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Unemployment

How hard is it to have a job there?

Unemployment, share of the labour force (World Bank / ILO estimate).

Qatar leads with 0.13 %; South Africa sits last at 32.39 %. Best-for-you first — lower is better here.

Coverage: 124 of ~120 countries this field can reach — World Bank / ILO estimate

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6 of 124 countries between 0.78 % and 1.53 %6 of 124 countries between 1.53 % and 2.28 %12 of 124 countries between 2.28 % and 3.03 %16 of 124 countries between 3.03 % and 3.78 %7 of 124 countries between 3.78 % and 4.53 %15 of 124 countries between 4.53 % and 5.28 %14 of 124 countries between 5.28 % and 6.02 %7 of 124 countries between 6.02 % and 6.77 %6 of 124 countries between 6.77 % and 7.52 %2 of 124 countries between 7.52 % and 8.27 %10 of 124 countries between 8.27 % and 9.02 %3 of 124 countries between 9.02 % and 9.77 %3 of 124 countries between 9.77 % and 10.52 %2 of 124 countries between 10.52 % and 11.27 %3 of 124 countries between 11.27 % and 12.02 %1 of 124 countries between 12.02 % and 12.77 %1 of 124 countries between 12.77 % and 13.51 %2 of 124 countries between 13.51 % and 14.26 %1 of 124 countries between 14.26 % and 15.01 %2 of 124 countries between 15.01 % and 15.76 %1 of 124 countries between 16.51 % and 17.26 %4 of 124 countries between 18.01 % and 18.76 %median 5.23 %0.78 %18.76 %
Half of all 124 countries sit between 3.30 % and 8.30 %. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

