Unemployment By Country 2024

Unemployment Rate

1.	South Africa	28.8%
2.	Tuvalu	26.6%
3.	Djibouti	26.1%
4.	Equatorial Guinea	25.0%
5.	Botswana	23.6%
6.	Grenada	22.9%
7.	Eswatini	22.7%
8.	Kosovo	20.4%
9.	Gabon	20.4%
10.	Namibia	19.9%
11.	Jordan	19.8%
12.	Curacao	19.1%
13.	Libya	19.0%
14.	Somalia	18.8%
15.	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	18.8%
16.	Montenegro	17.9%
17.	Sudan	17.4%
18.	Lesotho	16.9%
19.	Iraq	16.2%
20.	Angola	15.8%
21.	Rwanda	15.8%
22.	Saint Lucia	15.8%
23.	Tunisia	15.1%
24.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	14.9%
25.	Spain	14.8%
26.	Greece	14.7%
27.	North Macedonia	14.4%
28.	Haiti	14.1%
29.	Sao Tome and Principe	13.6%
30.	New Caledonia	13.6%
31.	Guyana	13.5%
32.	Yemen	13.5%
33.	Nauru	13.3%
34.	Morocco	12.3%
35.	South Sudan	12.2%
36.	Algeria	12.0%
37.	Turkey	12.0%
38.	French Polynesia	11.7%
39.	Georgia	11.7%
40.	Albania	11.5%
41.	Costa Rica	11.3%
42.	Lebanon	11.3%
43.	Cape Verde	11.3%
44.	Northern Mariana Islands	11.2%
45.	Kiribati	11.0%
46.	Dominica	11.0%
47.	Nigeria	10.7%
48.	Honduras	10.7%
49.	Nepal	10.7%
50.	Colombia	10.6%
51.	Mauritania	10.4%
52.	Belize	10.2%
53.	Serbia	10.1%
54.	Armenia	10.0%
55.	Republic of the Congo	10.0%
56.	Bahamas	10.0%
57.	Ukraine	9.8%
58.	Zimbabwe	9.5%
59.	Italy	9.5%
60.	Samoa	9.4%
61.	Iran	9.3%
62.	Brazil	9.2%
63.	American Samoa	9.2%
64.	Greenland	9.1%
65.	Bermuda	8.9%
66.	Aruba	8.9%
67.	Micronesia	8.9%
68.	Argentina	8.7%
69.	Sweden	8.7%
70.	Syria	8.6%
71.	Antigua and Barbuda	8.4%
72.	Barbados	8.4%
73.	Jamaica	8.3%
74.	Turks and Caicos Islands	8.3%
75.	Panama	8.3%
76.	Chile	8.3%
77.	Mauritius	8.2%
78.	Suriname	7.9%
79.	Uruguay	7.9%
80.	France	7.9%
81.	Niger	7.8%
82.	Mongolia	7.8%
83.	Dominican Republic	7.7%
84.	Finland	7.6%
85.	Croatia	7.6%
86.	Venezuela	7.5%
87.	Latvia	7.5%
88.	Cyprus	7.5%
89.	Egypt	7.4%
90.	Lithuania	7.1%
91.	Tajikistan	6.9%
92.	Slovakia	6.9%
93.	Paraguay	6.8%
94.	Saudi Arabia	6.6%
95.	Portugal	6.6%
96.	Austria	6.5%
97.	Gibraltar	6.4%
98.	San Marino	6.3%
99.	Marshall Islands	6.3%
100.	Pakistan	6.3%
101.	Monaco	6.3%
