SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank WDI · 2025

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)

Name: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)
Creator: World Bank
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Compare 182 countries in the newest same-year snapshot that meets World Discovery's coverage rule. You can now switch to every available historical year below.

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HIGHEST · 2025

34.2%

Eswatini

MIDDLE OBSERVATION · 2025

5.1%

New Zealand

LOWEST · 2025

0.1%

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Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) by country in 2025

Sorted from highest to lowest. Values shown here come directly from the verified same-year snapshot.

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Rank	Country	% of labor force
1	Eswatini SWZ · Sub-Saharan Africa	34.2%
2	South Africa ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa	32.4%
3	Djibouti DJI · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	26%
4	Botswana BWA · Sub-Saharan Africa	24.5%
5	Gabon GAB · Sub-Saharan Africa	20.1%
6	Congo, Rep. COG · Sub-Saharan Africa	19.9%
7	Namibia NAM · Sub-Saharan Africa	19.3%
8	Somalia, Fed. Rep. SOM · Sub-Saharan Africa	18.9%
9	Libya LBY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	18.8%
10	St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT · Latin America & Caribbean	18%
11	Yemen, Rep. YEM · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	17.3%
12	Jordan JOR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	16.5%
13	Lesotho LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa	16.3%
14	Iraq IRQ · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	15.5%
15	Tunisia TUN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	15.1%
16	Haiti HTI · Latin America & Caribbean	14.9%
17	Angola AGO · Sub-Saharan Africa	14.1%
18	Montenegro MNE · Europe & Central Asia	13.6%
19	Syrian Arab Republic SYR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	13.6%
20	Afghanistan AFG · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	13.3%
21	Armenia ARM · Europe & Central Asia	12.9%
22	North Macedonia MKD · Europe & Central Asia	12.3%
23	Georgia GEO · Europe & Central Asia	12.1%
24	Guyana GUY · Latin America & Caribbean	12%
25	Cabo Verde CPV · Sub-Saharan Africa	11.9%
26	French Polynesia PYF · East Asia & Pacific	11.7%
27	Algeria DZA · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	11.6%
28	Virgin Islands (U.S.) VIR · Latin America & Caribbean	11.4%
29	Rwanda RWA · Sub-Saharan Africa	11.4%
30	New Caledonia NCL · East Asia & Pacific	11.2%
31	Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH · Europe & Central Asia	11%
32	Albania ALB · Europe & Central Asia	10.9%
33	Nepal NPL · South Asia	10.5%
34	Spain ESP · Europe & Central Asia	10.4%
35	Mauritania MRT · Sub-Saharan Africa	10.3%
36	Finland FIN · Europe & Central Asia	9.5%
37	St. Lucia LCA · Latin America & Caribbean	9.4%
38	Zimbabwe ZWE · Sub-Saharan Africa	9.3%
39	Bahamas, The BHS · Latin America & Caribbean	9.2%
40	Sao Tome and Principe STP · Sub-Saharan Africa	9.1%
41	Morocco MAR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	9%
42	Chile CHL · Latin America & Caribbean	9%
43	Belize BLZ · Latin America & Caribbean	8.9%
44	Sweden SWE · Europe & Central Asia	8.7%
45	Greece GRC · Europe & Central Asia	8.5%
46	Turkiye TUR · Europe & Central Asia	8.5%
47	Panama PAN · Latin America & Caribbean	8.4%
