Unemployment %
In 2025, Eswatini had the highest unemployment rate: 34.2%.
Definition. People without work who are looking for it, as a share of the labour force (ILO modelled estimates). How we measure
Source: World Bank, from ILO modelled estimates2025Updated 7 Nov 2026
Countries and territories with data, ranked
| 1 | Eswatini | 34.2% | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | South Africa | 32.4% | 2025 |
| 3 | Djibouti | 26.0% | 2025 |
| 4 | Botswana | 24.5% | 2025 |
| 5 | Gabon | 20.2% | 2025 |
| 6 | Republic of the Congo | 19.9% | 2025 |
| 7 | Namibia | 19.3% | 2025 |
| 8 | Somalia | 18.9% | 2025 |
| 9 | Libya | 18.8% | 2025 |
| 10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.0% | 2025 |
| 11 | Yemen | 17.3% | 2025 |
| 12 | Jordan | 16.5% | 2025 |
| 13 | Lesotho | 16.3% | 2025 |
| 14 | Iraq | 15.5% | 2025 |
| 15 | Tunisia | 15.1% | 2025 |
| 16 | Haiti | 14.9% | 2025 |
| 17 | Angola | 14.1% | 2025 |
| 18 | Montenegro | 13.6% | 2025 |
| 19 | Syria | 13.6% | 2025 |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 13.4% | 2025 |
| 21 | Armenia | 12.9% | 2025 |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 12.3% | 2025 |
| 23 | Georgia | 12.1% | 2025 |
| 24 | Guyana | 12.0% | 2025 |
| 25 | Cabo Verde | 11.9% | 2025 |
| 26 | French Polynesia | 11.7% | 2025 |
| 27 | Algeria | 11.6% | 2025 |
| 28 | US Virgin Islands | 11.4% | 2025 |
| 29 | Rwanda | 11.4% | 2025 |
| 30 | New Caledonia | 11.2% | 2025 |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.0% | 2025 |
| 32 | Albania | 10.9% | 2025 |
| 33 | Nepal | 10.5% | 2025 |
| 34 | Spain | 10.4% | 2025 |
| 35 | Mauritania | 10.3% | 2025 |
| 36 | Finland | 9.5% | 2025 |
| 37 | Saint Lucia | 9.5% | 2025 |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 9.3% | 2025 |
| 39 | Bahamas | 9.2% | 2025 |
| 40 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 9.1% | 2025 |
| 41 | Morocco | 9.0% | 2025 |
| 42 | Chile | 9.0% | 2025 |
| 43 | Belize | 8.9% | 2025 |
| 44 | Sweden | 8.7% | 2025 |
| 45 | Greece | 8.5% | 2025 |
| 46 | Türkiye | 8.5% | 2025 |
| 47 | Panama | 8.4% | 2025 |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.3% | 2025 |
| 49 | Estonia | 8.3% | 2025 |
| 50 | Iran | 8.3% | 2025 |
| 51 | Colombia | 8.3% | 2025 |
| 52 | Suriname | 7.8% | 2025 |
| 53 | France | 7.5% | 2025 |
| 54 | Uruguay | 7.5% | 2025 |
| 55 | Argentina | 7.1% | 2025 |
| 56 | Serbia | 7.1% | 2025 |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 6.9% | 2025 |
| 58 | Canada | 6.9% | 2025 |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 6.8% | 2025 |
| 60 | Egypt | 6.8% | 2025 |
| 61 | Lithuania | 6.7% | 2025 |
| 62 | Mozambique | 6.6% | 2025 |
| 63 | Latvia | 6.6% | 2025 |
| 64 | Barbados | 6.5% | 2025 |
| 65 | Gambia | 6.5% | 2025 |
| 66 | Italy | 6.4% | 2025 |
| 67 | Luxembourg | 6.3% | 2025 |
| 68 | Central African Republic | 6.3% | 2025 |
| 69 | Portugal | 6.2% | 2025 |
| 70 | Romania | 6.0% | 2025 |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 6.0% | 2025 |
| 72 | Eritrea | 6.0% | 2025 |
| 73 | Brazil | 6.0% | 2025 |
| 74 | Zambia | 5.9% | 2025 |
| 75 | Belgium | 5.9% | 2025 |
| 76 | Mauritius | 5.6% | 2025 |
| 77 | Austria | 5.6% | 2025 |
| 78 | Guam | 5.6% | 2025 |
| 79 | Denmark | 5.5% | 2025 |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 5.5% | 2025 |
| 81 | Kenya | 5.4% | 2025 |
| 82 | Pakistan | 5.4% | 2025 |
| 83 | Slovakia | 5.4% | 2025 |
| 84 | Fiji | 5.3% | 2025 |
| 85 | Venezuela | 5.3% | 2025 |
| 86 | Brunei | 5.3% | 2025 |
| 87 | Mongolia | 5.2% | 2025 |
| 88 | Guinea | 5.2% | 2025 |
| 89 | Peru | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 91 | New Zealand | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 93 | Malawi | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 5.0% | 2025 |
| 95 | Croatia | 5.0% | 2025 |
| 96 | Samoa | 5.0% | 2025 |
| 97 | Cyprus | 4.9% | 2025 |
| 98 | Honduras | 4.9% | 2025 |
| 99 | Switzerland | 4.9% | 2025 |
| 100 | Paraguay | 4.8% | 2025 |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 4.8% | 2025 |
| 102 | United Kingdom | 4.7% | 2025 |
| 103 | Norway | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 104 | Ireland | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 105 | Uzbekistan | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 106 | China | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 107 | Hungary | 4.5% | 2025 |
| 108 | Maldives | 4.5% | 2025 |
| 109 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.4% | 2025 |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | 4.3% | 2025 |
