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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2023

Countries184

1. Eswatini34.6

Median5.2

Japan2.6160 / 184

World4.8

Top 20

Eswatini34.6

South Africa32.1

Djibouti26.1

Botswana23.4

Gabon20.2

Congo - Brazzaville19.9

Namibia19.2

Somalia19.0

Libya18.7

St. Vincent & Grenadines18.3

Yemen16.9

Jordan16.6

Lesotho16.3

Iraq15.2

Tunisia15.1

Haiti14.5

Angola14.1

Afghanistan14.0

Syria13.3

North Macedonia13.2

Bottom 10

Timor-Leste1.5

Solomon Islands1.4

Laos1.2

Chad1.1

Bahrain1.0

Burundi0.9

Thailand0.7

Niger0.4

Cambodia0.3

Qatar0.1

Biggest increases since 2022

Moldova+72.7%

Mali+23.5%

Czechia+16.0%

Denmark+14.9%

Lithuania+14.9%

Estonia+14.5%

Hungary+14.3%

Peru+14.2%

New Zealand+13.2%

Luxembourg+13.0%

Biggest decreases since 2022

Bhutan-47.4%

Hong Kong-31.7%

Honduras-30.8%

Saudi Arabia-28.3%

Bangladesh-27.0%

Kyrgyzstan-26.6%

Costa Rica-26.5%

Jamaica-26.0%

United Arab Emirates-25.1%

St. Lucia-24.1%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	Eswatini	34.6	1
2	South Africa	32.1	2
3	Djibouti	26.1	3
4	Botswana	23.4	5
5	Gabon	20.2	6
6	Congo - Brazzaville	19.9	7
7	Namibia	19.2	8
8	Somalia	19.0	11
9	Libya	18.7	10
10	St. Vincent & Grenadines	18.3	9
11	Yemen	16.9	13
12	Jordan	16.6	12
13	Lesotho	16.3	14
14	Iraq	15.2	16
15	Tunisia	15.1	17
16	Haiti	14.5	20
17	Angola	14.1	22
18	Afghanistan	14.0	23
19	Syria	13.3	25
20	North Macedonia	13.2	21
21	Montenegro	13.1	19
22	Armenia	12.4	24
23	South Sudan	12.4	28
24	Rwanda	12.4	18
25	Spain	12.2	26
26	St. Lucia	12.1	15
27	Guyana	11.9	33
28	Cape Verde	11.9	31
29	Algeria	11.6	30
30	French Polynesia	11.6	34
31	Georgia	11.5	35
32	U.S. Virgin Islands	11.4	32
33	Greece	11.0	29
34	Lebanon	11.0	37
35	New Caledonia	10.9	39
36	Albania	10.7	38
37	Bosnia & Herzegovina	10.7	27
38	Nepal	10.4	40
39	Mauritania	10.4	42
40	Colombia	9.6	41
41	Türkiye	9.4	43
42	Zimbabwe	9.3	44
43	São Tomé & Príncipe	9.0	49
44	Chile	9.0	54
45	Morocco	8.9	45
46	Bahamas	8.6	46
47	Uruguay	8.4	58
48	Costa Rica	8.3	36
49	Belize	8.3	51
50	Serbia	8.3	52
51	Equatorial Guinea	8.2	53
52	Iran	8.1	48
53	Brazil	7.9	47
54	Suriname	7.7	57
55	Italy	7.6	56
56	Sweden	7.6	60
57	France	7.3	61
58	Finland	7.1	70
59	Tajikistan	7.0	63
60	Lithuania	6.8	80
61	Egypt	6.8	71
62	Mozambique	6.7	68
63	Panama	6.5	55
64	Barbados	6.5	62
65	Portugal	6.5	75
66	Gambia	6.5	76
67	Latvia	6.5	64
68	Estonia	6.4	88
69	Central African Republic	6.2	73
