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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2025

Countries182

1. Eswatini34.2

Median5.1

Japan2.5159 / 182

World4.8

Top 20

Eswatini34.2

South Africa32.4

Djibouti26.0

Botswana24.5

Gabon20.2

Congo - Brazzaville19.9

Namibia19.3

Somalia18.9

Libya18.8

St. Vincent & Grenadines18.0

Yemen17.3

Jordan16.5

Lesotho16.3

Iraq15.5

Tunisia15.1

Haiti14.9

Angola14.1

Montenegro13.6

Syria13.6

Afghanistan13.4

Bottom 10

Moldova1.5

Solomon Islands1.4

Laos1.2

Bahrain1.1

Chad1.1

Burundi0.9

Thailand0.8

Niger0.4

Cambodia0.3

Qatar0.1

Biggest increases since 2024

Norway+15.9%

Finland+12.6%

Switzerland+12.2%

Romania+11.0%

Estonia+9.4%

Germany+9.1%

United Kingdom+8.8%

Canada+8.8%

Czechia+8.7%

Ireland+7.7%

Biggest decreases since 2024

Bulgaria-15.8%

Paraguay-15.5%

Greece-14.8%

Slovenia-14.2%

Colombia-13.8%

Saudi Arabia-13.6%

Russia-12.2%

Brazil-12.2%

Bolivia-9.4%

Spain-9.0%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	Eswatini	34.2	1
2	South Africa	32.4	2
3	Djibouti	26.0	3
4	Botswana	24.5	4
5	Gabon	20.2	5
6	Congo - Brazzaville	19.9	6
7	Namibia	19.3	7
8	Somalia	18.9	9
9	Libya	18.8	8
10	St. Vincent & Grenadines	18.0	10
11	Yemen	17.3	11
12	Jordan	16.5	12
13	Lesotho	16.3	13
14	Iraq	15.5	15
15	Tunisia	15.1	14
16	Haiti	14.9	16
17	Angola	14.1	17
18	Montenegro	13.6	20
19	Syria	13.6	19
20	Afghanistan	13.4	18
21	Armenia	12.9	21
22	North Macedonia	12.3	22
23	Georgia	12.1	27
24	Guyana	12.0	24
25	Cape Verde	11.9	23
26	French Polynesia	11.7	26
27	Algeria	11.6	25
28	U.S. Virgin Islands	11.4	28
29	Rwanda	11.4	30
30	New Caledonia	11.2	31
31	Bosnia & Herzegovina	11.0	32
32	Albania	10.9	33
33	Nepal	10.5	34
34	Spain	10.4	29
35	Mauritania	10.3	35
36	Finland	9.5	47
37	St. Lucia	9.5	36
38	Zimbabwe	9.3	39
39	Bahamas	9.2	42
40	São Tomé & Príncipe	9.1	41
41	Morocco	9.0	40
42	Chile	9.0	44
43	Belize	8.9	45
44	Sweden	8.7	48
45	Greece	8.5	37
46	Türkiye	8.5	43
47	Panama	8.4	46
48	Equatorial Guinea	8.3	49
49	Estonia	8.3	53
50	Iran	8.3	51
51	Colombia	8.3	38
52	Suriname	7.8	52
53	France	7.5	54
54	Uruguay	7.5	50
55	Argentina	7.1	56
56	Serbia	7.1	55
57	Tajikistan	6.9	57
58	Canada	6.9	69
59	Costa Rica	6.8	58
60	Egypt	6.8	61
61	Lithuania	6.7	60
62	Mozambique	6.6	63
63	Latvia	6.6	59
64	Barbados	6.5	67
65	Gambia	6.5	66
66	Italy	6.4	64
67	Luxembourg	6.3	68
68	Central African Republic	6.3	70
69	Channel Islands	6.2	71
70	Portugal	6.2	65
71	Romania	6.0	81
72	Puerto Rico	6.0	77
73	Eritrea	6.0	72
74	Brazil	6.0	62
75	Zambia	5.9	73
76	Belgium	5.9	74
77	Mauritius	5.6	78
78	Austria	5.6	88
79	Guam	5.6	87
80	Denmark	5.5	83
81	Azerbaijan	5.5	76
82	Kenya	5.4	80
83	Pakistan	5.4	79
84	Slovakia	5.4	86
85	Fiji	5.3	82
86	Venezuela	5.3	84
87	Brunei	5.3	90
88	Mongolia	5.2	91
89	Guinea	5.2	92
90	Peru	5.1	89
91	Dominican Republic	5.1	85
92	New Zealand	5.1	101
93	Vanuatu	5.1	95
94	Malawi	5.1	93
95	Nicaragua	5.0	96
96	Croatia	5.0	94
97	Samoa	5.0	99
98	Cyprus	4.9	98
99	Honduras	4.9	97
100	Switzerland	4.9	107
101	Paraguay	4.8	75
102	Kazakhstan	4.8	100
103	United Kingdom	4.7	106
104	Norway	4.6	115
105	Ireland	4.6	108
106	Uzbekistan	4.6	104
107	China	4.6	102
108	Hungary	4.5	103
109	Maldives	4.5	109
110	Congo - Kinshasa	4.4	105
111	Turkmenistan	4.3	114
112	India	4.2	112
113	United States	4.2	113
114	Australia	4.1	116
115	Sri Lanka	4.0	110
116	Netherlands	3.9	119
117	Comoros	3.8	118
118	Bangladesh	3.8	121
119	Malaysia	3.8	117
120	Germany	3.7	131
121	Iceland	3.6	123
122	Cameroon	3.6	122
123	North Korea	3.5	125
124	Bulgaria	3.5	111
125	Kyrgyzstan	3.5	127
126	Israel	3.5	124
127	Burkina Faso	3.5	130
128	Belarus	3.4	128
129	Trinidad & Tobago	3.3	133
130	Ethiopia	3.3	132
131	Ecuador	3.3	129
132	El Salvador	3.3	137
133	Jamaica	3.3	139
134	Oman	3.3	138
135	Indonesia	3.2	134
136	Bhutan	3.2	135
137	Slovenia	3.2	120
138	Sierra Leone	3.2	140
139	Nigeria	3.1	143
140	Myanmar (Burma)	3.0	147
141	Madagascar	3.0	142
142	Saudi Arabia	3.0	126
143	Ghana	3.0	148
144	Poland	3.0	149
145	Bolivia	3.0	136
146	Malta	2.9	141
147	Liberia	2.9	146
148	Mali	2.8	145
149	Czechia	2.8	158
150	Singapore	2.8	153
151	Hong Kong	2.8	144
152	Uganda	2.7	152
153	Senegal	2.7	150
154	South Korea	2.7	151
155	Guinea-Bissau	2.7	155
156	Mexico	2.7	154
157	Guatemala	2.6	157
158	Papua New Guinea	2.6	156
159	Japan	2.5	159
160	Macau	2.3	162
161	Côte d’Ivoire	2.3	161
162	Philippines	2.2	163
163	Kuwait	2.2	165
164	United Arab Emirates	2.2	164
165	Russia	2.1	160
166	Tonga	2.0	166
167	Togo	2.0	167
168	Cuba	1.7	168
169	Timor-Leste	1.6	172
170	Benin	1.6	169
171	Tanzania	1.6	171
172	Vietnam	1.5	170
173	Moldova	1.5	174
174	Solomon Islands	1.4	173
175	Laos	1.2	175
176	Bahrain	1.1	176
177	Chad	1.1	177
178	Burundi	0.9	178
179	Thailand	0.8	179
180	Niger	0.4	180
181	Cambodia	0.3	181
182	Qatar	0.1	182

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