Unemployment, total
Ranked among 188 profiles with 2026 data. Status, source, and year are named on each row. Taiwan and Kosovo remain special status in this list.
Unit: percent of labour force. Preferred source: ilo-stat. Some later years may be projections.
| Rank | Profile | Status | 2026 value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | UN member | 33.8 projection |
| 2 | South Africa | UN member | 32.5 projection |
| 3 | Djibouti | UN member | 26.1 projection |
| 4 | Botswana | UN member | 24.8 projection |
| 5 | Gabon | UN member | 20.2 projection |
| 6 | Republic of the Congo | UN member | 19.9 projection |
| 7 | Namibia | UN member | 19.4 projection |
| 8 | Somalia | UN member | 18.9 projection |
| 9 | Libya | UN member | 18.7 projection |
| 10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | UN member | 18.3 projection |
| 11 | Yemen | UN member | 17.9 projection |
| 12 | Jordan | UN member | 16.4 projection |
| 13 | Lesotho | UN member | 16.4 projection |
| 14 | Iraq | UN member | 15.6 projection |
| 15 | Haiti | UN member | 15 projection |
| 16 | Tunisia | UN member | 15 projection |
| 17 | Angola | UN member | 14.2 projection |
| 18 | Montenegro | UN member | 13.8 projection |
| 19 | Syria | UN member | 13.7 projection |
| 20 | Armenia | UN member | 13.3 projection |
| 21 | Afghanistan | UN member | 13.1 projection |
| 22 | Georgia | UN member | 12.5 projection |
| 23 | North Macedonia | UN member | 12.4 projection |
| 24 | Guyana | UN member | 12.2 projection |
| 25 | Cabo Verde | UN member | 12 projection |
| 26 | Algeria | UN member | 11.8 projection |
| 27 | French Polynesia | Dependency | 11.6 projection |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | UN member | 11.5 projection |
| 29 | Rwanda | UN member | 11.4 projection |
| 30 | U.S. Virgin Islands | Territory | 11.4 projection |
| 31 | Albania | UN member | 11.2 projection |
| 32 | New Caledonia | Dependency | 10.8 projection |
| 33 | Mauritania | UN member | 10.4 projection |
| 34 | Nepal | UN member | 10.3 projection |
| 35 | Spain | UN member | 9.9 projection |
| 36 | Finland | UN member | 9.6 projection |
| 37 | Saint Lucia | UN member | 9.4 projection |
| 38 | Bahamas | UN member | 9.4 projection |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | UN member | 9.2 projection |
| 40 | Western Sahara | Special status | 9.1 projection |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | UN member | 9.1 projection |
| 42 | Chile | UN member | 9 projection |
| 43 | Belize | UN member | 9 projection |
| 44 | Morocco | UN member | 8.9 projection |
| 45 | Türkiye | UN member | 8.6 projection |
| 46 | Sweden | UN member | 8.6 projection |
| 47 | Estonia | UN member | 8.5 projection |
| 48 | Iran | UN member | 8.4 projection |
| 49 | Equatorial Guinea | UN member | 8.4 projection |
| 50 | Panama | UN member | 8.3 projection |
| 51 | Suriname | UN member | 8.1 projection |
| 52 | Colombia | UN member | 7.9 projection |
| 53 | France | UN member | 7.7 projection |
| 54 | Greece | UN member | 7.6 projection |
| 55 | Uruguay | UN member | 7.5 projection |
| 56 | Canada | UN member | 7.3 projection |
| 57 | Tajikistan | UN member | 6.9 projection |
| 58 | Egypt | UN member | 6.8 projection |
| 59 | Argentina | UN member | 6.8 projection |
| 60 | Lithuania | UN member | 6.7 projection |
| 61 | Barbados | UN member | 6.7 projection |
| 62 | Gambia | UN member | 6.6 projection |
| 63 | Mozambique | UN member | 6.6 projection |
| 64 | Serbia | UN member | 6.6 projection |
| 65 | Costa Rica | UN member | 6.5 projection |
| 66 | Luxembourg | UN member | 6.4 projection |
| 67 | Latvia | UN member | 6.3 projection |