| 111 | India | 4.2% | 2025 |
| 112 | United States | 4.2% | 2025 |
| 113 | Australia | 4.1% | 2025 |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 4.0% | 2025 |
| 115 | Netherlands | 3.9% | 2025 |
| 116 | Comoros | 3.8% | 2025 |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 3.8% | 2025 |
| 118 | Malaysia | 3.8% | 2025 |
| 119 | Germany | 3.7% | 2025 |
| 120 | Iceland | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 121 | Cameroon | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 122 | North Korea | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 125 | Israel | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 127 | Belarus | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 129 | Ethiopia | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 130 | Ecuador | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 131 | El Salvador | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 132 | Jamaica | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 133 | Oman | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 134 | Indonesia | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 135 | Bhutan | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 136 | Slovenia | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 137 | Sierra Leone | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 138 | Nigeria | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 139 | Myanmar | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 140 | Madagascar | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 141 | Saudi Arabia | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 142 | Ghana | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 143 | Poland | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 144 | Bolivia | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 145 | Malta | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 146 | Liberia | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 147 | Mali | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 148 | Czechia | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 149 | Singapore | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 150 | Hong Kong | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 151 | Uganda | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 152 | Senegal | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 153 | South Korea | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 154 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 154 | Mexico | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 156 | Guatemala | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 157 | Papua New Guinea | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 158 | Japan | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 159 | Macao | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 160 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 161 | Philippines | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 162 | Kuwait | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 163 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 164 | Russia | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 165 | Tonga | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 166 | Togo | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 167 | Cuba | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 168 | Timor-Leste | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 169 | Benin | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 170 | Tanzania | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 171 | Vietnam | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 172 | Moldova | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 173 | Solomon Islands | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 174 | Laos | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 175 | Bahrain | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 176 | Chad | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 177 | Burundi | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 178 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 179 | Niger | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 180 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 181 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 1 | Eswatini | 34.2% | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | South Africa | 32.4% | 2025 |