102.	Belgium	6.3%
103.	Ireland	6.2%
104.	Estonia	6.2%
105.	Iceland	6.0%
106.	Puerto Rico	6.0%
107.	Liberia	6.0%
108.	Azerbaijan	6.0%
109.	Comoros	5.9%
110.	Romania	5.6%
111.	Afghanistan	5.6%
112.	Guam	5.4%
113.	Sri Lanka	5.4%
114.	Uzbekistan	5.3%
115.	Bulgaria	5.3%
116.	Canada	5.3%
117.	Luxembourg	5.3%
118.	Nicaragua	5.2%
119.	Zambia	5.2%
120.	Hong Kong	5.2%
121.	Saint Kitts and Nevis	5.1%
122.	China	5.1%
123.	Switzerland	5.1%
124.	Peru	5.1%
125.	Bolivia	5.1%
126.	Denmark	5.1%
127.	Guinea	5.0%
128.	Kenya	5.0%
129.	Brunei	4.9%
130.	Kazakhstan	4.9%
131.	India	4.8%
132.	Israel	4.8%
133.	Bhutan	4.8%
134.	Slovenia	4.7%
135.	Russia	4.7%
136.	Burkina Faso	4.7%
137.	Maldives	4.6%
138.	Malaysia	4.5%
139.	Ecuador	4.5%
140.	Trinidad and Tobago	4.5%
141.	Norway	4.4%
142.	Bangladesh	4.4%
143.	El Salvador	4.3%
144.	Fiji	4.3%
145.	Seychelles	4.3%
146.	Cayman Islands	4.2%
147.	Netherlands	4.2%
148.	Gambia	4.1%
149.	Kyrgyzstan	4.1%
150.	Vanuatu	4.0%
151.	Hungary	4.0%
152.	Turkmenistan	4.0%
153.	Ethiopia	3.9%
154.	Belarus	3.9%
155.	New Zealand	3.8%
156.	Togo	3.7%
157.	United Kingdom	3.7%
158.	Australia	3.7%
159.	United States	3.6%
160.	Germany	3.6%
161.	Singapore	3.5%
162.	Cameroon	3.5%
163.	Mali	3.5%
164.	Indonesia	3.5%
165.	Mozambique	3.4%
166.	Uganda	3.4%
167.	Philippines	3.4%
168.	Malta	3.4%
169.	Ghana	3.4%
170.	Poland	3.4%
171.	British Virgin Islands	3.3%
172.	Laos	3.3%
173.	Mexico	3.3%
174.	Guinea Bissau	3.2%
175.	Sierra Leone	3.2%
176.	United Arab Emirates	3.1%
177.	Senegal	2.9%
178.	South Korea	2.9%
179.	Czech Republic	2.8%
180.	Tanzania	2.8%
181.	Isle Of Man	2.7%
182.	Papua New Guinea	2.6%
183.	Japan	2.6%
184.	Macau	2.6%
185.	Ivory Coast	2.4%
186.	Timor Leste	2.3%
187.	Guatemala	2.2%
188.	Kuwait	2.2%
189.	Tonga	2.1%
190.	Liechtenstein	2.0%
191.	Oman	1.9%
192.	Madagascar	1.8%
193.	Cuba	1.7%
194.	Vietnam	1.5%
195.	Myanmar	1.5%
196.	DR Congo	1.5%
197.	Benin	1.5%
198.	Thailand	1.2%
199.	Bahrain	1.2%
200.	Chad	1.1%
201.	Burundi	1.0%
202.	Malawi	0.9%
203.	Moldova	0.9%
204.	Palau	0.8%
205.	Solomon Islands	0.7%
206.	Cambodia	0.5%
207.	Qatar	0.1%

