economic2025
Female unemployment rate
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
8.2%
Median: 5.8%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
State of Palestine
40.0%
Lowest
Cambodia
0.2%
Top 5 Countries
1State of Palestine40.0%
2Eswatini36.0%
3Djibouti35.4%
4South Africa34.0%
5Yemen30.3%
By Region
Africa12.6%(9 countries)
Other8.7%(106 countries)
Asia8.3%(26 countries)
South America7.7%(7 countries)
Europe6.0%(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2%)High (40.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.2%)
Africa (9)
Other (106)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | State of Palestine | 40.0% |
| 2 | Eswatini | 36.0% |
| 3 | Djibouti | 35.4% |
| 4 | South Africa | 34.0% |
| 5 | Yemen | 30.3% |
| 6 | Iraq | 30.1% |
| 7 | Gabon | 28.6% |
| 8 | Botswana | 27.9% |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 26.1% |
| 10 | Libya | 25.2% |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 25.0% |
| 12 | Somalia | 24.6% |
| 13 | Jordan | 23.3% |
| 14 | Republic of the Congo | 21.1% |
| 15 | Algeria | 20.6% |
| 16 | Tunisia | 20.4% |
| 17 | Lesotho | 18.4% |
| 18 | Namibia | 18.4% |
| 19 | Haiti | 18.0% |
| 20 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.0% |
| 21 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 15.6% |
| 22 | Egypt | 15.3% |
| 23 | Mauritania | 14.7% |
| 24 | Lebanon | 14.5% |
| 25 | Angola | 14.3% |
| 26 | Montenegro | 14.2% |
| 27 | Sudan | 14.0% |
| 28 | Armenia | 13.8% |
| 29 | South Sudan | 13.6% |
| 30 | Belize | 13.5% |
| 31 | Guyana | 13.4% |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.3% |
| 33 | Rwanda | 12.8% |
| 34 | French Polynesia | 12.5% |
| 35 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 12.2% |
| 36 | New Caledonia | 12.1% |
| 37 | Spain | 11.9% |
| 38 | Nepal | 11.8% |
| 39 | Türkiye | 11.6% |
| 40 | Cape Verde | 11.4% |
| 41 | Greece | 11.3% |
| 42 | Albania | 11.2% |
| 43 | Oman | 11.1% |
| 44 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 11.1% |
| 45 | Suriname | 10.8% |
| 46 | Saint Lucia | 10.7% |
| 47 | Georgia | 10.7% |
| 48 | Morocco | 10.6% |
| 49 | Colombia | 10.5% |
| 50 | Panama | 10.4% |
| 51 | Ukraine | 10.2% |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 9.7% |
| 53 | Chile | 9.6% |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 9.4% |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.3% |
| 56 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.3% |
| 57 | Bahamas | 9.2% |
| 58 | Finland | 8.9% |
| 59 | Uruguay | 8.7% |
| 60 | Sweden | 8.6% |
| 61 | Argentina | 8.1% |
| 62 | Estonia | 8.0% |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 7.8% |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 7.7% |
| 65 | Mauritius | 7.6% |
| 66 | France | 7.5% |
| 67 | Serbia | 7.5% |
| 68 | Brazil | 7.3% |
| 69 | Italy | 7.3% |
| 70 | Samoa | 7.3% |
| 71 | Mozambique | 7.2% |
| 72 | Central African Republic | 7.0% |
| 73 | Barbados | 7.0% |
| 74 | Pakistan | 6.9% |
| 75 | Fiji | 6.9% |
| 76 | Kenya | 6.7% |
| 77 | Eritrea | 6.7% |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 6.6% |
| 79 | Canada | 6.6% |
| 80 | Portugal | 6.5% |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 6.5% |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 6.5% |
| 83 | Honduras | 6.4% |
| 84 | Lithuania | 6.3% |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 6.3% |
