Economy

Unemployment Rate by Country

Unemployment rate as a percentage of total labor force, modeled ILO estimate.

188 rows3 columns1 views0 downloadsSource: World BankUpdated: 2/18/2026
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Country↕
Unemployment Rate (%)↕
Year↕
Eswatini36.472,022
South Africa33.272,022
Djibouti26.272,022
West Bank and Gaza24.422,022
Botswana23.612,022
Gabon20.322,022
Congo, Rep.20.132,022
Namibia19.612,022
St. Vincent and the Grenadines19.282,022
Libya19.242,022
Somalia, Fed. Rep.19.112,022
Jordan18.22,022
Yemen, Rep.17.222,022
Lesotho16.622,022
St. Lucia15.932,022
Iraq15.412,022
Tunisia15.32,022
Rwanda15.082,022
Montenegro14.852,022
Haiti14.542,022
North Macedonia14.482,022
Angola14.122,022
Afghanistan14.12,022
Armenia13.452,022
Syrian Arab Republic13.242,022
Spain13.032,022
Bosnia and Herzegovina12.662,022
South Sudan12.472,022
Greece12.432,022
Algeria12.382,022
Cabo Verde12.242,022
Virgin Islands (U.S.)12.092,022
Guyana11.912,022
French Polynesia11.792,022
Georgia11.622,022
Costa Rica11.322,022
Lebanon11.112,022
Albania10.792,022
New Caledonia10.712,022
Nepal10.662,022
Colombia10.542,022
Mauritania10.522,022
Turkiye10.462,022
Zimbabwe10.092,022
Morocco9.412,022
Bahamas, The9.252,022
Brazil9.232,022
Iran, Islamic Rep.9.092,022
Sao Tome and Principe8.962,022
Honduras8.772,022
Belize8.682,022
Serbia8.442,022
Equatorial Guinea8.332,022
Chile8.252,022
Panama8.092,022
Italy8.072,022
Suriname7.972,022
Uruguay7.882,022
Africa Eastern and Southern7.872,022
Sudan7.532,022
Sweden7.422,022
France7.32,022
Barbados7.262,022
Tajikistan7.052,022
Latvia6.822,022
Croatia6.812,022
Cyprus6.812,022
Argentina6.82,022
Mozambique6.792,022
Paraguay6.752,022
Finland6.722,022
Egypt, Arab Rep.6.552,022
Mauritius6.322,022
Central African Republic6.292,022
Portugal6.142,022
Slovak Republic6.142,022
Gambia, The6.072,022
Eritrea6.032,022
Puerto Rico (US)62,022
Zambia5.992,022
Lithuania5.962,022
Bhutan5.952,022
Mongolia5.952,022
Channel Islands5.922,022
Azerbaijan5.652,022
Venezuela, RB5.652,022
Romania5.612,022
Saudi Arabia5.592,022
Belgium5.572,022
Estonia5.572,022
Kenya5.572,022
Dominican Republic5.52,022
Fiji5.42,022
Guam5.382,022
Pakistan5.292,022
Canada5.282,022
Brunei Darussalam5.192,022
Guinea5.172,022
Vanuatu5.082,022
Samoa5.052,022
Malawi5.022,022
Austria4.992,022
China4.982,022
Nicaragua4.972,022
Kazakhstan4.862,022
India4.822,022
Kyrgyz Republic4.772,022
Bangladesh4.592,022
Luxembourg4.592,022
Congo, Dem. Rep.4.542,022
Sri Lanka4.532,022
Ireland4.462,022
Uzbekistan4.462,022
Denmark4.432,022
Trinidad and Tobago4.382,022
Hong Kong SAR, China4.322,022
Maldives4.32,022
Peru4.292,022
Bulgaria4.152,022
Switzerland4.122,022
Jamaica4.082,022
Turkmenistan4.022,022
Slovenia4.012,022
Malaysia3.932,022
Comoros3.882,022
Russian Federation3.872,022
Burkina Faso3.832,022
Nigeria3.832,022
Iceland3.792,022
United Kingdom3.772,022
Australia3.732,022
Ecuador3.712,022
Israel3.692,022
Cameroon3.652,022
United States3.652,022
Africa Western and Central3.592,022
Singapore3.592,022
Hungary3.582,022
Belarus3.572,022
Bolivia3.552,022
Netherlands3.532,022
Malta3.472,022
Indonesia3.462,022
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.462,022
Ethiopia3.392,022
New Zealand3.32,022
Oman3.32,022
Mexico3.262,022
Norway3.232,022
Madagascar3.192,022
Germany3.142,022
Sierra Leone3.142,022
Myanmar3.062,022
Guatemala3.052,022
El Salvador32,022
Liberia2.962,022
Uganda2.882,022
Ghana2.872,022
United Arab Emirates2.872,022
Korea, Rep.2.862,022
Senegal2.842,022
Poland2.812,022
Papua New Guinea2.692,022
Guinea-Bissau2.672,022
Japan2.612,022
Philippines2.62,022
Macao SAR, China2.452,022
Mali2.392,022
Cote d'Ivoire2.312,022
Czechia2.222,022
Kuwait2.132,022
Tonga22,022
Togo1.972,022
Cuba1.832,022
Benin1.692,022
Tanzania1.572,022
Viet Nam1.572,022
Timor-Leste1.542,022
Solomon Islands1.482,022
Bahrain1.262,022
Lao PDR1.212,022
Chad1.082,022
Thailand0.942,022
Burundi0.912,022
Moldova0.912,022
Niger0.42,022
Cambodia0.242,022
Qatar0.132,022
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