economic2026
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
6.9%
Median: 5.2%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Eswatini
34.6%
Lowest
Qatar
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Eswatini34.6%
2South Africa32.3%
3Djibouti26.0%
4State of Palestine24.4%
5Botswana23.8%
By Region
Africa9.8%(9 countries)
Other7.5%(106 countries)
South America7.0%(7 countries)
Europe5.8%(32 countries)
Asia5.5%(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%)High (34.6%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.9%)
Africa (9)
Other (106)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. 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 | Eswatini | 34.6% |
| 2 | South Africa | 32.3% |
| 3 | Djibouti | 26.0% |
| 4 | State of Palestine | 24.4% |
| 5 | Botswana | 23.8% |
| 6 | Gabon | 20.1% |
| 7 | Republic of the Congo | 19.9% |
| 8 | Namibia | 19.2% |
| 9 | Libya | 19.1% |
| 10 | Somalia | 18.9% |
| 11 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.1% |
| 12 | Yemen | 17.0% |
| 13 | Jordan | 16.7% |
| 14 | Lesotho | 16.3% |
| 15 | Tunisia | 15.3% |
| 16 | Iraq | 15.3% |
| 17 | Haiti | 14.6% |
| 18 | Angola | 14.0% |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 13.7% |
| 20 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.4% |
| 21 | Montenegro | 13.2% |
| 22 | Armenia | 12.4% |
| 23 | South Sudan | 12.4% |
| 24 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 12.3% |
| 25 | Cape Verde | 11.9% |
| 26 | Guyana | 11.9% |
| 27 | Algeria | 11.7% |
| 28 | French Polynesia | 11.6% |
| 29 | Georgia | 11.6% |
| 30 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 11.4% |
| 31 | Spain | 11.4% |
| 32 | Rwanda | 11.3% |
| 33 | New Caledonia | 11.0% |
| 34 | Lebanon | 11.0% |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.7% |
| 36 | Albania | 10.7% |
| 37 | Nepal | 10.5% |
| 38 | Mauritania | 10.3% |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 10.2% |
| 40 | Greece | 10.0% |
| 41 | Ukraine | 9.8% |
| 42 | Colombia | 9.6% |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 9.4% |
| 44 | Morocco | 9.1% |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.1% |
| 46 | Bahamas | 9.0% |
| 47 | Türkiye | 8.8% |
| 48 | Chile | 8.7% |
| 49 | Belize | 8.7% |
| 50 | Panama | 8.5% |
| 51 | Finland | 8.4% |
| 52 | Sweden | 8.4% |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.3% |
| 54 | Uruguay | 8.2% |
| 55 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 8.1% |
| 56 | Suriname | 7.6% |
| 57 | Estonia | 7.6% |
| 58 | Sudan | 7.5% |
| 59 | France | 7.4% |
| 60 | Serbia | 7.2% |
| 61 | Argentina | 7.2% |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 7.0% |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 6.9% |
| 64 | Latvia | 6.9% |
| 65 | Lithuania | 6.9% |
| 66 | Egypt | 6.8% |
| 67 | Brazil | 6.8% |
| 68 | Mozambique | 6.7% |
| 69 | Italy | 6.5% |
| 70 | Portugal | 6.5% |
| 71 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.5% |
| 72 | Barbados | 6.4% |
| 73 | Luxembourg | 6.4% |
| 74 | Canada | 6.4% |
| 75 | Central African Republic | 6.3% |
| 76 | Eritrea | 5.9% |
| 77 | Zambia | 5.9% |
| 78 | Belgium | 5.7% |
| 79 | Paraguay | 5.7% |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 5.6% |
| 81 | Puerto Rico | 5.6% |
| 82 | Mauritius | 5.5% |
| 83 | Pakistan | 5.5% |
| 84 | Kenya | 5.5% |
| 85 | Romania | 5.4% |
