | |
| #35 | Mali | 2.8% | 2025 | |
| #34 | Czech Republic | 2.8% | 2025 | |
| #33 | Singapore | 2.8% | 2025 | |
| #32 | Hong Kong | 2.8% | 2025 | |
| #31 | Uganda | 2.7% | 2025 | |
| #30 | Senegal | 2.7% | 2025 | |
| #29 | South Korea | 2.7% | 2025 | |
| #28 | Mexico | 2.7% | 2025 | |
| #27 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.7% | 2025 | |
| #26 | Guatemala | 2.6% | 2025 | |
| #25 | Papua New Guinea | 2.6% | 2025 | |
| #24 | Japan | 2.5% | 2025 | |
| #23 | Macau | 2.3% | 2025 | |
| #22 | Ivory Coast | 2.3% | 2025 | |
| #21 | Philippines | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| #20 | Kuwait | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| #19 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| #18 | Russia | 2.1% | 2025 | |
| #17 | Tonga | 2.0% | 2025 | |
| #16 | Togo | 2.0% | 2025 | |
| #15 | Cuba | 1.7% | 2025 | |
| #14 | Timor-Leste | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| #13 | Benin | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| #12 | Tanzania | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| #11 | Vietnam | 1.5% | 2025 | |
| #10 | Moldova | 1.5% | 2025 | |
| #9 | Solomon Islands | 1.4% | 2025 | |
| #8 | Laos | 1.2% | 2025 | |
| #7 | Bahrain | 1.1% | 2025 | |
| #6 | Chad | 1.1% | 2025 | |
| #5 | Burundi | 0.9% | 2025 | |
| #4 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| #3 | Niger | 0.4% | 2025 | |
| #2 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2025 | |
| #1 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| — | American Samoa | — | — | |
| — | Andorra | — | — | |
| — | Antigua and Barbuda | — | — | |
| — | Aruba | — | — | |
| — | Bermuda | — | — | |
| — | British Virgin Islands | — | — | |
| — | Cayman Islands | — | — | |
| — | Curaçao | — | — | |
| — | Dominica | — | — | |
| — | Faroe Islands | — | — | |
| — | Gibraltar | — | — | |
| — | Greenland | — | — | |
| — | Grenada | — | — | |
| — | Isle of Man | — | — | |
| — | Kiribati | — | — | |
| — | Kosovo | — | — | |
| — | Liechtenstein | — | — | |
| — | Marshall Islands | — | — | |
| — | Federated States of Micronesia | — | — | |
| — | Monaco | — | — | |
| — | Nauru | — | — | |
| — | Northern Mariana Islands | — | — | |
| — | Palau | — | — | |
| — | San Marino | — | — | |
| — | Seychelles | — | — | |
| — | Sint Maarten | — | — | |
| — | Saint Kitts and Nevis | — | — | |
| — | Saint-Martin | — | — | |
| — | Turks and Caicos Islands | — | — | |
| — | Tuvalu | — | — |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)