48	Equatorial Guinea GNQ · Sub-Saharan Africa	8.3%
49	Estonia EST · Europe & Central Asia	8.3%
50	Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	8.3%
51	Colombia COL · Latin America & Caribbean	8.3%
52	Suriname SUR · Latin America & Caribbean	7.8%
53	France FRA · Europe & Central Asia	7.5%
54	Uruguay URY · Latin America & Caribbean	7.5%
55	Argentina ARG · Latin America & Caribbean	7.2%
56	Serbia SRB · Europe & Central Asia	7.1%
57	Tajikistan TJK · Europe & Central Asia	6.9%
58	Canada CAN · North America	6.9%
59	Costa Rica CRI · Latin America & Caribbean	6.8%
60	Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	6.8%
61	Lithuania LTU · Europe & Central Asia	6.7%
62	Mozambique MOZ · Sub-Saharan Africa	6.6%
63	Latvia LVA · Europe & Central Asia	6.6%
64	Barbados BRB · Latin America & Caribbean	6.5%
65	Gambia, The GMB · Sub-Saharan Africa	6.5%
66	Italy ITA · Europe & Central Asia	6.4%
67	Luxembourg LUX · Europe & Central Asia	6.3%
68	Central African Republic CAF · Sub-Saharan Africa	6.3%
69	Channel Islands CHI · Europe & Central Asia	6.2%
70	Portugal PRT · Europe & Central Asia	6.2%
71	Romania ROU · Europe & Central Asia	6%
72	Puerto Rico (US) PRI · Latin America & Caribbean	6%
73	Eritrea ERI · Sub-Saharan Africa	6%
74	Brazil BRA · Latin America & Caribbean	6%
75	Zambia ZMB · Sub-Saharan Africa	5.9%
76	Belgium BEL · Europe & Central Asia	5.9%
77	Mauritius MUS · Sub-Saharan Africa	5.6%
78	Austria AUT · Europe & Central Asia	5.6%
79	Guam GUM · East Asia & Pacific	5.6%
80	Denmark DNK · Europe & Central Asia	5.5%
81	Azerbaijan AZE · Europe & Central Asia	5.5%
82	Kenya KEN · Sub-Saharan Africa	5.5%
83	Pakistan PAK · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	5.4%
84	Slovak Republic SVK · Europe & Central Asia	5.4%
85	Fiji FJI · East Asia & Pacific	5.3%
86	Venezuela, RB VEN · Latin America & Caribbean	5.3%
87	Brunei Darussalam BRN · East Asia & Pacific	5.3%
88	Mongolia MNG · East Asia & Pacific	5.2%
89	Guinea GIN · Sub-Saharan Africa	5.2%
90	Peru PER · Latin America & Caribbean	5.1%
91	Dominican Republic DOM · Latin America & Caribbean	5.1%
92	New Zealand NZL · East Asia & Pacific	5.1%
93	Vanuatu VUT · East Asia & Pacific	5.1%
94	Malawi MWI · Sub-Saharan Africa	5.1%
95	Nicaragua NIC · Latin America & Caribbean	5%
96	Croatia HRV · Europe & Central Asia	5%
97	Samoa WSM · East Asia & Pacific	5%
98	Cyprus CYP · Europe & Central Asia	4.9%
99	Honduras HND · Latin America & Caribbean	4.9%
100	Switzerland CHE · Europe & Central Asia	4.9%
101	Paraguay PRY · Latin America & Caribbean	4.8%
102	Kazakhstan KAZ · Europe & Central Asia	4.8%
103	United Kingdom GBR · Europe & Central Asia	4.8%
104	Norway NOR · Europe & Central Asia	4.6%
105	Ireland IRL · Europe & Central Asia	4.6%
106	Uzbekistan UZB · Europe & Central Asia	4.6%
107	China CHN · East Asia & Pacific	4.6%
108	Hungary HUN · Europe & Central Asia	4.5%
109	Maldives MDV · South Asia	4.5%
110	Congo, Dem. Rep. COD · Sub-Saharan Africa	4.4%
111	Turkmenistan TKM · Europe & Central Asia	4.3%
112	India IND · South Asia	4.2%
113	United States USA · North America	4.2%
114	Australia AUS · East Asia & Pacific	4.1%
115	Sri Lanka LKA · South Asia	4%
116	Netherlands NLD · Europe & Central Asia	3.9%
117	Comoros COM · Sub-Saharan Africa	3.8%
118	Bangladesh BGD · South Asia	3.8%
119	Malaysia MYS · East Asia & Pacific	3.8%
120	Germany DEU · Europe & Central Asia	3.7%
121	Iceland ISL · Europe & Central Asia	3.6%
122	Cameroon CMR · Sub-Saharan Africa	3.6%
123	Korea, Dem. People's Rep. PRK · East Asia & Pacific	3.5%
