GLOBAL / RANKING
Countries by Unemployment
Global country ranking by unemployment for a consistent selectable data year, including unit, scale and source documentation.
Ranking chart and table
2025 / 188 countriesTop 10 countriesData year: 2025
Unit: Percent (%)Source: World Bank / IMF / public data sources
Bars use a zero baseline. Major and minor axis divisions use the indicator's defined unit. Only values from the displayed data year are compared.
| Rank | Country | Region | Value (Percent (%)) | Data year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0,13% | 2025 | open |
| 2 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 0,26% | 2025 | open |
| 3 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0,39% | 2025 | open |
| 4 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 0,78% | 2025 | open |
| 5 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0,92% | 2025 | open |
| 6 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,06% | 2025 | open |
| 7 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 1,10% | 2025 | open |
| 8 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,10% | 2025 | open |
| 9 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 1,19% | 2025 | open |
| 10 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 1,43% | 2025 | open |
| 11 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 1,51% | 2025 | open |
| 12 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 1,52% | 2025 | open |
| 13 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,57% | 2025 | open |
| 14 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,59% | 2025 | open |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 1,59% | 2025 | open |
| 16 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 1,75% | 2025 | open |
| 17 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,00% | 2025 | open |
| 18 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 2,01% | 2025 | open |
| 19 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 2,13% | 2025 | open |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2,17% | 2025 | open |
| 21 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2,18% | 2025 | open |
| 22 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 2,24% | 2025 | open |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,32% | 2025 | open |
| 24 | Macao SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 2,35% | 2025 | open |
| 25 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 2,45% | 2025 | open |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 2,57% | 2025 | open |
| 27 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,60% | 2025 | open |
| 28 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,60% | 2025 | open |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,67% | 2025 | open |
| 30 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,67% | 2025 | open |
| 31 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 2,68% | 2025 | open |
| 32 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,74% | 2025 | open |
| 33 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,75% | 2025 | open |
| 34 | Hong Kong SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 2,80% | 2025 | open |
| 35 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 2,82% | 2025 | open |
| 36 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 2,83% | 2025 | open |
| 37 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,83% | 2025 | open |
| 38 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,88% | 2025 | open |
| 39 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2,90% | 2025 | open |
| 40 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,97% | 2025 | open |
| 41 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 2,98% | 2025 | open |
| 42 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,98% | 2025 | open |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3,04% | 2025 | open |
| 44 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,04% | 2025 | open |
| 45 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 3,05% | 2025 | open |
| 46 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,06% | 2025 | open |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,15% | 2025 | open |
| 48 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 3,18% | 2025 | open |
| 49 | Bhutan | South Asia | 3,23% | 2025 | open |
| 50 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 3,24% | 2025 | open |
| 51 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3,25% | 2025 | open |
| 52 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 3,29% | 2025 | open |
| 53 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 3,30% | 2025 | open |
| 54 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 3,31% | 2025 | open |
| 55 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,32% | 2025 | open |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 3,33% | 2025 | open |
| 57 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 3,38% | 2025 | open |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,48% | 2025 | open |
| 59 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3,49% | 2025 | open |
| 60 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 3,50% | 2025 | open |
| 61 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 3,53% | 2025 | open |
| 62 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 3,54% | 2025 | open |
| 63 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 3,55% | 2025 | open |
| 64 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 3,60% | 2025 | open |
| 65 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,60% | 2025 | open |
| 66 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 3,63% | 2025 | open |
| 67 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 3,71% | 2025 | open |
| 68 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 3,76% | 2025 | open |
| 69 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 3,78% | 2025 | open |
| 70 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,82% | 2025 | open |
| 71 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 3,87% | 2025 | open |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 4,01% | 2025 | open |
| 73 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 4,09% | 2025 | open |
| 74 | United States | North America | 4,20% | 2025 | open |
| 75 | India | South Asia | 4,22% | 2025 | open |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 4,27% | 2025 | open |
| 77 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4,43% | 2025 | open |
| 78 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 4,50% | 2025 | open |
| 79 | Maldives | South Asia | 4,51% | 2025 | open |
| 80 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 4,52% | 2025 | open |
| 81 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 4,62% | 2025 | open |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 4,62% | 2025 | open |
| 83 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 4,63% | 2025 | open |
| 84 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 4,64% | 2025 | open |
| 85 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 4,75% | 2025 | open |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 4,77% | 2025 | open |
| 87 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 4,80% | 2025 | open |
| 88 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 4,87% | 2025 | open |
| 89 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 4,92% | 2025 | open |
| 90 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 4,92% | 2025 | open |
| 91 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 5,00% | 2025 | open |
| 92 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 5,00% | 2025 | open |
