Name: Unemployment rate (% of labour force)
Creator: World Bank

Unemployment rate (% of labour force)

Every published economy, ranked by the latest year. Click a country in the list or the chart legend to show or hide it. Country desks cover a smaller set.

Year	Value
2025	32.39%
2024	32.28%
2023	32.10%
2022	33.27%
2021	34.01%
2020	29.22%
2019	28.47%
2018	26.91%
2017	27.04%
2016	26.54%
2015	25.15%
2014	24.89%
2013	24.56%
2012	24.73%
2011	24.64%
2010	24.68%
2009	23.52%
2008	22.41%
2007	22.26%
2006	22.30%
2005	22.47%
2004	22.57%
2003	22.68%
2002	22.58%

#CountryUnemploymentChangeYear

1Eswatini34.20%−0.44 pp2025

2South Africa32.39%+0.11 pp2025

3Djibouti26.02%+0.01 pp2025

4Botswana24.48%+0.67 pp2025

5West Bank and Gaza24.42%−1.97 pp2022

6Gabon20.15%+0.06 pp2025

7Congo, Rep.19.88%−0.02 pp2025

8Namibia19.29%+0.13 pp2025

9Somalia, Fed. Rep.18.95%−0.00 pp2025

10Libya18.76%−0.33 pp2025

11St. Vincent and the Grenadines18.00%−0.09 pp2025

12Yemen, Rep.17.32%+0.35 pp2025

13Jordan16.54%−0.16 pp2025

14Lesotho16.32%−0.02 pp2025

15Iraq15.48%+0.19 pp2025

16Tunisia15.11%−0.23 pp2025

17Haiti14.94%+0.34 pp2025

18Angola14.11%+0.09 pp2025

19Montenegro13.57%+0.37 pp2025

20Syrian Arab Republic13.57%+0.21 pp2025

21Afghanistan13.35%−0.34 pp2025

22Armenia12.87%+0.47 pp2025

23South Sudan12.37%−0.10 pp2023

24North Macedonia12.26%−0.01 pp2025

25Georgia12.10%+0.54 pp2025

26Guyana11.96%+0.09 pp2025

27Cabo Verde11.94%+0.06 pp2025

28French Polynesia11.66%+0.05 pp2025

29Algeria11.63%−0.02 pp2025

30Virgin Islands (U.S.)11.44%+0.02 pp2025

31Rwanda11.36%+0.03 pp2025

32New Caledonia11.17%+0.18 pp2025

33Bosnia and Herzegovina11.04%+0.35 pp2025

34Lebanon10.98%−0.12 pp2023

35Albania10.93%+0.24 pp2025

36Nepal10.46%−0.04 pp2025

37Spain10.38%−1.02 pp2025

38Mauritania10.32%+0.06 pp2025

39Ukraine9.83%+0.36 pp2021

40Finland9.46%+1.06 pp2025

41St. Lucia9.45%−0.75 pp2025

42Zimbabwe9.29%−0.14 pp2025

43Bahamas, The9.21%+0.16 pp2025

44Sao Tome and Principe9.13%+0.07 pp2025

45Morocco9.00%−0.10 pp2025

46Chile8.97%+0.26 pp2025

47Belize8.86%+0.16 pp2025

48Sweden8.69%+0.29 pp2025

49Greece8.54%−1.48 pp2025

50Turkiye8.52%−0.28 pp2025

51Panama8.36%−0.09 pp2025

52Equatorial Guinea8.34%+0.04 pp2025

53Estonia8.31%+0.71 pp2025

54Iran, Islamic Rep.8.30%+0.15 pp2025

55Colombia8.29%−1.33 pp2025

56Suriname7.83%+0.21 pp2025

57France7.54%+0.14 pp2025

58Sudan7.53%−3.56 pp2022

59Uruguay7.52%−0.69 pp2025

60Argentina7.14%−0.01 pp2025

61Serbia7.12%−0.12 pp2025

62Tajikistan6.93%−0.11 pp2025

63Canada6.91%+0.56 pp2025

64Costa Rica6.84%−0.09 pp2025

65Egypt, Arab Rep.6.78%−0.04 pp2025

66Lithuania6.73%−0.12 pp2025

67Mozambique6.63%−0.04 pp2025

68Latvia6.57%−0.33 pp2025

69Barbados6.52%+0.08 pp2025

70Gambia, The6.52%+0.04 pp2025

71Italy6.39%−0.11 pp2025

72Luxembourg6.34%−0.06 pp2025

73Euro area6.28%−0.06 pp2025

74Central African Republic6.25%−0.00 pp2025

75Channel Islands6.17%+0.14 pp2025

76Portugal6.16%−0.34 pp2025

77Romania5.99%+0.59 pp2025

78Puerto Rico (US)5.99%+0.35 pp2025

79Eritrea5.98%+0.03 pp2025

80Brazil5.97%−0.83 pp2025

81Zambia5.92%+0.02 pp2025

82Belgium5.91%+0.21 pp2025

83Mauritius5.63%+0.09 pp2025

84Austria5.58%+0.38 pp2025

85Guam5.57%+0.32 pp2025

86Denmark5.53%+0.17 pp2025

87Azerbaijan5.46%−0.19 pp2025

88Kenya5.45%−0.04 pp2025

89Pakistan5.42%−0.07 pp2025

90Slovak Republic5.36%+0.06 pp2025

91Fiji5.35%−0.01 pp2025

92Venezuela, RB5.31%−0.01 pp2025

93Brunei Darussalam5.28%+0.10 pp2025

94Mongolia5.23%+0.07 pp2025

