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Unemployment rate by country, 2025 (% of labour force)

Share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one, for 182 countries and areas, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: World Bank, from ILO estimates.

Key facts

  • World unemployment: 4.8% (2025).
  • Highest: Eswatini (34.2%), South Africa (32.4%) and Djibouti (26.0%).
  • Lowest in the list: Qatar (0.1%).
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Unemployment rate by country, 2025 (% of labour force). Select a column heading to sort.
1Eswatini34.22025
2South Africa32.42025
3Djibouti26.02025
4Botswana24.52025
5Gabon20.22025
6Congo - Brazzaville19.92025
7Namibia19.32025
8Somalia18.92025
9Libya18.82025
10St. Vincent & Grenadines18.02025
11Yemen17.32025
12Jordan16.52025
13Lesotho16.32025
14Iraq15.52025
15Tunisia15.12025
16Haiti14.92025
17Angola14.12025
18Montenegro13.62025
18Syria13.62025
20Afghanistan13.42025
21Armenia12.92025
22North Macedonia12.32025
23Georgia12.12025
24Guyana12.02025
25Cape Verde11.92025
26French Polynesia11.72025
27Algeria11.62025
28Rwanda11.42025
28U.S. Virgin Islands11.42025
30New Caledonia11.22025
31Bosnia & Herzegovina11.02025
32Albania10.92025
33Nepal10.52025
34Spain10.42025
35Mauritania10.32025
36Finland9.52025
36St. Lucia9.52025
38Zimbabwe9.32025
39Bahamas9.22025
40São Tomé & Príncipe9.12025
41Chile9.02025
41Morocco9.02025
43Belize8.92025
44Sweden8.72025
45Greece8.52025
45Türkiye8.52025
47Panama8.42025
48Colombia8.32025
48Equatorial Guinea8.32025
48Estonia8.32025
48Iran8.32025
52Suriname7.82025
53France7.52025
53Uruguay7.52025
55Argentina7.12025
55Serbia7.12025
57Canada6.92025
57Tajikistan6.92025
59Costa Rica6.82025
59Egypt6.82025
61Lithuania6.72025
62Latvia6.62025
62Mozambique6.62025
64Barbados6.52025
64Gambia6.52025
66Italy6.42025
67Central African Republic6.32025
67Luxembourg6.32025
69Channel Islands6.22025
69Portugal6.22025
71Brazil6.02025
71Eritrea6.02025
71Puerto Rico6.02025
71Romania6.02025
75Belgium5.92025
75Zambia5.92025
77Austria5.62025
77Guam5.62025
77Mauritius5.62025
80Azerbaijan5.52025
80Denmark5.52025
82Kenya5.42025
82Pakistan5.42025
82Slovakia5.42025
85Brunei5.32025
85Fiji5.32025
85Venezuela5.32025
88Guinea5.22025
88Mongolia5.22025
90Dominican Republic5.12025
90Malawi5.12025
90New Zealand5.12025
90Peru5.12025
90Vanuatu5.12025
95Croatia5.02025
95Nicaragua5.02025
95Samoa5.02025
98Cyprus4.92025
98Honduras4.92025
98Switzerland4.92025
101Kazakhstan4.82025
101Paraguay4.82025
103United Kingdom4.72025
104China4.62025
104Ireland4.62025
104Norway4.62025
104Uzbekistan4.62025
108Hungary4.52025
108Maldives4.52025
110Congo - Kinshasa4.42025
111Turkmenistan4.32025
112India4.22025
112United States4.22025
114Australia4.12025
115Sri Lanka4.02025
116Netherlands3.92025
117Bangladesh3.82025
117Comoros3.82025
117Malaysia3.82025
120Germany3.72025
121Cameroon3.62025
121Iceland3.62025
123Bulgaria3.52025
123Burkina Faso3.52025
123Israel3.52025
123North Korea3.52025
123Kyrgyzstan3.52025
128Belarus3.42025
129Ecuador3.32025
129El Salvador3.32025
129Ethiopia3.32025
129Jamaica3.32025
129Oman3.32025
129Trinidad & Tobago3.32025
135Bhutan3.22025
135Indonesia3.22025
135Slovenia3.22025
138Nigeria3.12025
138Sierra Leone3.12025
140Bolivia3.02025
140Ghana3.02025
140Madagascar3.02025
140Myanmar (Burma)3.02025
140Poland3.02025
140Saudi Arabia3.02025
146Liberia2.92025
146Malta2.92025
148Czechia2.82025
148Hong Kong SAR China2.82025
148Mali2.82025
148Singapore2.82025
152Guinea-Bissau2.72025
152South Korea2.72025
152Mexico2.72025
152Senegal2.72025
152Uganda2.72025
157Guatemala2.62025
157Papua New Guinea2.62025
159Japan2.52025
160Côte d’Ivoire2.32025
160Macao SAR China2.32025
162Kuwait2.22025
162Philippines2.22025
162United Arab Emirates2.22025
165Russia2.12025
166Togo2.02025
166Tonga2.02025
168Cuba1.72025
169Benin1.62025
169Tanzania1.62025
169Timor-Leste1.62025
172Moldova1.52025
172Vietnam1.52025
174Solomon Islands1.42025
175Laos1.22025
176Bahrain1.12025
176Chad1.12025
178Burundi0.92025
179Thailand0.82025
180Niger0.42025
181Cambodia0.32025
182Qatar0.12025

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 2026-10-31

About this data

The International Labour Organization (ILO) counts someone as unemployed if they had no work, were available to work and looked for a job recently. People who have stopped looking are not in the labour force, so they are not counted.

These are modelled estimates that use one definition for every country, so they can differ from the national figures each government publishes.

FAQ

Which country has the highest unemployment rate?

Eswatini, at 34.2% of the labour force in 2025, followed by South Africa (32.4%).

What is the world unemployment rate?

The ILO estimates 4.8% for 2025.

Which country has the lowest unemployment rate?

In this list, Qatar, at 0.1%. Very low rates often mean many people work informally or for family businesses.

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