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Unemployment by Country

Percentage of workforce that is unemployed

Source: World Bank (2023) · 186 countries ranked

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Eswatini

34.6%

#1 worldwide

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South Africa

32.1%

#2 worldwide

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Djibouti

26.1%

#3 worldwide

Full World Ranking

Rank	Country	Unemployment
1	🇸🇿Eswatini	34.6%
2	🇿🇦South Africa	32.1%
3	🇩🇯Djibouti	26.1%
4	🇵🇸Palestine	24.4%
5	🇧🇼Botswana	23.4%
6	🇬🇦Gabon	20.2%
7	🇨🇬Republic of the Congo	19.9%
8	🇳🇦Namibia	19.2%
9	🇸🇴Somalia	19.0%
10	🇱🇾Libya	18.7%
11	🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	18.3%
12	🇾🇪Yemen	16.9%
13	🇯🇴Jordan	16.6%
14	🇱🇸Lesotho	16.3%
15	🇮🇶Iraq	15.2%
16	🇹🇳Tunisia	15.1%
17	🇭🇹Haiti	14.5%
18	🇦🇴Angola	14.1%
19	🇦🇫Afghanistan	14.0%
20	🇸🇾Syria	13.3%
21	🇲🇰North Macedonia	13.2%
22	🇲🇪Montenegro	13.1%
23	🇦🇲Armenia	12.4%
24	🇸🇸South Sudan	12.4%
25	🇷🇼Rwanda	12.4%
26	🇪🇸Spain	12.2%
27	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	12.1%
28	🇬🇾Guyana	11.9%
29	🇨🇻Cape Verde	11.9%
30	🇩🇿Algeria	11.6%
31	🇵🇫French Polynesia	11.6%
32	🇬🇪Georgia	11.5%
33	🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands	11.4%
34	🇬🇷Greece	11.0%
35	🇱🇧Lebanon	11.0%
36	🇳🇨New Caledonia	10.9%
37	🇦🇱Albania	10.7%
38	🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina	10.7%
39	🇳🇵Nepal	10.4%
40	🇲🇷Mauritania	10.4%
41	🇺🇦Ukraine	9.8%
42	🇨🇴Colombia	9.6%
43	🇹🇷Turkey	9.4%
44	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	9.3%
45	🇸🇹São Tomé and Príncipe	9.0%
46	🇨🇱Chile	9.0%
47	🇲🇦Morocco	8.9%
48	🇧🇸Bahamas	8.6%
49	🇺🇾Uruguay	8.4%
50	🇨🇷Costa Rica	8.3%
51	🇧🇿Belize	8.3%
52	🇷🇸Serbia	8.3%
53	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	8.2%
54	🇮🇷Iran	8.1%
55	🇧🇷Brazil	7.9%
56	🇸🇷Suriname	7.7%
57	🇮🇹Italy	7.6%
58	🇸🇪Sweden	7.6%
59	🇸🇩Sudan	7.5%
60	🇫🇷France	7.3%
61	🇫🇮Finland	7.1%
62	🇹🇯Tajikistan	7.0%
63	🇱🇹Lithuania	6.8%
64	🇪🇬Egypt	6.8%
65	🇲🇿Mozambique	6.7%
66	🇵🇦Panama	6.5%
67	🇧🇧Barbados	6.5%
68	🇵🇹Portugal	6.5%
69	🇬🇲Gambia	6.5%
70	🇱🇻Latvia	6.5%
71	🇪🇪Estonia	6.4%
72	🇨🇫Central African Republic	6.2%
73	🇦🇷Argentina	6.1%
74	🇭🇷Croatia	6.1%
75	🇭🇳Honduras	6.1%
76	🇪🇷Eritrea	5.9%
77	🇿🇲Zambia	5.9%
78	🇸🇰Slovakia	5.8%
79	🇨🇾Cyprus	5.8%
80	🇵🇾Paraguay	5.8%
81	🇵🇷Puerto Rico	5.7%
82	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	5.6%
83	🇷🇴Romania	5.6%
84	🇲🇺Mauritius	5.6%
85	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	5.6%
86	🇧🇪Belgium	5.5%
87	🇨🇦Canada	5.4%
88	🇰🇪Kenya	5.4%
