economic2025
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
7.0% of total labor force
Median: 5.4% of total labor force
Countries Covered
208
with available data
Highest
Djibouti
38.8% of total labor force
Lowest
Tajikistan
0.1% of total labor force
Top 5 Countries
1Djibouti38.8% of total labor force
2Eswatini34.3% of total labor force
3South Africa32.3% of total labor force
4State of Palestine28.7% of total labor force
5Equatorial Guinea25.0% of total labor force
By Region
Africa9.9% of total labor force(9 countries)
Other7.5% of total labor force(128 countries)
South America6.6% of total labor force(7 countries)
Europe6.0% of total labor force(32 countries)
Asia5.2% of total labor force(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1% of total labor force)High (38.8% of total labor force)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.0% of total labor force)
Africa (9)
Other (128)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 38.8% of total labor force |
| 2 | Eswatini | 34.3% of total labor force |
| 3 | South Africa | 32.3% of total labor force |
| 4 | State of Palestine | 28.7% of total labor force |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.0% of total labor force |
| 6 | Botswana | 24.4% of total labor force |
| 7 | French Polynesia | 21.8% of total labor force |
| 8 | Namibia | 19.9% of total labor force |
| 9 | Curaçao | 19.1% of total labor force |
| 10 | Libya | 19.0% of total labor force |
| 11 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.8% of total labor force |
| 12 | Lesotho | 18.7% of total labor force |
| 13 | Gabon | 17.4% of total labor force |
| 14 | Jordan | 16.8% of total labor force |
| 15 | Iraq | 16.2% of total labor force |
| 16 | Malawi | 15.4% of total labor force |
| 17 | Tunisia | 15.1% of total labor force |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.9% of total labor force |
| 19 | Guyana | 14.7% of total labor force |
| 20 | Haiti | 14.1% of total labor force |
| 21 | Yemen | 13.5% of total labor force |
| 22 | South Sudan | 12.3% of total labor force |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 12.1% of total labor force |
| 24 | Morocco | 11.8% of total labor force |
| 25 | Algeria | 11.7% of total labor force |
| 26 | Montenegro | 11.5% of total labor force |
| 27 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 11.5% of total labor force |
| 28 | Lebanon | 11.3% of total labor force |
| 29 | Cape Verde | 11.3% of total labor force |
| 30 | Northern Mariana Islands | 11.2% of total labor force |
| 31 | Somalia | 11.1% of total labor force |
| 32 | Dominica | 11.0% of total labor force |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.7% of total labor force |
| 34 | Nepal | 10.7% of total labor force |
| 35 | Spain | 10.5% of total labor force |
| 36 | Mauritania | 10.4% of total labor force |
| 37 | Angola | 10.4% of total labor force |
| 38 | Bahamas | 10.3% of total labor force |
| 39 | New Caledonia | 10.2% of total labor force |
| 40 | Republic of the Congo | 10.0% of total labor force |
| 41 | Ukraine | 9.8% of total labor force |
| 42 | Marshall Islands | 9.8% of total labor force |
| 43 | Finland | 9.7% of total labor force |
| 44 | American Samoa | 9.2% of total labor force |
| 45 | Greenland | 9.1% of total labor force |
| 46 | Belize | 9.1% of total labor force |
| 47 | Bermuda | 9.0% of total labor force |
| 48 | Aruba | 8.9% of total labor force |
| 49 | Chile | 8.9% of total labor force |
| 50 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 8.9% of total labor force |
| 51 | Greece | 8.8% of total labor force |
| 52 | Sweden | 8.8% of total labor force |
| 53 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.8% of total labor force |
| 54 | Albania | 8.4% of total labor force |
| 55 | Colombia | 8.4% of total labor force |
| 56 | Türkiye | 8.4% of total labor force |
| 57 | Panama | 8.3% of total labor force |
| 58 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.3% of total labor force |
