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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

RankCountryUnemployment
1🇸🇿Eswatini34.6%
2🇿🇦South Africa32.1%
3🇩🇯Djibouti26.1%
4🇵🇸Palestine24.4%
5🇧🇼Botswana23.4%
6🇬🇦Gabon20.2%
7🇨🇬Republic of the Congo19.9%
8🇳🇦Namibia19.2%
9🇸🇴Somalia19.0%
10🇱🇾Libya18.7%
11🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines18.3%
12🇾🇪Yemen16.9%
13🇯🇴Jordan16.6%
14🇱🇸Lesotho16.3%
15🇮🇶Iraq15.2%
16🇹🇳Tunisia15.1%
17🇭🇹Haiti14.5%
18🇦🇴Angola14.1%
19🇦🇫Afghanistan14.0%
20🇸🇾Syria13.3%
21🇲🇰North Macedonia13.2%
22🇲🇪Montenegro13.1%
23🇦🇲Armenia12.4%
24🇸🇸South Sudan12.4%
25🇷🇼Rwanda12.4%
26🇪🇸Spain12.2%
27🇱🇨Saint Lucia12.1%
28🇬🇾Guyana11.9%
29🇨🇻Cape Verde11.9%
30🇩🇿Algeria11.6%
31🇵🇫French Polynesia11.6%
32🇬🇪Georgia11.5%
33🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands11.4%
34🇬🇷Greece11.0%
35🇱🇧Lebanon11.0%
36🇳🇨New Caledonia10.9%
37🇦🇱Albania10.7%
38🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina10.7%
39🇳🇵Nepal10.4%
40🇲🇷Mauritania10.4%
41🇺🇦Ukraine9.8%
42🇨🇴Colombia9.6%
43🇹🇷Turkey9.4%
44🇿🇼Zimbabwe9.3%
45🇸🇹São Tomé and Príncipe9.0%
46🇨🇱Chile9.0%
47🇲🇦Morocco8.9%
48🇧🇸Bahamas8.6%
49🇺🇾Uruguay8.4%
50🇨🇷Costa Rica8.3%
51🇧🇿Belize8.3%
52🇷🇸Serbia8.3%
53🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea8.2%
54🇮🇷Iran8.1%
55🇧🇷Brazil7.9%
56🇸🇷Suriname7.7%
57🇮🇹Italy7.6%
58🇸🇪Sweden7.6%
59🇸🇩Sudan7.5%
60🇫🇷France7.3%
61🇫🇮Finland7.1%
62🇹🇯Tajikistan7.0%
63🇱🇹Lithuania6.8%
64🇪🇬Egypt6.8%
65🇲🇿Mozambique6.7%
66🇵🇦Panama6.5%
67🇧🇧Barbados6.5%
68🇵🇹Portugal6.5%
69🇬🇲Gambia6.5%
70🇱🇻Latvia6.5%
71🇪🇪Estonia6.4%
72🇨🇫Central African Republic6.2%
73🇦🇷Argentina6.1%
74🇭🇷Croatia6.1%
75🇭🇳Honduras6.1%
76🇪🇷Eritrea5.9%
77🇿🇲Zambia5.9%
78🇸🇰Slovakia5.8%
79🇨🇾Cyprus5.8%
80🇵🇾Paraguay5.8%
81🇵🇷Puerto Rico5.7%
82🇦🇿Azerbaijan5.6%
83🇷🇴Romania5.6%
84🇲🇺Mauritius5.6%
85🇩🇴Dominican Republic5.6%
86🇧🇪Belgium5.5%
87🇨🇦Canada5.4%
88🇰🇪Kenya5.4%
89🇻🇪Venezuela5.4%
90🇫🇯Fiji5.3%
91🇧🇳Brunei5.3%
92🇦🇹Austria5.3%
93🇬🇺Guam5.3%
94🇵🇰Pakistan5.2%
95🇱🇺Luxembourg5.2%
96🇲🇳Mongolia5.2%
97🇬🇳Guinea5.1%
98🇩🇰Denmark5.1%
99🇻🇺Vanuatu5.0%
100🇲🇼Malawi5.0%
101🇼🇸Samoa4.9%
102🇵🇪Peru4.9%
103🇰🇿Kazakhstan4.8%
104🇳🇮Nicaragua4.7%
105🇨🇳China4.7%
106🇱🇰Sri Lanka4.5%
107🇨🇩DR Congo4.5%
108🇺🇿Uzbekistan4.4%
109🇧🇬Bulgaria4.3%
110🇮🇪Ireland4.2%
111🇮🇳India4.2%
112🇭🇺Hungary4.1%
113🇨🇭Switzerland4.0%
114🇬🇧United Kingdom4.0%
115🇲🇻Maldives4.0%
116🇸🇦Saudi Arabia4.0%
117🇹🇲Turkmenistan4.0%
118🇲🇾Malaysia3.9%
119🇰🇲Comoros3.8%
120🇳🇿New Zealand3.7%
121🇦🇺Australia3.7%
122🇸🇮Slovenia3.7%
123🇺🇸United States3.6%
124🇨🇲Cameroon3.6%
125🇧🇫Burkina Faso3.6%
126🇳🇴Norway3.6%
127🇳🇱Netherlands3.5%
128🇮🇸Iceland3.5%
129🇪🇨Ecuador3.5%
130🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan3.5%
131🇲🇹Malta3.5%
132🇰🇵North Korea3.5%
133🇧🇾Belarus3.5%
134🇸🇬Singapore3.4%
135🇪🇹Ethiopia3.4%
136🇮🇱Israel3.4%
137🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago3.4%
138🇧🇩Bangladesh3.4%
139🇮🇩Indonesia3.3%
140🇴🇲Oman3.2%
141🇧🇹Bhutan3.1%
142🇸🇱Sierra Leone3.1%
143🇷🇺Russia3.1%
144🇳🇬Nigeria3.1%
145🇩🇪Germany3.1%
146🇲🇬Madagascar3.0%
147🇧🇴Bolivia3.0%
148🇯🇲Jamaica3.0%
149🇸🇻El Salvador3.0%
150🇲🇲Myanmar3.0%
151🇭🇰Hong Kong2.9%
152🇲🇱Mali2.9%
153🇱🇷Liberia2.9%
154🇬🇭Ghana2.8%
155🇸🇳Senegal2.8%
156🇲🇽Mexico2.8%
157🇺🇬Uganda2.8%
158🇵🇱Poland2.7%
159🇰🇷South Korea2.7%
160🇵🇬Papua New Guinea2.6%
161🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau2.6%
162🇯🇵Japan2.6%
163🇨🇿Czechia2.6%
164🇬🇹Guatemala2.3%
165🇨🇮Ivory Coast2.3%
166🇲🇴Macau2.2%
167🇵🇭Philippines2.2%
168🇦🇪United Arab Emirates2.2%
169🇰🇼Kuwait2.1%
170🇹🇬Togo1.9%
171🇨🇺Cuba1.7%
172🇹🇴Tonga1.7%
173🇻🇳Vietnam1.6%
174🇧🇯Benin1.6%
175🇲🇩Moldova1.6%
176🇹🇿Tanzania1.6%
177🇹🇱Timor-Leste1.5%
178🇸🇧Solomon Islands1.4%
179🇱🇦Laos1.2%
180🇹🇩Chad1.1%
181🇧🇭Bahrain1.0%
182🇧🇮Burundi0.9%
183🇹🇭Thailand0.7%
184🇳🇪Niger0.4%
185🇰🇭Cambodia0.3%
186🇶🇦Qatar0.1%

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