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Joblessness Around The World
Countries With Highest Unemployment Rate
Countries With Lowest Unemployment Rate
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Joblessness Around The World

Unemployment remains one of the world's most pressing socioeconomic issues, heavily impacting economies and societies worldwide. With joblessness reaching worrying levels in some regions, unemployment significantly affects the global distribution of wealth, social stability, and individual livelihoods. South Africa has the highest level of joblessness, with an unemployment rate of 28.8%, followed by Tuvalu, Djibouti, and Equatorial Guinea with rates of 26.6%, 26.1%, and 25.0% respectively. On the other end of the spectrum, Qatar records a strikingly low unemployment rate of 0.1%. Key findings from the data include:

South Africa has the world's highest unemployment rate at 28.8%.
The African continent struggles with joblessness, with many countries reflecting high unemployment rates.
Countries such as Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Botswana, and Namibia have unemployment rates exceeding 19%.
Conversely, Asian and Middle-Eastern countries, such as Qatar, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam have remarkably low unemployment rates, all below 1.5%.
Among the more developed nations, the United States and Germany both have relatively low unemployment rates, sitting at 3.6% each. These varying unemployment rates highlight the diverse economic landscapes and distinct challenges that countries worldwide are faced with. As we grapple with these issues, comprehending each country's joblessness status can provide invaluable insights into global unemployment patterns and help carve targeted solutions to address this daunting problem.

Countries With Highest Unemployment Rate

Topping the list of countries with the highest unemployment rates are South Africa, Tuvalu, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Botswana, Grenada, Eswatini (Swaziland), Kosovo, Gabon, and Namibia. Leading the board is South Africa with an unprecedented unemployment rate of 28.8%. Second, Arriving closely is Tuvalu with a staggering 26.6% unemployment rate. Djibouti is positioned third, accounting for a 26.1% unemployment rate, followed by Equatorial Guinea experiencing a rate of 25.0%. Botswana takes the fifth spot with a significant unemployment rate of 23.6%, and Grenada comes up next with a 22.9% rate. Further down the line, Eswatini (Swaziland) holds a 22.7% rate followed by Kosovo and Gabon, both possessing an equal unemployment rate of 20.4%. Lastly, Namibia exhibits an unemployment rate of 19.9%. 10 Countries with Highest Unemployment Rates:

South Africa - 28.8%
Tuvalu - 26.6%
Djibouti - 26.1%
Equatorial Guinea - 25.0%
Botswana - 23.6%
Grenada - 22.9%
Eswatini (Swaziland) - 22.7%
Kosovo - 20.4%
Gabon - 20.4%
Namibia - 19.9%

The data above serve as a stark reminder of the chronic unemployment issues many countries face, emphasizing the urgent need for effective job creation strategies and initiatives.

Countries With Lowest Unemployment Rate

The ten countries with the lowest unemployment rates are Qatar, Cambodia, Solomon Islands, Palau, Moldova, Malawi, Burundi, Chad, Bahrain, and Thailand. Qatar leads the world with an unemployment rate of just 0.1%. This is followed closely by Cambodia that boasts a low unemployment rate of 0.5%. Solomon Islands rank third with an unemployment rate of 0.7%. Palau and Moldova also have impressively low unemployment rates at 0.8% and 0.9% respectively. Slightly higher but still under the 1% mark, we see Malawi with an unemployment rate of 0.9%. Burundi, Chad, Bahrain, and Thailand are all close behind, with unemployment rates ranging from 1.0% to 1.2%. 10 Countries With Lowest Unemployment Rates:

Qatar - 0.1% Unemployment Rate
Cambodia - 0.5% Unemployment Rate
Solomon Islands - 0.7% Unemployment Rate
Palau - 0.8% Unemployment Rate
Moldova - 0.9% Unemployment Rate
Malawi - 0.9% Unemployment Rate
Burundi - 1.0% Unemployment Rate
Chad - 1.1% Unemployment Rate
Bahrain - 1.2% Unemployment Rate
Thailand - 1.2% Unemployment Rate