| 86 | Vanuatu | 6.2% |
| 87 | Zambia | 6.2% |
| 88 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.1% |
| 89 | Paraguay | 6.1% |
| 90 | Kuwait | 6.0% |
| 91 | Malawi | 6.0% |
| 92 | Venezuela | 5.8% |
| 93 | Peru | 5.8% |
| 94 | Slovakia | 5.8% |
| 95 | Denmark | 5.7% |
| 96 | Belgium | 5.6% |
| 97 | Romania | 5.6% |
| 98 | Latvia | 5.5% |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 5.5% |
| 100 | Cyprus | 5.5% |
| 101 | Guam | 5.4% |
| 102 | New Zealand | 5.3% |
| 103 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.3% |
| 104 | Austria | 5.2% |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 5.2% |
| 106 | Croatia | 5.1% |
| 107 | Puerto Rico | 5.1% |
| 108 | Switzerland | 5.0% |
| 109 | Guinea | 5.0% |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 4.5% |
| 111 | Ireland | 4.5% |
| 112 | Mongolia | 4.5% |
| 113 | United Kingdom | 4.4% |
| 114 | Comoros | 4.4% |
| 115 | Hungary | 4.4% |
| 116 | Norway | 4.3% |
| 117 | Jamaica | 4.3% |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 4.3% |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 4.2% |
| 120 | United States of America | 4.2% |
| 121 | Cameroon | 4.1% |
| 122 | India | 4.1% |
| 123 | Ecuador | 4.1% |
| 124 | Bhutan | 4.1% |
| 125 | Netherlands | 4.1% |
| 126 | Maldives | 4.1% |
| 127 | Australia | 4.1% |
| 128 | People's Republic of China | 4.0% |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.0% |
| 130 | Tajikistan | 4.0% |
| 131 | Nigeria | 3.9% |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.9% |
| 133 | Malaysia | 3.9% |
| 134 | Bangladesh | 3.7% |
| 135 | North Korea | 3.7% |
| 136 | Bahrain | 3.6% |
| 137 | El Salvador | 3.6% |
| 138 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.5% |
| 139 | Myanmar | 3.5% |
| 140 | Germany | 3.4% |
| 141 | Slovenia | 3.4% |
| 142 | Israel | 3.4% |
| 143 | Iceland | 3.4% |
| 144 | Madagascar | 3.3% |
| 145 | Czech Republic | 3.3% |
| 146 | Bolivia | 3.3% |
| 147 | Uganda | 3.3% |
| 148 | Bulgaria | 3.3% |
| 149 | Guatemala | 3.3% |
| 150 | Ghana | 3.2% |
| 151 | Poland | 3.1% |
| 152 | Senegal | 3.1% |
| 153 | Indonesia | 3.0% |
| 154 | Mali | 3.0% |
| 155 | Singapore | 2.9% |
| 156 | Malta | 2.8% |
| 157 | Mexico | 2.7% |
| 158 | South Korea | 2.7% |
| 159 | Belarus | 2.7% |
| 160 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.6% |
| 161 | Tonga | 2.5% |
| 162 | Turkmenistan | 2.5% |
| 163 | Philippines | 2.5% |
| 164 | Japan | 2.3% |
| 165 | Hong Kong | 2.3% |
| 166 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.2% |
| 167 | Liberia | 2.2% |
| 168 | Russian Federation | 2.2% |
| 169 | Sierra Leone | 2.1% |
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | 2.1% |
| 171 | Macao | 2.1% |
| 172 | Togo | 2.0% |
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.9% |
| 174 | Cuba | 1.9% |
| 175 | Timor-Leste | 1.6% |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 1.4% |
| 177 | Benin | 1.4% |
| 178 | Vietnam | 1.4% |
| 179 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.2% |
| 180 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9% |
| 181 | Thailand | 0.8% |
| 182 | Burundi | 0.8% |
| 183 | Chad | 0.7% |
| 184 | Qatar | 0.4% |
| 185 | Niger | 0.3% |
| 186 | Cambodia | 0.2% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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