| 3 | Djibouti | 26.0% | 2025 |
| 4 | Botswana | 24.5% | 2025 |
| 5 | Gabon | 20.2% | 2025 |
| 6 | Republic of the Congo | 19.9% | 2025 |
| 7 | Namibia | 19.3% | 2025 |
| 8 | Somalia | 18.9% | 2025 |
| 9 | Libya | 18.8% | 2025 |
| 10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.0% | 2025 |
| 11 | Yemen | 17.3% | 2025 |
| 12 | Jordan | 16.5% | 2025 |
| 13 | Lesotho | 16.3% | 2025 |
| 14 | Iraq | 15.5% | 2025 |
| 15 | Tunisia | 15.1% | 2025 |
| 16 | Haiti | 14.9% | 2025 |
| 17 | Angola | 14.1% | 2025 |
| 18 | Montenegro | 13.6% | 2025 |
| 19 | Syria | 13.6% | 2025 |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 13.4% | 2025 |
| 21 | Armenia | 12.9% | 2025 |
| 22 | South Sudan | 12.4% | 2023 |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 12.3% | 2025 |
| 24 | Georgia | 12.1% | 2025 |
| 25 | Guyana | 12.0% | 2025 |
| 26 | Cabo Verde | 11.9% | 2025 |
| 27 | French Polynesia | 11.7% | 2025 |
| 28 | Algeria | 11.6% | 2025 |
| 29 | US Virgin Islands | 11.4% | 2025 |
| 30 | Rwanda | 11.4% | 2025 |
| 31 | New Caledonia | 11.2% | 2025 |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.0% | 2025 |
| 33 | Lebanon | 11.0% | 2023 |
| 34 | Albania | 10.9% | 2025 |
| 35 | Nepal | 10.5% | 2025 |
| 36 | Spain | 10.4% | 2025 |
| 37 | Mauritania | 10.3% | 2025 |
| 38 | Finland | 9.5% | 2025 |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 9.5% | 2025 |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 9.3% | 2025 |
| 41 | Bahamas | 9.2% | 2025 |
| 42 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 9.1% | 2025 |
| 43 | Morocco | 9.0% | 2025 |
| 44 | Chile | 9.0% | 2025 |
| 45 | Belize | 8.9% | 2025 |
| 46 | Sweden | 8.7% | 2025 |
| 47 | Greece | 8.5% | 2025 |
| 48 | Türkiye | 8.5% | 2025 |
| 49 | Panama | 8.4% | 2025 |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.3% | 2025 |
| 51 | Estonia | 8.3% | 2025 |
| 52 | Iran | 8.3% | 2025 |
| 53 | Colombia | 8.3% | 2025 |
| 54 | Suriname | 7.8% | 2025 |
| 55 | France | 7.5% | 2025 |
| 56 | Uruguay | 7.5% | 2025 |
| 57 | Argentina | 7.1% | 2025 |
| 58 | Serbia | 7.1% | 2025 |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 6.9% | 2025 |
| 60 | Canada | 6.9% | 2025 |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 6.8% | 2025 |
| 62 | Egypt | 6.8% | 2025 |
| 63 | Lithuania | 6.7% | 2025 |
| 64 | Mozambique | 6.6% | 2025 |
| 65 | Latvia | 6.6% | 2025 |
| 66 | Barbados | 6.5% | 2025 |
| 67 | Gambia | 6.5% | 2025 |
| 68 | Italy | 6.4% | 2025 |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 6.3% | 2025 |
| 70 | Central African Republic | 6.3% | 2025 |
| 71 | Portugal | 6.2% | 2025 |
| 72 | Romania | 6.0% | 2025 |
| 73 | Puerto Rico | 6.0% | 2025 |
| 74 | Eritrea | 6.0% | 2025 |
| 75 | Brazil | 6.0% | 2025 |
| 76 | Zambia | 5.9% | 2025 |
| 77 | Belgium | 5.9% | 2025 |
| 78 | Mauritius | 5.6% | 2025 |
| 79 | Austria | 5.6% | 2025 |
| 80 | Guam | 5.6% | 2025 |
| 81 | Denmark | 5.5% | 2025 |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 5.5% | 2025 |
| 83 | Kenya | 5.4% | 2025 |
| 84 | Pakistan | 5.4% | 2025 |
| 85 | Slovakia | 5.4% | 2025 |
| 86 | Fiji | 5.3% | 2025 |
| 87 | Venezuela | 5.3% | 2025 |
| 88 | Brunei | 5.3% | 2025 |
| 89 | Mongolia | 5.2% | 2025 |
| 90 | Guinea | 5.2% | 2025 |
| 91 | Peru | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 93 | New Zealand | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 94 | Vanuatu | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 95 | Malawi | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 5.0% | 2025 |
| 97 | Croatia | 5.0% | 2025 |
| 98 | Samoa | 5.0% | 2025 |
| 99 | Cyprus | 4.9% | 2025 |
| 100 | Honduras | 4.9% | 2025 |
| 101 | Switzerland | 4.9% | 2025 |
| 102 | Paraguay | 4.8% | 2025 |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 4.8% | 2025 |
| 104 | United Kingdom | 4.7% | 2025 |
| 105 | Norway | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 106 | Ireland | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 107 | Uzbekistan | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 108 | China | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 109 | Hungary | 4.5% | 2025 |
| 110 | Maldives | 4.5% | 2025 |
| 111 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.4% | 2025 |
| 112 | Turkmenistan | 4.3% | 2025 |
| 113 | India | 4.2% | 2025 |
| 114 | United States | 4.2% | 2025 |
| 115 | Australia | 4.1% | 2025 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 4.0% | 2025 |
| 117 | Netherlands | 3.9% | 2025 |
| 118 | Comoros | 3.8% | 2025 |
