Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS📂 Education 🌍 187 countries
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
🌍 World Average (2025):6.73
All Countries — Latest Data
187 countries1🇸🇿Eswatini34.2020252🇿🇦South Africa32.3920253🇩🇯Djibouti26.0220254🇧🇼Botswana24.4820255🌐West Bank and Gaza24.4220226🇬🇦Gabon20.1520257🇨🇬Congo, Rep.19.8820258🇳🇦Namibia19.2920259🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.18.95202510🇱🇾Libya18.76202511🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines18.00202512🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.17.32202513🇯🇴Jordan16.54202514🇱🇸Lesotho16.32202515🇮🇶Iraq15.48202516🇹🇳Tunisia15.11202517🇭🇹Haiti14.94202518🇦🇴Angola14.11202519🇲🇪Montenegro13.57202520🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic13.57202521🇦🇫Afghanistan13.35202522🇦🇲Armenia12.87202523🇸🇸South Sudan12.37202324🇲🇰North Macedonia12.26202525🇬🇪Georgia12.10202526🇬🇾Guyana11.96202527🇨🇻Cabo Verde11.94202528🇵🇫French Polynesia11.66202529🇩🇿Algeria11.63202530🇻🇮Virgin Islands (U.S.)11.44202531🇷🇼Rwanda11.36202532🇳🇨New Caledonia11.17202533🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina11.04202534🇱🇧Lebanon10.98202335🇦🇱Albania10.93202536🇳🇵Nepal10.46202537🇪🇸Spain10.38202538🇲🇷Mauritania10.32202539🇺🇦Ukraine9.83202140🇫🇮Finland9.46202541🇱🇨St. Lucia9.45202542🇿🇼Zimbabwe9.29202543🇧🇸Bahamas, The9.21202544🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe9.13202545🇲🇦Morocco9.00202546🇨🇱Chile8.97202547🇧🇿Belize8.86202548🇸🇪Sweden8.69202549🇬🇷Greece8.54202550🇹🇷Turkiye8.52202551🇵🇦Panama8.36202552🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea8.34202553🇪🇪Estonia8.31202554🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.8.30202555🇨🇴Colombia8.29202556🇸🇷Suriname7.83202557🇫🇷France7.54202558🇸🇩Sudan7.53202259🇺🇾Uruguay7.52202560🇦🇷Argentina7.14202561🇷🇸Serbia7.12202562🇹🇯Tajikistan6.93202563🇨🇦Canada6.91202564🇨🇷Costa Rica6.84202565🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.6.78202566🇱🇹Lithuania6.73202567🇲🇿Mozambique6.63202568🇱🇻Latvia6.57202569🇧🇧Barbados6.52202570🇬🇲Gambia, The6.52202571🇮🇹Italy6.39202572🇱🇺Luxembourg6.34202573🇨🇫Central African Republic6.25202574🇯🇪Channel Islands6.17202575🇵🇹Portugal6.16202576🇷🇴Romania5.99202577🇵🇷Puerto Rico (US)5.99202578🇪🇷Eritrea5.98202579🇧🇷Brazil5.97202580🇿🇲Zambia5.92202581🇧🇪Belgium5.91202582🇲🇺Mauritius5.63202583🇦🇹Austria5.58202584🇬🇺Guam5.57202585🇩🇰Denmark5.53202586🇦🇿Azerbaijan5.46202587🇰🇪Kenya5.45202588🇵🇰Pakistan5.42202589🇸🇰Slovak Republic5.36202590🇫🇯Fiji5.35202591🇻🇪Venezuela, RB5.31202592🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam5.28202593🇲🇳Mongolia5.23202594🇬🇳Guinea5.16202595🇵🇪Peru5.12202596🇩🇴Dominican Republic5.09202597🇳🇿New Zealand5.08202598🇻🇺Vanuatu5.07202599🇲🇼Malawi5.072025100🇳🇮Nicaragua5.042025101🇭🇷Croatia5.002025102🇼🇸Samoa5.002025103🇨🇾Cyprus4.922025104🇭🇳Honduras4.922025105🇨🇭Switzerland4.872025106🇵🇾Paraguay4.802025107🇰🇿Kazakhstan4.772025108🇬🇧United Kingdom4.752025109🇳🇴Norway4.642025110🇮🇪Ireland4.632025111🇺🇿Uzbekistan4.622025112🇨🇳China4.622025113🇭🇺Hungary4.522025114🇲🇻Maldives4.512025115🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.4.432025116🇹🇲Turkmenistan4.272025117🇮🇳India4.222025118🇺🇸United States4.202025119🇦🇺Australia4.092025120🇱🇰Sri Lanka4.002025121🇳🇱Netherlands3.872025122🇰🇲Comoros3.822025123🇧🇩Bangladesh3.782025124🇲🇾Malaysia3.762025125🇩🇪Germany3.712025126🇮🇸Iceland3.632025127🇨🇲Cameroon3.602025128🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.542025129🇧🇬Bulgaria3.542025130🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic3.532025131🇮🇱Israel3.492025132🇧🇫Burkina Faso3.482025133🇧🇾Belarus3.382025134🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago3.332025135🇪🇹Ethiopia3.322025136🇪🇨Ecuador3.312025137🇸🇻El Salvador3.302025138🇯🇲Jamaica3.292025139🇴🇲Oman3.252025140🇮🇩Indonesia3.242025141🇧🇹Bhutan3.232025142🇸🇮Slovenia3.172025143🇸🇱Sierra Leone3.152025144🇳🇬Nigeria3.062025145🇲🇲Myanmar3.052025146🇲🇬Madagascar3.042025147🇸🇦Saudi Arabia3.042025148🇬🇭Ghana2.982025149🇵🇱Poland2.982025150🇧🇴Bolivia2.972025151🇲🇹Malta2.902025152🇱🇷Liberia2.882025153🇲🇱Mali2.832025154🇨🇿Czechia2.832025155🇸🇬Singapore2.822025156🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China2.802025157🇺🇬Uganda2.752025158🇸🇳Senegal2.732025159🇰🇷Korea, Rep.2.682025160🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau2.672025161🇲🇽Mexico2.672025162🇬🇹Guatemala2.602025163🇵🇬Papua New Guinea2.572025164🇯🇵Japan2.452025165🇲🇴Macao SAR, China2.352025166🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire2.322025167🇵🇭Philippines2.232025168🇰🇼Kuwait2.182025169🇦🇪United Arab Emirates2.172025170🇷🇺Russian Federation2.132025171🇹🇴Tonga2.012025172🇹🇬Togo2.002025173🇨🇺Cuba1.752025174🇹🇱Timor-Leste1.592025175🇧🇯Benin1.592025176🇹🇿Tanzania1.572025177🇻🇳Viet Nam1.522025178🇲🇩Moldova1.502025179🇸🇧Solomon Islands1.432025180🇱🇦Lao PDR1.192025181🇧🇭Bahrain1.102025182🇹🇩Chad1.062025183🇧🇮Burundi0.922025184🇹🇭Thailand0.782025185🇳🇪Niger0.392025186🇰🇭Cambodia0.262025187🇶🇦Qatar0.132025