95Guinea5.16%+0.03 pp2025

96Peru5.12%−0.08 pp2025

97Dominican Republic5.09%−0.22 pp2025

98New Zealand5.08%+0.35 pp2025

99Vanuatu5.07%+0.08 pp2025

100Malawi5.07%+0.02 pp2025

101Nicaragua5.04%+0.06 pp2025

102Croatia5.00%+0.00 pp2025

103Samoa5.00%+0.14 pp2025

104Cyprus4.92%+0.02 pp2025

105Honduras4.92%+0.01 pp2025

106Switzerland4.87%+0.53 pp2025

107Paraguay4.80%−0.88 pp2025

108Kazakhstan4.77%−0.06 pp2025

109United Kingdom4.75%+0.39 pp2025

110Norway4.64%+0.64 pp2025

111Ireland4.63%+0.33 pp2025

112Uzbekistan4.62%+0.18 pp2025

113China4.62%+0.03 pp2025

114Hungary4.52%+0.02 pp2025

115Maldives4.51%+0.24 pp2025

116San Marino4.50%+0.10 pp2025

117Congo, Dem. Rep.4.43%+0.01 pp2025

118Turkmenistan4.27%+0.25 pp2025

119India4.22%+0.05 pp2025

120United States4.20%+0.18 pp2025 121Australia4.09%+0.15 pp2025

122Sri Lanka4.00%−0.23 pp2025

123Netherlands3.87%+0.17 pp2025

124Comoros3.82%+0.00 pp2025

125Bangladesh3.78%+0.14 pp2025

126Malaysia3.76%−0.08 pp2025

127Germany3.71%+0.31 pp2025

128Iceland3.62%+0.02 pp2025

129Cameroon3.60%−0.00 pp2025

130Aruba3.60%−0.70 pp2025

131Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.54%+0.01 pp2025

132Bulgaria3.54%−0.66 pp2025

133Kyrgyz Republic3.53%+0.03 pp2025

134Liechtenstein3.50%+0.20 pp2025

135Israel3.49%−0.11 pp2025

136Burkina Faso3.48%+0.04 pp2025

137Taiwan3.40%0.00 pp2025

138Belarus3.38%−0.08 pp2025

139Trinidad and Tobago3.33%+0.01 pp2025

140Ethiopia3.32%−0.03 pp2025

141Ecuador3.31%−0.15 pp2025

142El Salvador3.30%+0.04 pp2025

143Jamaica3.29%+0.14 pp2025

144Oman3.25%+0.05 pp2025

145Indonesia3.24%−0.06 pp2025

146Bhutan3.23%−0.06 pp2025

147Slovenia3.17%−0.53 pp2025

148Sierra Leone3.15%+0.05 pp2025

149Nigeria3.06%+0.02 pp2025

150Myanmar3.05%+0.16 pp2025

151Madagascar3.04%−0.01 pp2025

152Saudi Arabia3.04%−0.48 pp2025

153Ghana2.98%+0.16 pp2025

154Poland2.98%+0.17 pp2025

155Bolivia2.97%−0.31 pp2025

156Malta2.90%−0.20 pp2025

157Liberia2.88%−0.03 pp2025

158Mali2.83%−0.09 pp2025

159Czechia2.83%+0.23 pp2025

160Singapore2.82%+0.08 pp2025

161Hong Kong SAR, China2.80%−0.19 pp2025

162Uganda2.75%+0.01 pp2025

163Senegal2.73%−0.05 pp2025

164Korea, Rep.2.68%−0.10 pp2025

165Guinea-Bissau2.67%+0.03 pp2025

166Mexico2.67%−0.00 pp2025

167Guatemala2.60%−0.01 pp2025

168Seychelles2.60%0.00 pp2025

169Papua New Guinea2.57%−0.05 pp2025

170Japan2.45%−0.05 pp2025

171Macao SAR, China2.35%+0.08 pp2025

172Cote d'Ivoire2.32%+0.05 pp2025

173Philippines2.23%+0.03 pp2025

174Kuwait2.18%+0.03 pp2025

175United Arab Emirates2.17%+0.01 pp2025

176Russian Federation2.13%−0.30 pp2025

177Tonga2.01%+0.04 pp2025

178Togo2.00%+0.05 pp2025

179Cuba1.75%−0.01 pp2025

180Timor-Leste1.59%+0.07 pp2025

181Benin1.59%−0.05 pp2025

182Tanzania1.57%+0.02 pp2025

183Viet Nam1.52%−0.08 pp2025

184Moldova1.50%+0.08 pp2025

185Solomon Islands1.43%−0.01 pp2025

186Lao PDR1.19%+0.01 pp2025

187Bahrain1.10%+0.02 pp2025

188Andorra1.10%−0.40 pp2025

189Chad1.06%+0.00 pp2025

190Burundi0.92%+0.01 pp2025

191Thailand0.78%0.00 pp2025

192Niger0.39%+0.02 pp2025

193Cambodia0.26%+0.01 pp2025

194Qatar0.13%0.00 pp2025

What the unemployment rate is

Unemployment as a percent of the labour force from World Bank Open Data (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, ILO modelled estimates), with IMF WEO for Taiwan. Ranked by each economy’s latest published year. Click a legend chip or a table row (without a desk link) to add or remove a line.

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).