| 59 | Armenia | 8.3% of total labor force |
| 60 | Uruguay | 8.2% of total labor force |
| 61 | Georgia | 8.0% of total labor force |
| 62 | Suriname | 7.9% of total labor force |
| 63 | France | 7.7% of total labor force |
| 64 | Saint Lucia | 7.7% of total labor force |
| 65 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 7.6% of total labor force |
| 66 | Sudan | 7.5% of total labor force |
| 67 | Venezuela | 7.5% of total labor force |
| 68 | Estonia | 7.5% of total labor force |
| 69 | Argentina | 7.4% of total labor force |
| 70 | Tuvalu | 7.3% of total labor force |
| 71 | Serbia | 7.3% of total labor force |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 7.1% of total labor force |
| 73 | Republic of The Gambia | 7.1% of total labor force |
| 74 | Pakistan | 7.0% of total labor force |
| 75 | Latvia | 6.9% of total labor force |
| 76 | Lithuania | 6.9% of total labor force |
| 77 | Canada | 6.8% of total labor force |
| 78 | Mozambique | 6.8% of total labor force |
| 79 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.7% of total labor force |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 6.5% of total labor force |
| 81 | Gibraltar | 6.4% of total labor force |
| 82 | Denmark | 6.4% of total labor force |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 6.3% of total labor force |
| 84 | Grenada | 6.3% of total labor force |
| 85 | Monaco | 6.3% of total labor force |
| 86 | Belgium | 6.2% of total labor force |
| 87 | Italy | 6.1% of total labor force |
| 88 | Romania | 6.1% of total labor force |
| 89 | Barbados | 6.0% of total labor force |
| 90 | Portugal | 6.0% of total labor force |
| 91 | Egypt | 5.9% of total labor force |
| 92 | Liberia | 5.9% of total labor force |
| 93 | Brazil | 5.8% of total labor force |
| 94 | Mongolia | 5.8% of total labor force |
| 95 | Austria | 5.8% of total labor force |
| 96 | Senegal | 5.8% of total labor force |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 5.7% of total labor force |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 5.7% of total labor force |
| 99 | Zambia | 5.7% of total labor force |
| 100 | Puerto Rico | 5.6% of total labor force |
| 101 | Kenya | 5.6% of total labor force |
| 102 | Guam | 5.4% of total labor force |
| 103 | Slovakia | 5.4% of total labor force |
| 104 | Rwanda | 5.4% of total labor force |
| 105 | Fiji | 5.4% of total labor force |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 5.3% of total labor force |
| 107 | New Zealand | 5.3% of total labor force |
| 108 | Mauritius | 5.2% of total labor force |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 5.2% of total labor force |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 5.2% of total labor force |
| 111 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.1% of total labor force |
| 112 | Nauru | 5.1% of total labor force |
| 113 | Samoa | 5.0% of total labor force |
| 114 | Guinea | 5.0% of total labor force |
| 115 | San Marino | 4.9% of total labor force |
| 116 | Croatia | 4.9% of total labor force |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | 4.9% of total labor force |
| 118 | United Kingdom | 4.9% of total labor force |
| 119 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.9% of total labor force |
| 120 | Honduras | 4.9% of total labor force |
| 121 | Switzerland | 4.8% of total labor force |
| 122 | Ireland | 4.7% of total labor force |
| 123 | Paraguay | 4.6% of total labor force |
| 124 | People's Republic of China | 4.6% of total labor force |
| 125 | Maldives | 4.6% of total labor force |
| 126 | India | 4.5% of total labor force |
| 127 | Iceland | 4.5% of total labor force |
| 128 | Mali | 4.5% of total labor force |
| 129 | Norway | 4.5% of total labor force |
| 130 | Cyprus | 4.4% of total labor force |
| 131 | Hungary | 4.4% of total labor force |
| 132 | Comoros | 4.4% of total labor force |
| 133 | Peru | 4.3% of total labor force |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | 4.3% of total labor force |