124	Bulgaria BGR · Europe & Central Asia	3.5%
125	Kyrgyz Republic KGZ · Europe & Central Asia	3.5%
126	Israel ISR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	3.5%
127	Burkina Faso BFA · Sub-Saharan Africa	3.5%
128	Belarus BLR · Europe & Central Asia	3.4%
129	Trinidad and Tobago TTO · Latin America & Caribbean	3.3%
130	Ethiopia ETH · Sub-Saharan Africa	3.3%
131	Ecuador ECU · Latin America & Caribbean	3.3%
132	El Salvador SLV · Latin America & Caribbean	3.3%
133	Jamaica JAM · Latin America & Caribbean	3.3%
134	Oman OMN · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	3.3%
135	Indonesia IDN · East Asia & Pacific	3.2%
136	Bhutan BTN · South Asia	3.2%
137	Slovenia SVN · Europe & Central Asia	3.2%
138	Sierra Leone SLE · Sub-Saharan Africa	3.1%
139	Nigeria NGA · Sub-Saharan Africa	3.1%
140	Myanmar MMR · East Asia & Pacific	3%
141	Madagascar MDG · Sub-Saharan Africa	3%
142	Saudi Arabia SAU · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	3%
143	Ghana GHA · Sub-Saharan Africa	3%
144	Poland POL · Europe & Central Asia	3%
145	Bolivia BOL · Latin America & Caribbean	3%
146	Malta MLT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	2.9%
147	Liberia LBR · Sub-Saharan Africa	2.9%
148	Mali MLI · Sub-Saharan Africa	2.8%
149	Czechia CZE · Europe & Central Asia	2.8%
150	Singapore SGP · East Asia & Pacific	2.8%
151	Hong Kong SAR, China HKG · East Asia & Pacific	2.8%
152	Uganda UGA · Sub-Saharan Africa	2.8%
153	Senegal SEN · Sub-Saharan Africa	2.7%
154	Korea, Rep. KOR · East Asia & Pacific	2.7%
155	Guinea-Bissau GNB · Sub-Saharan Africa	2.7%
156	Mexico MEX · Latin America & Caribbean	2.7%
157	Guatemala GTM · Latin America & Caribbean	2.6%
158	Papua New Guinea PNG · East Asia & Pacific	2.6%
159	Japan JPN · East Asia & Pacific	2.5%
160	Macao SAR, China MAC · East Asia & Pacific	2.4%
161	Cote d'Ivoire CIV · Sub-Saharan Africa	2.3%
162	Philippines PHL · East Asia & Pacific	2.2%
163	Kuwait KWT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	2.2%
164	United Arab Emirates ARE · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	2.2%
165	Russian Federation RUS · Europe & Central Asia	2.1%
166	Tonga TON · East Asia & Pacific	2%
167	Togo TGO · Sub-Saharan Africa	2%
168	Cuba CUB · Latin America & Caribbean	1.8%
169	Timor-Leste TLS · East Asia & Pacific	1.6%
170	Benin BEN · Sub-Saharan Africa	1.6%
171	Tanzania TZA · Sub-Saharan Africa	1.6%
172	Viet Nam VNM · East Asia & Pacific	1.5%
173	Moldova MDA · Europe & Central Asia	1.5%
174	Solomon Islands SLB · East Asia & Pacific	1.4%
175	Lao PDR LAO · East Asia & Pacific	1.2%
176	Bahrain BHR · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	1.1%
177	Chad TCD · Sub-Saharan Africa	1.1%
178	Burundi BDI · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.9%
179	Thailand THA · East Asia & Pacific	0.8%
180	Niger NER · Sub-Saharan Africa	0.4%
181	Cambodia KHM · East Asia & Pacific	0.3%
182	Qatar QAT · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	0.1%

Source & coverage

What this dataset means

DEFAULT YEAR

2025

Latest well-covered snapshot

The page opens on the newest year between 2025 and 2020 with at least 120 eligible country observations. Historical years remain selectable even when their coverage differs.

COVERAGE

182

Countries in default year

Missing countries are not assigned zero and are not backfilled from older years.

HISTORY

4848

Country-year observations

Historical data is available as a machine-readable file.

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