Unemployment by Country 2025

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Unemployment Rate - CIA

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5 Countries with the Highest Unemployment Rate

37.64%

26.26%

24.42%

Country
Unemployment Rate - CIA
CIA Data Year
Eswatini37.64%2023
South Africa27.99%2023
Djibouti26.26%2023
Palestine24.42%2022
Grenada24%2017
Botswana23.38%2023
Gabon20.36%2023
Namibia19.42%2023
Somalia19.03%2023
Libya18.74%2023
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines18.67%2023
Jordan17.94%2023
Yemen17.22%2023
Lesotho16.46%2023
Iraq15.53%2023
Montenegro15.25%2023
Tunisia15.11%2023
Rwanda14.93%2023
Angola14.62%2023
Haiti14.62%2023
Afghanistan14.39%2023
Sao Tome and Principe14.21%2023
Syria13.54%2023
North Macedonia13.08%2023
Guyana12.43%2023
South Sudan12.27%2023
Spain12.14%2023
United States Virgin Islands12.09%2023
Cape Verde11.99%2023
Algeria11.81%2023
French Polynesia11.72%2023
Georgia11.62%2023
Albania11.58%2023
Lebanon11.57%2023
Sudan11.45%2023
New Caledonia11.22%2023
Saint Lucia11.09%2023
Greece11%2023
Antigua and Barbuda11%2014
Nepal10.69%2023
Mauritania10.51%2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina10.42%2023
Ukraine9.83%2021
Samoa9.75%2023
Colombia9.57%2023
Turkey9.41%2023
Bahamas9.2%2023
Morocco9.11%2023
Iran9.1%2023
Greenland9.1%2023
Chile9.04%2023
Zimbabwe8.76%2023
Saint Pierre and Miquelon8.7%2015
Serbia8.68%2023
Equatorial Guinea8.67%2023
Armenia8.59%2023
Uruguay8.35%2023
Costa Rica8.3%2023
Belize8.26%2023
San Marino8.1%2017
Brazil7.95%2023
Barbados7.95%2023
Suriname7.7%2023
Aruba7.7%2016
Italy7.62%2023
Sweden7.59%2023
France7.32%2023
Egypt7.31%2023
Finland7.16%2023
Bermuda7%2017
Tajikistan6.98%2023
Lithuania6.96%2023
Panama6.7%2023
Latvia6.53%2023
Portugal6.49%2023
Gambia6.48%2023
Sri Lanka6.36%2023
Estonia6.35%2023
Central African Republic6.29%2023
Argentina6.18%2023
Mongolia6.13%2023
Honduras6.06%2023
Croatia6.06%2023
Mauritius6.06%2023
Guernsey5.98%2023
Puerto Rico5.96%2023
Cyprus5.96%2023
Zambia5.91%2023
Eritrea5.87%2023
Slovakia5.84%2023
Comoros5.8%2023
Paraguay5.78%2023
Kenya5.68%2023
Bhutan5.65%2023
Azerbaijan5.64%2023
Romania5.6%2023
Montserrat5.6%2017
Dominican Republic5.56%2023
Venezuela5.53%2023
Belgium5.51%2023
Pakistan5.5%2023
Guam5.42%2023
Canada5.37%2023
Guinea5.3%2023
Burkina Faso5.29%2023
Brunei5.27%2023
Austria5.24%2023
Luxembourg5.19%2023
Denmark5.14%2023
Vanuatu5.1%2023
Bangladesh5.06%2023
Malawi5.04%2023
Saudi Arabia4.88%2023
Kazakhstan4.85%2023
Peru4.82%2023
Nicaragua4.8%2023
China4.67%2023
DR Congo4.54%2023
Uzbekistan4.53%2023
Jamaica4.42%2023
Ireland4.34%2023
Fiji4.33%2023
Bulgaria4.3%2023
Trinidad and Tobago4.21%2023
India4.17%2023
Hungary4.13%2023
Maldives4.13%2023
Turkmenistan4.12%2023
United Kingdom4.06%2023
Switzerland4.05%2023
Kyrgyzstan4.04%2023
Hong Kong3.93%2023
Malaysia3.86%2023
New Zealand3.74%2023
Taiwan3.73%2019
Andorra3.7%2016
Australia3.67%2023
Cameroon3.65%2023
United States3.63%2023
Slovenia3.63%2023
Norway3.58%2023
Belarus3.57%2023
Netherlands3.56%2023
Iceland3.56%2023
Mozambique3.54%2023
Ethiopia3.5%2023
Singapore3.47%2023
Indonesia3.42%2023
Israel3.39%2023
Ecuador3.37%2023
Russia3.33%2023
Guinea Bissau3.18%2023
Sierra Leone3.17%2023
Malta3.13%2023
Ghana3.08%2023
Bolivia3.08%2023
Nigeria3.07%2023
Madagascar3.06%2023
Germany3.05%2023
Mali3.01%2023
North Korea3%2023
Seychelles3%2017
Liberia2.94%2023
Senegal2.93%2023
Poland2.91%2023
British Virgin Islands2.9%2015
Myanmar2.84%2023
Uganda2.83%2023
Mexico2.81%2023
El Salvador2.76%2023
Guatemala2.71%2023
United Arab Emirates2.71%2023
Papua New Guinea2.65%2023
South Korea2.64%2023
Tanzania2.61%2023
Czech Republic2.59%2023
Japan2.58%2023
Ivory Coast2.4%2023
Liechtenstein2.4%2015
Tonga2.3%2023
Macau2.25%2023
Philippines2.23%2023
Faroe Islands2.2%2017
Kuwait2.08%2023
Togo2.05%2023
Tokelau2%2015
Palau1.7%2015
Moldova1.62%2023
Vietnam1.6%2023
Solomon Islands1.55%2023
Timor Leste1.52%2023
Oman1.46%2023
Benin1.45%2023
Laos1.18%2023
Cuba1.16%2023
Bahrain1.16%2023
Isle of Man1.1%2017
Chad1.08%2023
Gibraltar1%2016
Falkland Islands1%2016
Burundi0.93%2023
Thailand0.91%2023
Niger0.55%2023
Cambodia0.24%2023
Qatar0.13%2023
  • Due to differences in methodology, unemployment rate estimates often vary from source to source, sometimes significantly. Data from World Bank, the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) are shown here.