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Unemployment rate

Which countries have the most unemployment?

Eswatini leads with 34.2 %; 187 countries have data.

No data for 24 of 211 countries

#CountryValue · %Year
1Eswatini34.22025
2South Africa32.42025
3Djibouti26.02025
4Botswana24.52025
5West Bank and Gaza24.42022
6Gabon20.22025
7Congo, Rep.19.92025
8Namibia19.32025
9Somalia, Fed. Rep.18.92025
10Libya18.82025
11St. Vincent and the Grenadines18.02025
12Yemen, Rep.17.32025
13Jordan16.52025
14Lesotho16.32025
15Iraq15.52025
16Tunisia15.12025
17Haiti14.92025
18Angola14.12025
19Montenegro13.62025
20Syrian Arab Republic13.62025
21Afghanistan13.42025
22Armenia12.92025
23South Sudan12.42023
24North Macedonia12.32025
25Georgia12.12025
26Guyana12.02025
27Cabo Verde11.92025
28French Polynesia11.72025
29Algeria11.62025
30Virgin Islands (U.S.)11.42025
31Rwanda11.42025
32New Caledonia11.22025
33Bosnia and Herzegovina11.02025
34Lebanon11.02023
35Albania10.92025
36Nepal10.52025
37Spain10.42025
38Mauritania10.32025
39Ukraine9.82021
40Finland9.52025
41St. Lucia9.52025
42Zimbabwe9.32025
43Bahamas, The9.22025
44Sao Tome and Principe9.12025
45Morocco9.02025
46Chile9.02025
47Belize8.92025
48Sweden8.72025
49Greece8.52025
50Turkiye8.52025
51Panama8.42025
52Equatorial Guinea8.32025
53Estonia8.32025
54Iran, Islamic Rep.8.32025
55Colombia8.32025
56Suriname7.82025
57France7.52025
58Sudan7.52022
59Uruguay7.52025
60Argentina7.12025
61Serbia7.12025
62Tajikistan6.92025
63Canada6.92025
64Costa Rica6.82025
65Egypt, Arab Rep.6.82025
66Lithuania6.72025
67Mozambique6.62025
68Latvia6.62025
69Barbados6.52025
70Gambia, The6.52025
71Italy6.42025
72Luxembourg6.32025
73Central African Republic6.32025
74Channel Islands6.22025
75Portugal6.22025
76Romania6.02025
77Puerto Rico (US)6.02025
78Eritrea6.02025
79Brazil6.02025
80Zambia5.92025
81Belgium5.92025
82Mauritius5.62025
83Austria5.62025
84Guam5.62025
85Denmark5.52025
86Azerbaijan5.52025
87Kenya5.42025
88Pakistan5.42025
89Slovak Republic5.42025
90Fiji5.32025
91Venezuela, RB5.32025
92Brunei Darussalam5.32025
93Mongolia5.22025
94Guinea5.22025
95Peru5.12025
96Dominican Republic5.12025
97New Zealand5.12025
98Vanuatu5.12025
99Malawi5.12025
100Nicaragua5.02025
101Croatia5.02025
102Samoa5.02025
103Cyprus4.92025
104Honduras4.92025
105Switzerland4.92025
106Paraguay4.82025
107Kazakhstan4.82025
108United Kingdom4.72025
109Norway4.62025
110Ireland4.62025
111Uzbekistan4.62025
112China4.62025
113Hungary4.52025
114Maldives4.52025
115Congo, Dem. Rep.4.42025
116Turkmenistan4.32025
117India4.22025
118United States4.22025
119Australia4.12025
120Sri Lanka4.02025
121Netherlands3.92025
122Comoros3.82025
123Bangladesh3.82025
124Malaysia3.82025
125Germany3.72025
126Iceland3.62025
127Cameroon3.62025
128Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.52025
129Bulgaria3.52025
130Kyrgyz Republic3.52025
131Israel3.52025
132Burkina Faso3.52025
133Belarus3.42025
134Trinidad and Tobago3.32025
135Ethiopia3.32025
136Ecuador3.32025
137El Salvador3.32025
138Jamaica3.32025
139Oman3.32025
140Indonesia3.22025
141Bhutan3.22025
142Slovenia3.22025
143Sierra Leone3.12025
144Nigeria3.12025
145Myanmar3.02025
146Madagascar3.02025
147Saudi Arabia3.02025
148Ghana3.02025
149Poland3.02025
150Bolivia3.02025
151Malta2.92025
152Liberia2.92025
153Mali2.82025
154Czechia2.82025
155Singapore2.82025
156Hong Kong SAR, China2.82025
157Uganda2.72025
158Senegal2.72025
159Korea, Rep.2.72025
160Guinea-Bissau2.72025
161Mexico2.72025
162Guatemala2.62025
163Papua New Guinea2.62025
164Japan2.52025
165Macao SAR, China2.32025
166Cote d'Ivoire2.32025
167Philippines2.22025
168Kuwait2.22025
169United Arab Emirates2.22025
170Russian Federation2.12025
171Tonga2.02025
172Togo2.02025
173Cuba1.72025
174Timor-Leste1.62025
175Benin1.62025
176Tanzania1.62025
177Viet Nam1.52025
178Moldova1.52025
179Solomon Islands1.42025
180Lao PDR1.22025
181Bahrain1.12025
182Chad1.12025
183Burundi0.92025
184Thailand0.82025
185Niger0.42025
186Cambodia0.32025
187Qatar0.12025

By region

Europe & Central Asia

Montenegro

13.6%

49 countries

Sub-Saharan Africa

Eswatini

34.2%

47 countries

Latin America & Caribbean

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

18.0%

31 countries

East Asia & Pacific

French Polynesia

11.7%

29 countries

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Djibouti

26.0%

23 countries

South Asia

Nepal

10.5%

6 countries

North America

Canada

6.9%

2 countries

What changed

Fell the most

  1. Montenegro-17 pts1991 to 2025
  2. Barbados-16 pts1991 to 2025
  3. Trinidad and Tobago-15 pts1991 to 2025
  4. Zambia-13 pts1991 to 2025
  5. North Macedonia-12 pts1991 to 2025

Rose the most

  1. West Bank and Gaza+14 pts1991 to 2022
  2. Eswatini+14 pts1991 to 2025
  3. Armenia+11 pts1991 to 2025
  4. Botswana+11 pts1991 to 2025
  5. Georgia+9 pts1991 to 2025

Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2021–2025