| 93 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 5,04% | 2025 | open |
| 94 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5,07% | 2025 | open |
| 95 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 5,07% | 2025 | open |
| 96 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 5,08% | 2025 | open |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 5,09% | 2025 | open |
| 98 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 5,12% | 2025 | open |
| 99 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5,16% | 2025 | open |
| 100 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 5,23% | 2025 | open |
| 101 | Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | 5,28% | 2025 | open |
| 102 | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | 5,31% | 2025 | open |
| 103 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 5,35% | 2025 | open |
| 104 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 5,36% | 2025 | open |
| 105 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5,42% | 2025 | open |
| 106 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5,45% | 2025 | open |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 5,46% | 2025 | open |
| 108 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 5,53% | 2025 | open |
| 109 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 5,57% | 2025 | open |
| 110 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 5,58% | 2025 | open |
| 111 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5,64% | 2025 | open |
| 112 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 5,91% | 2025 | open |
| 113 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5,92% | 2025 | open |
| 114 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 5,97% | 2025 | open |
| 115 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5,98% | 2025 | open |
| 116 | Puerto Rico (US) | Latin America & Caribbean | 5,99% | 2025 | open |
| 117 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 5,99% | 2025 | open |
| 118 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 6,16% | 2025 | open |
| 119 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6,25% | 2025 | open |
| 120 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 6,34% | 2025 | open |
| 121 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 6,39% | 2025 | open |
| 122 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6,52% | 2025 | open |
| 123 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 6,52% | 2025 | open |
| 124 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 6,57% | 2025 | open |
| 125 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6,63% | 2025 | open |
| 126 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 6,73% | 2025 | open |
| 127 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6,78% | 2025 | open |
| 128 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 6,84% | 2025 | open |
| 129 | Canada | North America | 6,91% | 2025 | open |
| 130 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 6,93% | 2025 | open |
| 131 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 7,12% | 2025 | open |
| 132 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 7,15% | 2025 | open |
| 133 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 7,52% | 2025 | open |
| 134 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 7,54% | 2025 | open |
| 135 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 7,83% | 2025 | open |
| 136 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 8,29% | 2025 | open |
| 137 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8,30% | 2025 | open |
| 138 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 8,31% | 2025 | open |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8,34% | 2025 | open |
| 140 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 8,36% | 2025 | open |
| 141 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 8,52% | 2025 | open |
| 142 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 8,54% | 2025 | open |
| 143 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 8,69% | 2025 | open |
| 144 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 8,86% | 2025 | open |
| 145 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 8,97% | 2025 | open |
| 146 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9,00% | 2025 | open |
| 147 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9,13% | 2025 | open |
| 148 | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | 9,21% | 2025 | open |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9,29% | 2025 | open |
| 150 | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 9,45% | 2025 | open |
| 151 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 9,46% | 2025 | open |
| 152 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10,32% | 2025 | open |
| 153 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 10,38% | 2025 | open |
| 154 | Nepal | South Asia | 10,47% | 2025 | open |
| 155 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 10,93% | 2025 | open |
| 156 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 11,04% | 2025 | open |
| 157 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 11,17% | 2025 | open |
| 158 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11,36% | 2025 | open |
| 159 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Latin America & Caribbean | 11,44% | 2025 | open |
| 160 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 11,60% | 2025 | open |
| 161 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11,63% | 2025 | open |
| 162 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 11,66% | 2025 | open |
| 163 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11,94% | 2025 | open |
| 164 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 11,96% | 2025 | open |
| 165 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 12,10% | 2025 | open |
| 166 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 12,26% | 2025 | open |
| 167 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 12,87% | 2025 | open |
| 168 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 13,35% | 2025 | open |
| 169 | Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 13,57% | 2025 | open |
| 170 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 13,57% | 2025 | open |
| 171 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14,11% | 2025 | open |
| 172 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 14,94% | 2025 | open |
| 173 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15,11% | 2025 | open |
| 174 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15,49% | 2025 | open |
| 175 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16,32% | 2025 | open |
| 176 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16,54% | 2025 | open |
| 177 | Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17,32% | 2025 | open |
| 178 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 18,00% | 2025 | open |
| 179 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18,76% | 2025 | open |
| 180 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18,95% | 2025 | open |
| 181 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19,29% | 2025 | open |
| 182 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19,88% | 2025 | open |
| 183 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20,15% | 2025 | open |
| 184 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24,48% | 2025 | open |
| 185 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 26,02% | 2025 | open |
| 186 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32,39% | 2025 | open |
| 187 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34,20% | 2025 | open |
| 188 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 60,60% | 2025 | open |