| 68 | Central African Republic | UN member | 6.3 projection |
| 69 | Italy | UN member | 6.2 projection |
| 70 | Puerto Rico | Territory | 6.1 projection |
| 71 | Portugal | UN member | 6.1 projection |
| 72 | Romania | UN member | 6.1 projection |
| 73 | Eritrea | UN member | 6 projection |
| 74 | Zambia | UN member | 5.9 projection |
| 75 | Belgium | UN member | 5.8 projection |
| 76 | Austria | UN member | 5.7 projection |
| 77 | Mauritius | UN member | 5.7 projection |
| 78 | Venezuela | UN member | 5.7 projection |
| 79 | Guam | Territory | 5.7 projection |
| 80 | Slovakia | UN member | 5.5 projection |
| 81 | Denmark | UN member | 5.4 projection |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | UN member | 5.4 projection |
| 83 | Brazil | UN member | 5.4 projection |
| 84 | Kenya | UN member | 5.4 projection |
| 85 | Brunei | UN member | 5.4 projection |
| 86 | Switzerland | UN member | 5.3 projection |
| 87 | Fiji | UN member | 5.3 projection |
| 88 | Pakistan | UN member | 5.3 projection |
| 89 | Peru | UN member | 5.3 projection |
| 90 | Mongolia | UN member | 5.2 projection |
| 91 | Nicaragua | UN member | 5.1 projection |
| 92 | New Zealand | UN member | 5.1 projection |
| 93 | Guinea | UN member | 5.1 projection |
| 93 | Vanuatu | UN member | 5.1 projection |
| 95 | Cyprus | UN member | 5.1 projection |
| 96 | Samoa | UN member | 5.1 projection |
| 97 | Malawi | UN member | 5.1 projection |
| 98 | Honduras | UN member | 5 projection |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | UN member | 5 projection |
| 100 | United Kingdom | UN member | 4.9 projection |
| 101 | Ireland | UN member | 4.9 projection |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | UN member | 4.8 projection |
| 103 | Norway | UN member | 4.8 projection |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | UN member | 4.7 projection |
| 105 | Croatia | UN member | 4.7 projection |
| 106 | Maldives | UN member | 4.7 projection |
| 107 | China | UN member | 4.6 projection |
| 108 | Hungary | UN member | 4.6 projection |
| 109 | Paraguay | UN member | 4.6 projection |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | UN member | 4.5 projection |
| 111 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | UN member | 4.5 projection |
| 112 | United States | UN member | 4.4 projection |
| 113 | San Marino | UN member | 4.4 projection |
| 114 | Aruba | Dependency | 4.3 projection |
| 115 | India | UN member | 4.2 projection |
| 116 | Netherlands | UN member | 4.1 projection |
| 117 | Australia | UN member | 4 projection |
| 118 | Liechtenstein | UN member | 3.9 projection |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | UN member | 3.9 projection |
| 120 | Bangladesh | UN member | 3.8 projection |
| 121 | Germany | UN member | 3.8 projection |
| 122 | Comoros | UN member | 3.8 projection |
| 123 | Malaysia | UN member | 3.8 projection |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | UN member | 3.6 projection |
| 125 | Cameroon | UN member | 3.6 projection |
| 126 | Taiwan | Special status | 3.6 projection |
| 127 | North Korea | UN member | 3.6 projection |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | UN member | 3.5 projection |
| 129 | Iceland | UN member | 3.5 projection |
| 130 | Jamaica | UN member | 3.5 projection |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | UN member | 3.4 projection |
| 132 | Ethiopia | UN member | 3.3 projection |
| 133 | Oman | UN member | 3.3 projection |
| 134 | Belarus | UN member | 3.3 projection |
| 135 | El Salvador | UN member | 3.3 projection |
| 136 | Ecuador | UN member | 3.2 projection |