Brazil

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

9.2%

#62

British Virgin Islands

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

#171

Brunei

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

#129

Bulgaria

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

#115

Burkina Faso

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

#136

Burundi

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

1.0%

#201

Cambodia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

0.5%

#206

Cameroon

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

#162

Canada

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

#116

Cape Verde

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

11.3%

#43

Cayman Islands

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

#146

Chad

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

#200

Chile

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

8.3%

#76

China

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

#122

Colombia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

10.6%

#50

Comoros

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.9%

#109

Costa Rica

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

11.3%

#41

Croatia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

7.6%

#85

Cuba

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

#193

Curacao

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

19.1%

#12

Cyprus

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

7.5%

#88

Czech Republic

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

#179

DR Congo

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

#196

Denmark

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

#126

Djibouti

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

26.1%

Dominica

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

11.0%

#46

Dominican Republic

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

7.7%

#83

Ecuador

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

#139

Egypt

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

7.4%

#89

El Salvador

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

#143

Equatorial Guinea

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

25.0%

Estonia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

6.2%

#104

Eswatini

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

22.7%

Ethiopia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

#153

Fiji

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

#144

Finland

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

7.6%

#84

France

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

7.9%

#80

French Polynesia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

11.7%

#38

Gabon

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

20.4%

Gambia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

#148

Georgia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

11.7%

#39

Germany

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

#160

Ghana

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

#169

Gibraltar

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

6.4%

#97

Greece

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

14.7%

#26

Greenland

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

9.1%

#64

Grenada

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

22.9%

Guam

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

#112

Guatemala

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

#187

Guinea

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

#127

Guinea Bissau

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

#174

Guyana

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

13.5%

#31

Haiti

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

14.1%

#28

Honduras

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

10.7%

#48

Hong Kong

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

#120

Hungary

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

#151

Iceland

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

6.0%

#105

India

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

#131

Indonesia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

#164

Iran

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

9.3%

#61

Iraq

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

16.2%

#19

Ireland

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

6.2%

#103

Isle Of Man

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

2.7%

#181

Israel

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

#132

Italy

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

9.5%

#59

Ivory Coast

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

#185

Jamaica

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

8.3%

#73

Japan

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

#183

Jordan

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

19.8%

#11

Kazakhstan

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

#130

Kenya

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

#128

Kiribati

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

11.0%

#45

Kosovo

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

20.4%

Kuwait

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

#188

Kyrgyzstan

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

#149

Laos

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

#172

Latvia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

7.5%

#87

Lebanon

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

11.3%

#42

Lesotho

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

16.9%

#18