| 135 | United States of America | 4.3% of total labor force |
| 136 | Cayman Islands | 4.2% of total labor force |
| 137 | Australia | 4.2% of total labor force |
| 138 | Faroe Islands | 4.0% of total labor force |
| 139 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.0% of total labor force |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 4.0% of total labor force |
| 141 | Ghana | 4.0% of total labor force |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 3.9% of total labor force |
| 143 | Malaysia | 3.9% of total labor force |
| 144 | Netherlands | 3.9% of total labor force |
| 145 | Slovenia | 3.9% of total labor force |
| 146 | Germany | 3.8% of total labor force |
| 147 | Hong Kong | 3.7% of total labor force |
| 148 | Bangladesh | 3.6% of total labor force |
| 149 | Bulgaria | 3.5% of total labor force |
| 150 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.5% of total labor force |
| 151 | Nigeria | 3.5% of total labor force |
| 152 | Uganda | 3.4% of total labor force |
| 153 | Bhutan | 3.4% of total labor force |
| 154 | Indonesia | 3.3% of total labor force |
| 155 | Oman | 3.3% of total labor force |
| 156 | Virgin Islands, British | 3.3% of total labor force |
| 157 | Cameroon | 3.3% of total labor force |
| 158 | Singapore | 3.3% of total labor force |
| 159 | Saudi Arabia | 3.2% of total labor force |
| 160 | Ecuador | 3.2% of total labor force |
| 161 | Madagascar | 3.2% of total labor force |
| 162 | Chad | 3.1% of total labor force |
| 163 | Malta | 3.1% of total labor force |
| 164 | Belarus | 3.0% of total labor force |
| 165 | Jamaica | 3.0% of total labor force |
| 166 | Poland | 3.0% of total labor force |
| 167 | Israel | 3.0% of total labor force |
| 168 | Czech Republic | 2.8% of total labor force |
| 169 | South Korea | 2.8% of total labor force |
| 170 | Kiribati | 2.8% of total labor force |
| 171 | Bolivia | 2.7% of total labor force |
| 172 | El Salvador | 2.7% of total labor force |
| 173 | Papua New Guinea | 2.7% of total labor force |
| 174 | Isle of Man | 2.7% of total labor force |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.7% of total labor force |
| 176 | Seychelles | 2.6% of total labor force |
| 177 | Macao | 2.5% of total labor force |
| 178 | Mexico | 2.5% of total labor force |
| 179 | Japan | 2.5% of total labor force |
| 180 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.4% of total labor force |
| 181 | Philippines | 2.4% of total labor force |
| 182 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.3% of total labor force |
| 183 | Liechtenstein | 2.3% of total labor force |
| 184 | Kuwait | 2.2% of total labor force |
| 185 | Russian Federation | 2.1% of total labor force |
| 186 | Palau | 2.1% of total labor force |
| 187 | Togo | 2.0% of total labor force |
| 188 | Guatemala | 1.9% of total labor force |
| 189 | United Arab Emirates | 1.9% of total labor force |
| 190 | Cuba | 1.7% of total labor force |
| 191 | Benin | 1.7% of total labor force |
| 192 | Tonga | 1.7% of total labor force |
| 193 | Sierra Leone | 1.6% of total labor force |
| 194 | Timor-Leste | 1.5% of total labor force |
| 195 | Vietnam | 1.5% of total labor force |
| 196 | Myanmar | 1.5% of total labor force |
| 197 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.5% of total labor force |
| 198 | Vanuatu | 1.4% of total labor force |
| 199 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.3% of total labor force |
| 200 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.2% of total labor force |
| 201 | Burundi | 1.0% of total labor force |
| 202 | Bahrain | 0.9% of total labor force |
| 203 | Solomon Islands | 0.7% of total labor force |
| 204 | Thailand | 0.6% of total labor force |
| 205 | Niger | 0.4% of total labor force |
| 206 | Cambodia | 0.3% of total labor force |
| 207 | Qatar | 0.1% of total labor force |
| 208 | Tajikistan | 0.1% of total labor force |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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