70	Argentina	6.1	67
71	Croatia	6.1	65
72	Honduras	6.1	50
73	Channel Islands	5.9	83
74	Eritrea	5.9	77
75	Zambia	5.9	79
76	Slovakia	5.8	74
77	Cyprus	5.8	66
78	Paraguay	5.8	69
79	Puerto Rico	5.7	78
80	Azerbaijan	5.6	84
81	Romania	5.6	86
82	Mauritius	5.6	72
83	Dominican Republic	5.6	91
84	Belgium	5.5	89
85	Canada	5.4	95
86	Kenya	5.4	90
87	Venezuela	5.4	85
88	Fiji	5.3	92
89	Brunei	5.3	96
90	Austria	5.3	101
91	Guam	5.3	93
92	Pakistan	5.2	94
93	Luxembourg	5.2	108
94	Mongolia	5.2	81
95	Guinea	5.1	97
96	Denmark	5.1	113
97	Vanuatu	5.0	98
98	Malawi	5.0	100
99	Samoa	4.9	99
100	Peru	4.9	117
101	Kazakhstan	4.8	104
102	Nicaragua	4.7	103
103	China	4.7	102
104	Sri Lanka	4.5	110
105	Congo - Kinshasa	4.5	109
106	Uzbekistan	4.4	112
107	Bulgaria	4.3	118
108	Ireland	4.2	111
109	India	4.2	105
110	Hungary	4.1	136
111	Switzerland	4.0	119
112	United Kingdom	4.0	129
113	Maldives	4.0	116
114	Saudi Arabia	4.0	87
115	Turkmenistan	4.0	121
116	Malaysia	3.9	123
117	Comoros	3.8	124
118	New Zealand	3.7	145
119	Australia	3.7	130
120	Slovenia	3.7	122
121	United States	3.6	133
122	Cameroon	3.6	134
123	Burkina Faso	3.6	126
124	Norway	3.6	147
125	Netherlands	3.5	139
126	Iceland	3.5	128
127	Ecuador	3.5	131
128	Kyrgyzstan	3.5	106
129	Malta	3.5	140
130	North Korea	3.5	142
131	Belarus	3.5	137
132	Singapore	3.4	135
133	Ethiopia	3.4	143
134	Israel	3.4	132
135	Trinidad & Tobago	3.4	114
136	Bangladesh	3.4	107
137	Indonesia	3.3	141
138	Oman	3.2	144
139	Bhutan	3.1	82
140	Sierra Leone	3.1	150
141	Russia	3.1	125
142	Nigeria	3.1	127
143	Germany	3.1	149
144	Madagascar	3.0	148
145	Bolivia	3.0	138
146	Jamaica	3.0	120
147	El Salvador	3.0	153
148	Myanmar (Burma)	3.0	151
149	Hong Kong	2.9	115
150	Mali	2.9	166
151	Liberia	2.9	154
152	Ghana	2.8	157
153	Senegal	2.8	159
154	Mexico	2.8	146
155	Uganda	2.8	155
156	Poland	2.7	160
157	South Korea	2.7	158
158	Papua New Guinea	2.6	161
159	Guinea-Bissau	2.6	162
160	Japan	2.6	163
161	Czechia	2.6	168
162	Guatemala	2.3	152
163	Côte d’Ivoire	2.3	167
164	Macau	2.2	165
165	Philippines	2.2	164
166	United Arab Emirates	2.2	156
167	Kuwait	2.1	169
168	Togo	1.9	171
169	Cuba	1.7	172
170	Tonga	1.7	170
171	Vietnam	1.6	175
172	Benin	1.6	173
173	Moldova	1.6	183
174	Tanzania	1.6	174
175	Timor-Leste	1.5	176
176	Solomon Islands	1.4	177
177	Laos	1.2	179
178	Chad	1.1	180
179	Bahrain	1.0	178
180	Burundi	0.9	182
181	Thailand	0.7	181
182	Niger	0.4	184
183	Cambodia	0.3	185
184	Qatar	0.1	186

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