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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2024

Countries182

1. Eswatini34.6

Median5.1

Japan2.5159 / 182

World4.8

Top 20

Eswatini34.6

South Africa32.3

Djibouti26.0

Botswana23.8

Gabon20.1

Congo - Brazzaville19.9

Namibia19.2

Libya19.1

Somalia18.9

St. Vincent & Grenadines18.1

Yemen17.0

Jordan16.7

Lesotho16.3

Tunisia15.3

Iraq15.3

Haiti14.6

Angola14.0

Afghanistan13.7

Syria13.4

Montenegro13.2

Bottom 10

Solomon Islands1.4

Moldova1.4

Laos1.2

Bahrain1.1

Chad1.1

Burundi0.9

Thailand0.8

Niger0.4

Cambodia0.3

Qatar0.1

Biggest increases since 2023

Panama+29.1%

New Zealand+26.5%

Luxembourg+23.5%

Estonia+19.2%

Tonga+18.9%

Finland+17.5%

Canada+17.3%

Argentina+16.5%

Norway+11.9%

Guatemala+11.5%

Biggest decreases since 2023

Russia-21.0%

Singapore-20.5%

Honduras-19.1%

Croatia-18.3%

Costa Rica-16.7%

Cyprus-16.0%

St. Lucia-15.7%

Italy-14.8%

Brazil-14.4%

Serbia-12.4%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	Eswatini	34.6	1
2	South Africa	32.3	2
3	Djibouti	26.0	3
4	Botswana	23.8	4
5	Gabon	20.1	5
6	Congo - Brazzaville	19.9	6
7	Namibia	19.2	7
8	Libya	19.1	9
9	Somalia	18.9	8
10	St. Vincent & Grenadines	18.1	10
11	Yemen	17.0	11
12	Jordan	16.7	12
13	Lesotho	16.3	13
14	Tunisia	15.3	15
15	Iraq	15.3	14
16	Haiti	14.6	16
17	Angola	14.0	17
18	Afghanistan	13.7	18
19	Syria	13.4	19
20	Montenegro	13.2	21
21	Armenia	12.4	22
22	North Macedonia	12.3	20
23	Cape Verde	11.9	28
24	Guyana	11.9	27
25	Algeria	11.7	29
26	French Polynesia	11.6	30
27	Georgia	11.6	31
28	U.S. Virgin Islands	11.4	32
29	Spain	11.4	25
30	Rwanda	11.3	24
31	New Caledonia	11.0	35
32	Bosnia & Herzegovina	10.7	37
33	Albania	10.7	36
34	Nepal	10.5	38
35	Mauritania	10.3	39
36	St. Lucia	10.2	26
37	Greece	10.0	33
38	Colombia	9.6	40
39	Zimbabwe	9.4	42
40	Morocco	9.1	45
41	São Tomé & Príncipe	9.1	43
42	Bahamas	9.0	46
43	Türkiye	8.8	41
44	Chile	8.7	44
45	Belize	8.7	49
46	Panama	8.5	63
47	Finland	8.4	58
48	Sweden	8.4	56
49	Equatorial Guinea	8.3	51
50	Uruguay	8.2	47
51	Iran	8.1	52
52	Suriname	7.6	54
53	Estonia	7.6	68
54	France	7.4	57
55	Serbia	7.2	50
56	Argentina	7.2	70
57	Tajikistan	7.0	59
58	Costa Rica	6.9	48
59	Latvia	6.9	67
60	Lithuania	6.9	60
61	Egypt	6.8	61
62	Brazil	6.8	53
63	Mozambique	6.7	62
64	Italy	6.5	55
65	Portugal	6.5	65
66	Gambia	6.5	66
67	Barbados	6.4	64
68	Luxembourg	6.4	93
69	Canada	6.4	85
70	Central African Republic	6.3	69
71	Channel Islands	6.0	73
72	Eritrea	5.9	74
73	Zambia	5.9	75
74	Belgium	5.7	84
75	Paraguay	5.7	78
76	Azerbaijan	5.6	80
77	Puerto Rico	5.6	79
78	Mauritius	5.5	82
79	Pakistan	5.5	92
80	Kenya	5.5	86
81	Romania	5.4	81
82	Fiji	5.4	88
83	Denmark	5.4	96
84	Venezuela	5.3	87
85	Dominican Republic	5.3	83
86	Slovakia	5.3	76
87	Guam	5.3	91
88	Austria	5.2	90
89	Peru	5.2	100
90	Brunei	5.2	89
91	Mongolia	5.2	94
92	Guinea	5.1	95
93	Malawi	5.1	98
94	Croatia	5.0	71
95	Vanuatu	5.0	97
96	Nicaragua	5.0	102
97	Honduras	4.9	72
98	Cyprus	4.9	77
99	Samoa	4.9	99
100	Kazakhstan	4.8	101
101	New Zealand	4.7	118
102	China	4.6	103
103	Hungary	4.5	110
104	Uzbekistan	4.4	106
105	Congo - Kinshasa	4.4	105
106	United Kingdom	4.4	112
107	Switzerland	4.3	111
108	Ireland	4.3	108
109	Maldives	4.3	113
110	Sri Lanka	4.2	104
111	Bulgaria	4.2	107
112	India	4.2	109
113	United States	4.0	121
114	Turkmenistan	4.0	115
115	Norway	4.0	124
116	Australia	3.9	119
117	Malaysia	3.8	116
118	Comoros	3.8	117
119	Netherlands	3.7	125
120	Slovenia	3.7	120
121	Bangladesh	3.6	136
122	Cameroon	3.6	122
123	Iceland	3.6	126
124	Israel	3.6	134
125	North Korea	3.5	130
126	Saudi Arabia	3.5	114
127	Kyrgyzstan	3.5	128
128	Belarus	3.5	131
129	Ecuador	3.5	127
130	Burkina Faso	3.4	123
131	Germany	3.4	143
132	Ethiopia	3.4	133
133	Trinidad & Tobago	3.3	135
134	Indonesia	3.3	137
135	Bhutan	3.3	139
136	Bolivia	3.3	145
137	El Salvador	3.3	147
138	Oman	3.2	138
139	Jamaica	3.2	146
140	Sierra Leone	3.1	140
141	Malta	3.1	129
142	Madagascar	3.1	144
143	Nigeria	3.0	142
144	Hong Kong	3.0	149
145	Mali	2.9	150
146	Liberia	2.9	151
147	Myanmar (Burma)	2.9	148
148	Ghana	2.8	152
149	Poland	2.8	156
150	Senegal	2.8	153
151	South Korea	2.8	157
152	Uganda	2.7	155
153	Singapore	2.7	132
154	Mexico	2.7	154
155	Guinea-Bissau	2.6	159
156	Papua New Guinea	2.6	158
157	Guatemala	2.6	162
158	Czechia	2.6	161
159	Japan	2.5	160
160	Russia	2.4	141
161	Côte d’Ivoire	2.3	163
162	Macau	2.3	164
163	Philippines	2.2	165
164	United Arab Emirates	2.2	166
165	Kuwait	2.2	167
166	Tonga	2.0	170
167	Togo	1.9	168
168	Cuba	1.8	169
169	Benin	1.6	172
170	Vietnam	1.6	171
171	Tanzania	1.6	174
172	Timor-Leste	1.5	175
173	Solomon Islands	1.4	176
174	Moldova	1.4	173
175	Laos	1.2	177
176	Bahrain	1.1	179
177	Chad	1.1	178
178	Burundi	0.9	180
179	Thailand	0.8	181
180	Niger	0.4	182
181	Cambodia	0.3	183
182	Qatar	0.1	184

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