Countries by unemployment rate
186 countries, lowest first. Each row shows the latest value published for that country and the year it refers to.
Sources: ILOSTAT (186 countries). Read through PiSpace Open Data.
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| Rank | Country | Unemployment rate | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 2 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 3 | Niger | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 4 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 5 | Burundi | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 6 | Chad | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 7 | Bahrain | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 8 | Laos | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 9 | Solomon Islands | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 10 | Moldova | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 12 | Tanzania | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 13 | Benin | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 15 | Cuba | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 16 | Togo | 2% | 2025 |
| 17 | Tonga | 2% | 2025 |
| 18 | Russia | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 20 | Kuwait | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 21 | Philippines | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 23 | Macao SAR, China | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 24 | Japan | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 26 | Guatemala | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 28 | Mexico | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 29 | South Korea | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 30 | Senegal | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 31 | Uganda | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 32 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 33 | Singapore | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 34 | Czechia | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 35 | Mali | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 36 | Liberia | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 37 | Malta | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 38 | Bolivia | 3% | 2025 |
| 39 | Poland | 3% | 2025 |
| 40 | Ghana | 3% | 2025 |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 3% | 2025 |
| 42 | Madagascar | 3% | 2025 |
| 43 | Myanmar | 3% | 2025 |
| 44 | Nigeria | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 46 | Slovenia | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 47 | Bhutan | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 48 | Indonesia | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 49 | Oman | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 50 | Jamaica | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 51 | El Salvador | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 52 | Ecuador | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 53 | Ethiopia | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 55 | Belarus | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 57 | Israel | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 60 | North Korea | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 61 | Cameroon | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 62 | Iceland | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 63 | Germany | 3.7% | 2025 |
| 64 | Malaysia | 3.8% | 2025 |
| 65 | Bangladesh | 3.8% | 2025 |
| 66 | Comoros | 3.8% | 2025 |
| 67 | Netherlands | 3.9% | 2025 |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 4% | 2025 |
| 69 | Australia | 4.1% | 2025 |
| 70 | United States | 4.2% | 2025 |
| 71 | India | 4.2% | 2025 |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 4.3% | 2025 |
| 73 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.4% | 2025 |
| 74 | Maldives | 4.5% | 2025 |
| 75 | Hungary | 4.5% | 2025 |
| 76 | China | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 78 | Ireland | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 79 | Norway | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 80 | United Kingdom | 4.7% | 2025 |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 4.8% | 2025 |