On the map

Fiji — Unemployment: 5.35 %Tanzania — Unemployment: 1.57 %W. Sahara — no data yetCanada — Unemployment: 6.91 %United States — Unemployment: 4.20 %Kazakhstan — Unemployment: 4.77 %Uzbekistan — no data yetPapua New Guinea — Unemployment: 2.57 %Indonesia — Unemployment: 3.24 %Argentina — Unemployment: 7.14 %Chile — Unemployment: 8.97 %Dem. Rep. Congo — no data yetSomalia — no data yetKenya — Unemployment: 5.45 %Sudan — no data yetChad — no data yetHaiti — Unemployment: 14.94 %Dominican Republic — Unemployment: 5.09 %Russia — Unemployment: 2.13 %Bahamas — Unemployment: 9.21 %Falkland Is. — no data yetNorway — Unemployment: 4.64 %Greenland — no data yetFr. S. Antarctic Lands — no data yetTimor-Leste — no data yetSouth Africa — Unemployment: 32.39 %Lesotho — no data yetMexico — Unemployment: 2.67 %Uruguay — Unemployment: 7.52 %Brazil — Unemployment: 5.97 %Bolivia — Unemployment: 2.97 %Peru — Unemployment: 5.12 %Colombia — Unemployment: 8.29 %Panama — Unemployment: 8.36 %Costa Rica — Unemployment: 6.84 %Nicaragua — Unemployment: 5.04 %Honduras — Unemployment: 4.92 %El Salvador — Unemployment: 3.30 %Guatemala — Unemployment: 2.60 %Belize — Unemployment: 8.86 %Venezuela — no data yetGuyana — Unemployment: 11.96 %Suriname — Unemployment: 7.83 %France — Unemployment: 7.54 %Ecuador — Unemployment: 3.31 %Puerto Rico — Unemployment: 5.99 %Jamaica — no data yetCuba — Unemployment: 1.75 %Zimbabwe — Unemployment: 9.29 %Botswana — Unemployment: 24.48 %Namibia — Unemployment: 19.29 %Senegal — no data yetMali — no data yetMauritania — no data yetBenin — no data yetNiger — no data yetNigeria — Unemployment: 3.06 %Cameroon — no data yetTogo — no data yetGhana — Unemployment: 2.98 %Côte d'Ivoire — no data yetGuinea — no data yetGuinea-Bissau — no data yetLiberia — no data yetSierra Leone — no data yetBurkina Faso — no data yetCentral African Rep. — no data yetCongo — no data yetGabon — no data yetEq. Guinea — no data yetZambia — Unemployment: 5.92 %Malawi — Unemployment: 5.07 %Mozambique — Unemployment: 6.63 %eSwatini — no data yetAngola — Unemployment: 14.11 %Burundi — no data yetIsrael — Unemployment: 3.49 %Lebanon — Unemployment: 10.98 %Madagascar — Unemployment: 3.04 %Palestine — no data yetGambia — no data yetTunisia — Unemployment: 15.11 %Algeria — Unemployment: 11.63 %Jordan — Unemployment: 16.54 %United Arab Emirates — Unemployment: 2.17 %Qatar — Unemployment: 0.13 %Kuwait — Unemployment: 2.18 %Iraq — Unemployment: 15.48 %Oman — no data yetVanuatu — no data yetCambodia — Unemployment: 0.26 %Thailand — Unemployment: 0.78 %Laos — no data yetMyanmar — Unemployment: 3.05 %Vietnam — Unemployment: 1.52 %North Korea — no data yetSouth Korea — Unemployment: 2.68 %Mongolia — Unemployment: 5.23 %India — Unemployment: 4.22 %Bangladesh — Unemployment: 3.78 %Bhutan — no data yetNepal — Unemployment: 10.46 %Pakistan — Unemployment: 5.42 %Afghanistan — no data yetTajikistan — Unemployment: 6.93 %Kyrgyzstan — Unemployment: 3.53 %Turkmenistan — no data yetIran — Unemployment: 8.30 %Syria — no data yetArmenia — Unemployment: 12.87 %Sweden — Unemployment: 8.69 %Belarus — Unemployment: 3.38 %Ukraine — Unemployment: 9.83 %Poland — Unemployment: 2.98 %Austria — Unemployment: 5.58 %Hungary — Unemployment: 4.52 %Moldova — Unemployment: 1.50 %Romania — Unemployment: 5.99 %Lithuania — Unemployment: 6.73 %Latvia — Unemployment: 6.57 %Estonia — Unemployment: 8.31 %Germany — Unemployment: 3.71 %Bulgaria — Unemployment: 3.54 %Greece — Unemployment: 8.54 %Turkey — Unemployment: 8.52 %Albania — no data yetCroatia — Unemployment: 5.00 %Switzerland — Unemployment: 4.87 %Luxembourg — Unemployment: 6.34 %Belgium — Unemployment: 5.91 %Netherlands — Unemployment: 3.87 %Portugal — Unemployment: 6.16 %Spain — Unemployment: 10.38 %Ireland — Unemployment: 4.63 %New Caledonia — no data yetSolomon Is. — no data yetNew Zealand — Unemployment: 5.08 %Australia — Unemployment: 4.09 %Sri Lanka — Unemployment: 4.00 %China — Unemployment: 4.62 %Taiwan — no data yetItaly — Unemployment: 6.39 %Denmark — Unemployment: 5.53 %United Kingdom — Unemployment: 4.75 %Iceland — no data yetAzerbaijan — Unemployment: 5.46 %Georgia — Unemployment: 12.10 %Philippines — Unemployment: 2.23 %Malaysia — Unemployment: 3.76 %Brunei — Unemployment: 5.28 %Slovenia — Unemployment: 3.17 %Finland — Unemployment: 9.46 %Slovakia — Unemployment: 5.36 %Czech Republic — Unemployment: 2.83 %Eritrea — no data yetJapan — Unemployment: 2.45 %Paraguay — no data yetYemen — no data yetSaudi Arabia — Unemployment: 3.04 %N. Cyprus — no data yetCyprus — Unemployment: 4.92 %Morocco — Unemployment: 9.00 %Egypt — Unemployment: 6.78 %Libya — Unemployment: 18.76 %Ethiopia — Unemployment: 3.32 %Djibouti — no data yetSomaliland — no data yetUganda — no data yetRwanda — Unemployment: 11.36 %Bosnia and Herzegovina — Unemployment: 11.04 %Macedonia — no data yetSerbia — no data yetMontenegro — Unemployment: 13.57 %Kosovo — no data yetTrinidad and Tobago — Unemployment: 3.33 %S. Sudan — no data yetFiji — Unemployment: 5.35 %Haiti — Unemployment: 14.94 %Dominican Republic — Unemployment: 5.09 %Bahamas — Unemployment: 9.21 %Panama — Unemployment: 8.36 %Costa Rica — Unemployment: 6.84 %Honduras — Unemployment: 4.92 %El Salvador — Unemployment: 3.30 %Guatemala — Unemployment: 2.60 %Belize — Unemployment: 8.86 %Puerto Rico — Unemployment: 5.99 %Cuba — Unemployment: 1.75 %Malawi — Unemployment: 5.07 %Israel — Unemployment: 3.49 %Lebanon — Unemployment: 10.98 %Jordan — Unemployment: 16.54 %United Arab Emirates — Unemployment: 2.17 %Qatar — Unemployment: 0.13 %Kuwait — Unemployment: 2.18 %South Korea — Unemployment: 2.68 %Armenia — Unemployment: 12.87 %Austria — Unemployment: 5.58 %Hungary — Unemployment: 4.52 %Moldova — Unemployment: 1.50 %Lithuania — Unemployment: 6.73 %Latvia — Unemployment: 6.57 %Estonia — Unemployment: 8.31 %Croatia — Unemployment: 5.00 %Switzerland — Unemployment: 4.87 %Luxembourg — Unemployment: 6.34 %Belgium — Unemployment: 5.91 %Netherlands — Unemployment: 3.87 %Portugal — Unemployment: 6.16 %Ireland — Unemployment: 4.63 %Sri Lanka — Unemployment: 4.00 %Denmark — Unemployment: 5.53 %Azerbaijan — Unemployment: 5.46 %Georgia — Unemployment: 12.10 %Brunei — Unemployment: 5.28 %Slovenia — Unemployment: 3.17 %Slovakia — Unemployment: 5.36 %Czech Republic — Unemployment: 2.83 %Cyprus — Unemployment: 4.92 %Rwanda — Unemployment: 11.36 %Bosnia and Herzegovina — Unemployment: 11.04 %Montenegro — Unemployment: 13.57 %Trinidad and Tobago — Unemployment: 3.33 %Unemployment0.13 %32.39 %