| 86 | Fiji | 5.4% |
| 87 | Denmark | 5.4% |
| 88 | Venezuela | 5.3% |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 5.3% |
| 90 | Slovakia | 5.3% |
| 91 | Guam | 5.3% |
| 92 | Austria | 5.2% |
| 93 | Peru | 5.2% |
| 94 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.2% |
| 95 | Mongolia | 5.2% |
| 96 | Guinea | 5.1% |
| 97 | Malawi | 5.1% |
| 98 | Croatia | 5.0% |
| 99 | Vanuatu | 5.0% |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 5.0% |
| 101 | Honduras | 4.9% |
| 102 | Cyprus | 4.9% |
| 103 | Samoa | 4.9% |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | 4.8% |
| 105 | New Zealand | 4.7% |
| 106 | People's Republic of China | 4.6% |
| 107 | Hungary | 4.5% |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 4.4% |
| 109 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.4% |
| 110 | United Kingdom | 4.4% |
| 111 | Switzerland | 4.3% |
| 112 | Ireland | 4.3% |
| 113 | Maldives | 4.3% |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 4.2% |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 4.2% |
| 116 | India | 4.2% |
| 117 | United States of America | 4.0% |
| 118 | Turkmenistan | 4.0% |
| 119 | Norway | 4.0% |
| 120 | Australia | 3.9% |
| 121 | Malaysia | 3.8% |
| 122 | Comoros | 3.8% |
| 123 | Netherlands | 3.7% |
| 124 | Slovenia | 3.7% |
| 125 | Bangladesh | 3.6% |
| 126 | Cameroon | 3.6% |
| 127 | Iceland | 3.6% |
| 128 | Israel | 3.6% |
| 129 | North Korea | 3.5% |
| 130 | Saudi Arabia | 3.5% |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.5% |
| 132 | Belarus | 3.5% |
| 133 | Ecuador | 3.5% |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 3.4% |
| 135 | Germany | 3.4% |
| 136 | Ethiopia | 3.4% |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.3% |
| 138 | Indonesia | 3.3% |
| 139 | Bhutan | 3.3% |
| 140 | Bolivia | 3.3% |
| 141 | El Salvador | 3.3% |
| 142 | Oman | 3.2% |
| 143 | Jamaica | 3.2% |
| 144 | Sierra Leone | 3.1% |
| 145 | Malta | 3.1% |
| 146 | Madagascar | 3.1% |
| 147 | Nigeria | 3.0% |
| 148 | Hong Kong | 3.0% |
| 149 | Mali | 2.9% |
| 150 | Liberia | 2.9% |
| 151 | Myanmar | 2.9% |
| 152 | Ghana | 2.8% |
| 153 | Poland | 2.8% |
| 154 | Senegal | 2.8% |
| 155 | South Korea | 2.8% |
| 156 | Uganda | 2.7% |
| 157 | Singapore | 2.7% |
| 158 | Mexico | 2.7% |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.6% |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 2.6% |
| 161 | Guatemala | 2.6% |
| 162 | Czech Republic | 2.6% |
| 163 | Japan | 2.5% |
| 164 | Russian Federation | 2.4% |
| 165 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.3% |
| 166 | Macao | 2.3% |
| 167 | Philippines | 2.2% |
| 168 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2% |
| 169 | Kuwait | 2.2% |
| 170 | Tonga | 2.0% |
| 171 | Togo | 1.9% |
| 172 | Cuba | 1.8% |
| 173 | Benin | 1.6% |
| 174 | Vietnam | 1.6% |
| 175 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.6% |
| 176 | Timor-Leste | 1.5% |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 1.4% |
| 178 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.4% |
| 179 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.2% |
| 180 | Bahrain | 1.1% |
| 181 | Chad | 1.1% |
| 182 | Burundi | 0.9% |
| 183 | Thailand | 0.8% |
| 184 | Niger | 0.4% |
| 185 | Cambodia | 0.3% |
| 186 | Qatar | 0.1% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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