| 82 | Paraguay | 4.8% | 2025 |
| 83 | Switzerland | 4.9% | 2025 |
| 84 | Honduras | 4.9% | 2025 |
| 85 | Cyprus | 4.9% | 2025 |
| 86 | Samoa | 5% | 2025 |
| 87 | Croatia | 5% | 2025 |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 5% | 2025 |
| 89 | Malawi | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 90 | Vanuatu | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 91 | New Zealand | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 93 | Peru | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 94 | Guinea | 5.2% | 2025 |
| 95 | Mongolia | 5.2% | 2025 |
| 96 | Brunei | 5.3% | 2025 |
| 97 | Venezuela | 5.3% | 2025 |
| 98 | Fiji | 5.3% | 2025 |
| 99 | Slovakia | 5.4% | 2025 |
| 100 | Pakistan | 5.4% | 2025 |
| 101 | Kenya | 5.4% | 2025 |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 5.5% | 2025 |
| 103 | Denmark | 5.5% | 2025 |
| 104 | Guam | 5.6% | 2025 |
| 105 | Austria | 5.6% | 2025 |
| 106 | Mauritius | 5.6% | 2025 |
| 107 | Belgium | 5.9% | 2025 |
| 108 | Zambia | 5.9% | 2025 |
| 109 | Brazil | 6% | 2025 |
| 110 | Eritrea | 6% | 2025 |
| 111 | Puerto Rico (US) | 6% | 2025 |
| 112 | Romania | 6% | 2025 |
| 113 | Portugal | 6.2% | 2025 |
| 114 | Central African Republic | 6.3% | 2025 |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 6.3% | 2025 |
| 116 | Italy | 6.4% | 2025 |
| 117 | Gambia | 6.5% | 2025 |
| 118 | Barbados | 6.5% | 2025 |
| 119 | Latvia | 6.6% | 2025 |
| 120 | Mozambique | 6.6% | 2025 |
| 121 | Lithuania | 6.7% | 2025 |
| 122 | Egypt | 6.8% | 2025 |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 6.8% | 2025 |
| 124 | Canada | 6.9% | 2025 |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 6.9% | 2025 |
| 126 | Serbia | 7.1% | 2025 |
| 127 | Argentina | 7.1% | 2025 |
| 128 | Uruguay | 7.5% | 2025 |
| 129 | Sudan | 7.5% | 2022 |
| 130 | France | 7.5% | 2025 |
| 131 | Suriname | 7.8% | 2025 |
| 132 | Colombia | 8.3% | 2025 |
| 133 | Iran | 8.3% | 2025 |
| 134 | Estonia | 8.3% | 2025 |
| 135 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.3% | 2025 |
| 136 | Panama | 8.4% | 2025 |
| 137 | Türkiye | 8.5% | 2025 |
| 138 | Greece | 8.5% | 2025 |
| 139 | Sweden | 8.7% | 2025 |
| 140 | Belize | 8.9% | 2025 |
| 141 | Chile | 9% | 2025 |
| 142 | Morocco | 9% | 2025 |
| 143 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 9.1% | 2025 |
| 144 | Bahamas | 9.2% | 2025 |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 9.3% | 2025 |
| 146 | Saint Lucia | 9.5% | 2025 |
| 147 | Finland | 9.5% | 2025 |
| 148 | Ukraine | 9.8% | 2021 |
| 149 | Mauritania | 10.3% | 2025 |
| 150 | Spain | 10.4% | 2025 |
| 151 | Nepal | 10.5% | 2025 |
| 152 | Albania | 10.9% | 2025 |
| 153 | Lebanon | 11% | 2023 |
| 154 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11% | 2025 |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 11.2% | 2025 |
| 156 | Rwanda | 11.4% | 2025 |
| 157 | US Virgin Islands | 11.4% | 2025 |
| 158 | Algeria | 11.6% | 2025 |
| 159 | French Polynesia | 11.7% | 2025 |
| 160 | Cabo Verde | 11.9% | 2025 |
| 161 | Guyana | 12% | 2025 |
| 162 | Georgia | 12.1% | 2025 |
| 163 | North Macedonia | 12.3% | 2025 |
| 164 | South Sudan | 12.4% | 2023 |
| 165 | Armenia | 12.9% | 2025 |
| 166 | Afghanistan | 13.4% | 2025 |
| 167 | Syria | 13.6% | 2025 |
| 168 | Montenegro | 13.6% | 2025 |
| 169 | Angola | 14.1% | 2025 |
| 170 | Haiti | 14.9% | 2025 |
| 171 | Tunisia | 15.1% | 2025 |
| 172 | Iraq | 15.5% | 2025 |
| 173 | Lesotho | 16.3% | 2025 |
| 174 | Jordan | 16.5% | 2025 |
| 175 | Yemen | 17.3% | 2025 |
| 176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18% | 2025 |
| 177 | Libya | 18.8% | 2025 |
| 178 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 18.9% | 2025 |
| 179 | Namibia | 19.3% | 2025 |
| 180 | Republic of the Congo | 19.9% | 2025 |
| 181 | Gabon | 20.2% | 2025 |
| 182 | West Bank and Gaza | 24.4% | 2022 |
| 183 | Botswana | 24.5% | 2025 |
| 184 | Djibouti | 26% | 2025 |
| 185 | South Africa | 32.4% | 2025 |
| 186 | Eswatini | 34.2% | 2025 |
Measure: Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates), in % of the labour force aged 15 and over. Where a country has no value for the first measure, a close equivalent from another official source is used. Definition on PiSpace Open Data