The full ranking

1Qatar0.13 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
2Cambodia0.26 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
3Thailand0.78 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
4Bahrain1.10 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
5Moldova1.50 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
6Vietnam1.52 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
7Tanzania1.57 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
8Cuba1.75 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
9Russia2.13 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
10United Arab Emirates2.17 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
11Kuwait2.18 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
12Philippines2.23 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
13Japan2.45 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
14Papua New Guinea2.57 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
15Guatemala2.60 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
16Mexico2.67 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
17South Korea2.68 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
18Hong Kong2.80 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
19Singapore2.82 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
20Czech Republic2.83 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
21Malta2.90 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
22Bolivia2.97 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
23Poland2.98 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
24Ghana2.98 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
25Saudi Arabia3.04 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
26Madagascar3.04 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
27Myanmar3.05 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
28Nigeria3.06 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
29Slovenia3.17 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
30Indonesia3.24 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
31El Salvador3.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
32Ecuador3.31 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
33Ethiopia3.32 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
34Trinidad and Tobago3.33 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
35Belarus3.38 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
36Israel3.49 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
37Kyrgyzstan3.53 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
38Bulgaria3.54 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
39Germany3.71 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
40Malaysia3.76 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
41Bangladesh3.78 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
42Netherlands3.87 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
43Sri Lanka4.00 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
44Australia4.09 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
45United States4.20 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
46India4.22 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
47Hungary4.52 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
48China4.62 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
49Ireland4.63 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
50Norway4.64 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
51United Kingdom4.75 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
52Kazakhstan4.77 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
53Switzerland4.87 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
54Honduras4.92 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
55Cyprus4.92 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
56Croatia5.00 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
57Nicaragua5.04 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
58Malawi5.07 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
59New Zealand5.08 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
60Dominican Republic5.09 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
61Peru5.12 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
62Mongolia5.23 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
63Brunei5.28 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
64Fiji5.35 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
65Slovakia5.36 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
66Pakistan5.42 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
67Kenya5.45 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
68Azerbaijan5.46 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
69Denmark5.53 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
70Austria5.58 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
71Mauritius5.63 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
72Belgium5.91 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
73Zambia5.92 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
74Brazil5.97 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
75Puerto Rico5.99 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
76Romania5.99 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
77Portugal6.16 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
78Luxembourg6.34 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
79Italy6.39 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
80Barbados6.52 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
81Latvia6.57 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
82Mozambique6.63 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
83Lithuania6.73 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
84Egypt6.78 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
85Costa Rica6.84 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
86Canada6.91 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
87Tajikistan6.93 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
88Argentina7.14 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
89Uruguay7.52 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
90France7.54 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
91Suriname7.83 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
92Colombia8.29 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
93Iran8.30 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
94Estonia8.31 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
95Panama8.36 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
96Turkey8.52 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
97Greece8.54 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
98Sweden8.69 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
99Belize8.86 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
100Chile8.97 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
101Morocco9.00 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
102Bahamas9.21 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
103Zimbabwe9.29 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
104Finland9.46 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
105Ukraine9.83 %2021Checked 7 Sept 2026
106Spain10.38 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
107Nepal10.46 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
108Lebanon10.98 %2023Checked 7 Sept 2026
109Bosnia and Herzegovina11.04 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
110Rwanda11.36 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
111Algeria11.63 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
112Guyana11.96 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
113Georgia12.10 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
114Armenia12.87 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
115Montenegro13.57 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
116Angola14.11 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
117Haiti14.94 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
118Tunisia15.11 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
119Iraq15.48 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
120Jordan16.54 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
121Libya18.76 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
122Namibia19.29 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
123Botswana24.48 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026
124South Africa32.39 %2025Checked 8 Sept 2026

Regional averages

Europe (36)

5.87 %

Americas (27)

6.28 %

Asia (36)

5.17 %

Africa (21)

10.23 %

Oceania (4)

4.27 %

Unweighted mean of the published values in each region — our aggregation, not an official statistic.

How to read this figure

Share of the labour force without work but actively seeking it (World Bank / ILO harmonised estimate). People outside the labour force — students, carers, the discouraged — are not counted.

Countries with the lowest unemployment rate · Countries with the highest unemployment rate

How to read this list

Unemployment, share of the labour force (World Bank / ILO estimate). 124 countries publish it; the rest are absent from the list rather than shown as zero. The figures were observed between 2021 and 2025 — a spread of 48 months — so this compares each country’s latest published number, not one moment in time. Every row carries its own date in the CSV and JSON; use it. Nothing here is estimated or carried forward to fill a gap. This metric is one column of the full dataset.

Official sources onlySurveyed 2025Revised daily 05:20 UTCLicence CC BY 4.0