| 119 | Bangladesh | 3.8% | 2025 |
| 120 | Malaysia | 3.8% | 2025 |
| 121 | Germany | 3.7% | 2025 |
| 122 | Iceland | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 123 | Cameroon | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 124 | North Korea | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 126 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 127 | Israel | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | 3.5% | 2025 |
| 129 | Belarus | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 131 | Ethiopia | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 132 | Ecuador | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 133 | El Salvador | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 134 | Jamaica | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 135 | Oman | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 136 | Indonesia | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 137 | Bhutan | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 138 | Slovenia | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 139 | Sierra Leone | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 140 | Nigeria | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 141 | Myanmar | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 142 | Madagascar | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 143 | Saudi Arabia | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 144 | Ghana | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 145 | Poland | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 146 | Bolivia | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 147 | Malta | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 148 | Liberia | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 149 | Mali | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 150 | Czechia | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 151 | Singapore | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 152 | Hong Kong | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 153 | Uganda | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 154 | Senegal | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 155 | South Korea | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 156 | Mexico | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 158 | Guatemala | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 159 | Papua New Guinea | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 160 | Japan | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 161 | Macao | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 162 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 163 | Philippines | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 164 | Kuwait | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 166 | Russia | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 167 | Tonga | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 168 | Togo | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 169 | Cuba | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 170 | Timor-Leste | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 171 | Benin | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 172 | Tanzania | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 173 | Vietnam | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 174 | Moldova | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 176 | Laos | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 177 | Bahrain | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 178 | Chad | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 179 | Burundi | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 180 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 181 | Niger | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 182 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 183 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, from ILO modelled estimates2025Updated 7 Nov 2026
Unemployment, 2025
under 2.9%2.9%–4.4%4.4%–6.0%6.0%–9.5%9.5%+
No data
181 of 186 countries and territories reported for 2025. The rest have no figure for that year yet; “Latest available” includes their most recent year, up to two years earlier.
Over time
The median country’s value ranged from 5.1% to 6.8% between 2011 and 2025.
The median of reporting countries and the five highest in 2025. Dashed: median.
Source: World Bank, from ILO modelled estimates2011–2025Updated 7 Nov 2026