Liberia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

6.0%

#107

Libya

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

19.0%

#13

Liechtenstein

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

2.0%

#190

Lithuania

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

7.1%

#90

Luxembourg

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

#117

Macau

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

#184

Madagascar

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

#192

Malawi

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

0.9%

#202

Malaysia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

#138

Maldives

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

#137

Mali

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

#163

Malta

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

#168

Marshall Islands

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

#99

Mauritania

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

10.4%

#51

Mauritius

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

8.2%

#77

Mexico

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

#173

Micronesia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

8.9%

#67

Moldova

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

0.9%

#203

Monaco

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

#101

Mongolia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

7.8%

#82

Montenegro

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

17.9%

#16

Morocco

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

12.3%

#34

Mozambique

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

#165

Myanmar

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

#195

Namibia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

19.9%

#10

Nauru

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

13.3%

#33

Nepal

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

10.7%

#49

Netherlands

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

#147

New Caledonia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

13.6%

#30

New Zealand

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

#155

Nicaragua

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

#118

Niger

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

7.8%

#81

Nigeria

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

10.7%

#47

North Macedonia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

14.4%

#27

Northern Mariana Islands

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

11.2%

#44

Norway

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

#141

Oman

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

1.9%

#191

Pakistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

#100

Palau

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

#204

Panama

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

8.3%

#75

Papua New Guinea

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

#182

Paraguay

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

6.8%

#93

Peru

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

#124

Philippines

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

#167

Poland

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

#170

Portugal

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

6.6%

#95

Puerto Rico

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

6.0%

#106

Qatar

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

0.1%

#207

Republic of the Congo

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

10.0%

#55

Romania

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.6%

#110

Russia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

#135

Rwanda

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

15.8%

#21

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

#121

Saint Lucia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

15.8%

#22

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

18.8%

#15

Samoa

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

9.4%

#60

San Marino

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

#98

Sao Tome and Principe

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

13.6%

#29

Saudi Arabia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

6.6%

#94

Senegal

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

#177

Serbia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

10.1%

#53

Seychelles

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

#145

Sierra Leone

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

#175

Singapore

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

#161

Slovakia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

6.9%

#92

Slovenia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

#134

Solomon Islands

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

#205

Somalia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

18.8%

#14

South Africa

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

28.8%

South Korea

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

#178

South Sudan

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

12.2%

#35

Spain

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

14.8%

#25

Sri Lanka

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

#113

Sudan

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

17.4%

#17

Suriname

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

7.9%

#78

Sweden

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

8.7%

#69

Switzerland

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

#123

Syria

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

8.6%

#70

Tajikistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

6.9%

#91

Tanzania

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

#180

Thailand

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

#198

Timor Leste

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

#186

Togo

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

#156

Tonga

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

#189

Trinidad and Tobago

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

#140

Tunisia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

15.1%

#23

Turkey

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

12.0%

#37

Turkmenistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

#152

Turks and Caicos Islands

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

8.3%

#74

Tuvalu

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

26.6%

Uganda

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

#166

Ukraine

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

9.8%

#57

United Arab Emirates

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

#176

United Kingdom

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

#157

United States

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

#159

Uruguay

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

7.9%

#79

Uzbekistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

#114

Vanuatu

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

#150

Venezuela

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

7.5%

#86

Vietnam

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

#194

Yemen

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

13.5%

#32

Zambia

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

#119

Zimbabwe

Metric

Value

Rank

Unemployment Rate

9.5%

#58

Table

Region ↕	Unemployment Rate ↕
Afghanistan	5.6%
Albania	11.5%
Algeria	12.0%
American Samoa	9.2%
Angola	15.8%
Antigua and Barbuda	8.4%
Argentina	8.7%
Armenia	10.0%
Aruba	8.9%
Australia	3.7%
Austria	6.5%
Azerbaijan	6.0%
Bahamas	10.0%
Bahrain	1.2%
Bangladesh	4.4%
Barbados	8.4%
Belarus	3.9%
Belgium	6.3%
Belize	10.2%
Benin	1.5%
Bermuda	8.9%
Bhutan	4.8%
Bolivia	5.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	14.9%
Botswana	23.6%
Brazil	9.2%
British Virgin Islands	3.3%
Brunei	4.9%
Bulgaria	5.3%
Burkina Faso	4.7%
Burundi	1.0%
Cambodia	0.5%
Cameroon	3.5%
Canada	5.3%
Cape Verde	11.3%
Cayman Islands	4.2%
Chad	1.1%
Chile	8.3%
China	5.1%
Colombia	10.6%
Comoros	5.9%
Costa Rica	11.3%
Croatia	7.6%
Cuba	1.7%
Curacao	19.1%
Cyprus	7.5%
Czech Republic	2.8%
DR Congo	1.5%
Denmark	5.1%
Djibouti	26.1%
Dominica	11.0%
Dominican Republic	7.7%
Ecuador	4.5%
Egypt	7.4%
El Salvador	4.3%
Equatorial Guinea	25.0%
Estonia	6.2%
Eswatini	22.7%
Ethiopia	3.9%
Fiji	4.3%
Finland	7.6%
France	7.9%
French Polynesia	11.7%
Gabon	20.4%
Gambia	4.1%
Georgia	11.7%
Germany	3.6%
Ghana	3.4%
Gibraltar	6.4%
Greece	14.7%
Greenland	9.1%
Grenada	22.9%
Guam	5.4%
Guatemala	2.2%
Guinea	5.0%
Guinea Bissau	3.2%
Guyana	13.5%
Haiti	14.1%
Honduras	10.7%
Hong Kong	5.2%
Hungary	4.0%
Iceland	6.0%
India	4.8%
Indonesia	3.5%
Iran	9.3%
Iraq	16.2%
Ireland	6.2%
Isle Of Man	2.7%
Israel	4.8%
Italy	9.5%
Ivory Coast	2.4%
Jamaica	8.3%
Japan	2.6%
Jordan	19.8%
Kazakhstan	4.9%
Kenya	5.0%
Kiribati	11.0%
Kosovo	20.4%
Kuwait	2.2%
Kyrgyzstan	4.1%
Laos	3.3%
Latvia	7.5%
Lebanon	11.3%
Lesotho	16.9%
Liberia	6.0%
Libya	19.0%
Liechtenstein	2.0%
Lithuania	7.1%
Luxembourg	5.3%
Macau	2.6%
Madagascar	1.8%
Malawi	0.9%
Malaysia	4.5%
Maldives	4.6%
Mali	3.5%
Malta	3.4%
Marshall Islands	6.3%
Mauritania	10.4%
Mauritius	8.2%
Mexico	3.3%
Micronesia	8.9%
Moldova	0.9%
Monaco	6.3%
Mongolia	7.8%
Montenegro	17.9%
Morocco	12.3%
Mozambique	3.4%
Myanmar	1.5%
Namibia	19.9%
Nauru	13.3%
Nepal	10.7%
Netherlands	4.2%
New Caledonia	13.6%
New Zealand	3.8%
Nicaragua	5.2%
Niger	7.8%
Nigeria	10.7%
North Macedonia	14.4%
Northern Mariana Islands	11.2%
Norway	4.4%
Oman	1.9%
Pakistan	6.3%
Palau	0.8%
Panama	8.3%
Papua New Guinea	2.6%
Paraguay	6.8%
Peru	5.1%
Philippines	3.4%
Poland	3.4%
Portugal	6.6%
Puerto Rico	6.0%
Qatar	0.1%
Republic of the Congo	10.0%
Romania	5.6%
Russia	4.7%
Rwanda	15.8%
Saint Kitts and Nevis	5.1%
Saint Lucia	15.8%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	18.8%
Samoa	9.4%
San Marino	6.3%
Sao Tome and Principe	13.6%
Saudi Arabia	6.6%
Senegal	2.9%
Serbia	10.1%
Seychelles	4.3%
Sierra Leone	3.2%
Singapore	3.5%
Slovakia	6.9%
Slovenia	4.7%
Solomon Islands	0.7%
Somalia	18.8%
South Africa	28.8%
South Korea	2.9%
South Sudan	12.2%
Spain	14.8%
Sri Lanka	5.4%
Sudan	17.4%
Suriname	7.9%
Sweden	8.7%
Switzerland	5.1%
Syria	8.6%
Tajikistan	6.9%
Tanzania	2.8%
Thailand	1.2%
Timor Leste	2.3%
Togo	3.7%
Tonga	2.1%
Trinidad and Tobago	4.5%
Tunisia	15.1%
Turkey	12.0%
Turkmenistan	4.0%
Turks and Caicos Islands	8.3%
Tuvalu	26.6%
Uganda	3.4%
Ukraine	9.8%
United Arab Emirates	3.1%
United Kingdom	3.7%
United States	3.6%
Uruguay	7.9%
Uzbekistan	5.3%
Vanuatu	4.0%
Venezuela	7.5%
Vietnam	1.5%
Yemen	13.5%
Zambia	5.2%
Zimbabwe	9.5%

Unemployment By Country

Table of Contents

Joblessness Around The World

Countries With Highest Unemployment Rate

Countries With Lowest Unemployment Rate

By Region

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

American Samoa

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Aruba

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

British Virgin Islands

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Cayman Islands

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Curacao

Cyprus

Czech Republic

DR Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Estonia

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

French Polynesia

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Gibraltar

Greece

Greenland

Grenada

Guam

Guatemala