89	🇻🇪Venezuela	5.4%
90	🇫🇯Fiji	5.3%
91	🇧🇳Brunei	5.3%
92	🇦🇹Austria	5.3%
93	🇬🇺Guam	5.3%
94	🇵🇰Pakistan	5.2%
95	🇱🇺Luxembourg	5.2%
96	🇲🇳Mongolia	5.2%
97	🇬🇳Guinea	5.1%
98	🇩🇰Denmark	5.1%
99	🇻🇺Vanuatu	5.0%
100	🇲🇼Malawi	5.0%
101	🇼🇸Samoa	4.9%
102	🇵🇪Peru	4.9%
103	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	4.8%
104	🇳🇮Nicaragua	4.7%
105	🇨🇳China	4.7%
106	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	4.5%
107	🇨🇩DR Congo	4.5%
108	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	4.4%
109	🇧🇬Bulgaria	4.3%
110	🇮🇪Ireland	4.2%
111	🇮🇳India	4.2%
112	🇭🇺Hungary	4.1%
113	🇨🇭Switzerland	4.0%
114	🇬🇧United Kingdom	4.0%
115	🇲🇻Maldives	4.0%
116	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	4.0%
117	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	4.0%
118	🇲🇾Malaysia	3.9%
119	🇰🇲Comoros	3.8%
120	🇳🇿New Zealand	3.7%
121	🇦🇺Australia	3.7%
122	🇸🇮Slovenia	3.7%
123	🇺🇸United States	3.6%
124	🇨🇲Cameroon	3.6%
125	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	3.6%
126	🇳🇴Norway	3.6%
127	🇳🇱Netherlands	3.5%
128	🇮🇸Iceland	3.5%
129	🇪🇨Ecuador	3.5%
130	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	3.5%
131	🇲🇹Malta	3.5%
132	🇰🇵North Korea	3.5%
133	🇧🇾Belarus	3.5%
134	🇸🇬Singapore	3.4%
135	🇪🇹Ethiopia	3.4%
136	🇮🇱Israel	3.4%
137	🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago	3.4%
138	🇧🇩Bangladesh	3.4%
139	🇮🇩Indonesia	3.3%
140	🇴🇲Oman	3.2%
141	🇧🇹Bhutan	3.1%
142	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	3.1%
143	🇷🇺Russia	3.1%
144	🇳🇬Nigeria	3.1%
145	🇩🇪Germany	3.1%
146	🇲🇬Madagascar	3.0%
147	🇧🇴Bolivia	3.0%
148	🇯🇲Jamaica	3.0%
149	🇸🇻El Salvador	3.0%
150	🇲🇲Myanmar	3.0%
151	🇭🇰Hong Kong	2.9%
152	🇲🇱Mali	2.9%
153	🇱🇷Liberia	2.9%
154	🇬🇭Ghana	2.8%
155	🇸🇳Senegal	2.8%
156	🇲🇽Mexico	2.8%
157	🇺🇬Uganda	2.8%
158	🇵🇱Poland	2.7%
159	🇰🇷South Korea	2.7%
160	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	2.6%
161	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	2.6%
162	🇯🇵Japan	2.6%
163	🇨🇿Czechia	2.6%
164	🇬🇹Guatemala	2.3%
165	🇨🇮Ivory Coast	2.3%
166	🇲🇴Macau	2.2%
167	🇵🇭Philippines	2.2%
168	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	2.2%
169	🇰🇼Kuwait	2.1%
170	🇹🇬Togo	1.9%
171	🇨🇺Cuba	1.7%
172	🇹🇴Tonga	1.7%
173	🇻🇳Vietnam	1.6%
174	🇧🇯Benin	1.6%
175	🇲🇩Moldova	1.6%
176	🇹🇿Tanzania	1.6%
177	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	1.5%
178	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	1.4%
179	🇱🇦Laos	1.2%
180	🇹🇩Chad	1.1%
181	🇧🇭Bahrain	1.0%
182	🇧🇮Burundi	0.9%
183	🇹🇭Thailand	0.7%
184	🇳🇪Niger	0.4%
185	🇰🇭Cambodia	0.3%
186	🇶🇦Qatar	0.1%

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