| 137 | Bulgaria | UN member | 3.2 projection |
| 138 | Israel | UN member | 3.2 projection |
| 139 | Sierra Leone | UN member | 3.2 projection |
| 140 | Poland | UN member | 3.2 projection |
| 141 | Bhutan | UN member | 3.1 projection |
| 142 | Singapore | UN member | 3.1 projection |
| 143 | Nigeria | UN member | 3.1 projection |
| 144 | Ghana | UN member | 3.1 projection |
| 145 | Indonesia | UN member | 3 projection |
| 146 | Madagascar | UN member | 3 projection |
| 147 | Slovenia | UN member | 3 projection |
| 148 | Saudi Arabia | UN member | 2.9 projection |
| 149 | Liberia | UN member | 2.9 projection |
| 150 | Czechia | UN member | 2.8 projection |
| 151 | South Korea | UN member | 2.8 projection |
| 152 | Senegal | UN member | 2.8 projection |
| 153 | Mali | UN member | 2.8 projection |
| 154 | Uganda | UN member | 2.8 projection |
| 155 | Hong Kong | Special administrative region | 2.7 projection |
| 156 | Bolivia | UN member | 2.7 projection |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | UN member | 2.7 projection |
| 158 | Malta | UN member | 2.7 projection |
| 159 | Mexico | UN member | 2.7 projection |
| 160 | Guatemala | UN member | 2.6 projection |
| 161 | Seychelles | UN member | 2.6 projection |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | UN member | 2.6 projection |
| 163 | Macau | Special administrative region | 2.5 projection |
| 164 | Myanmar | UN member | 2.5 projection |
| 165 | Côte d’Ivoire | UN member | 2.4 projection |
| 166 | Japan | UN member | 2.4 projection |
| 167 | Philippines | UN member | 2.3 projection |
| 168 | United Arab Emirates | UN member | 2.2 projection |
| 169 | Kuwait | UN member | 2.2 projection |
| 170 | Russia | UN member | 2.1 projection |
| 171 | Togo | UN member | 2 projection |
| 171 | Tonga | UN member | 2 projection |
| 173 | Cuba | UN member | 1.7 projection |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | UN member | 1.7 projection |
| 175 | Tanzania | UN member | 1.6 projection |
| 176 | Benin | UN member | 1.6 projection |
| 177 | Moldova | UN member | 1.5 projection |
| 178 | Vietnam | UN member | 1.5 projection |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | UN member | 1.4 projection |
| 180 | Laos | UN member | 1.2 projection |
| 181 | Bahrain | UN member | 1.1 projection |
| 182 | Andorra | UN member | 1.1 projection |
| 183 | Chad | UN member | 1.1 projection |
| 184 | Burundi | UN member | 0.9 projection |
| 185 | Thailand | UN member | 0.8 projection |
| 186 | Niger | UN member | 0.4 projection |
| 187 | Cambodia | UN member | 0.3 projection |
| 188 | Qatar | UN member | 0.1 projection |
No 2026 figure
These profiles are not ranked for this year. Absence is not zero.
- Åland Islands Statistical area
- American Samoa Territory
- Anguilla Dependency
- Antigua and Barbuda UN member
- Bermuda Dependency
- British Virgin Islands Dependency
- Caribbean Netherlands Territory
- Cayman Islands Dependency
- Christmas Island Territory
- Cocos Islands Territory
- Cook Islands Associated state
- Curaçao Dependency
- Dominica UN member
- Falkland Islands Dependency
- Faroe Islands Dependency
- French Guiana Territory
- Gibraltar Dependency
- Greenland Dependency
- Grenada UN member
- Guadeloupe Territory
- Guernsey Dependency
- Holy See UN observer
- Isle of Man Dependency
- Jersey Dependency
- Kiribati UN member
- Kosovo Special status
- Lebanon UN member
- Marshall Islands UN member
- Martinique Territory
- Mayotte Territory
- Micronesia UN member
- Monaco UN member
- Montserrat Dependency
- Nauru UN member
- Niue Associated state
- Norfolk Island Territory
- Northern Mariana Islands Territory
- Palau UN member
- Palestine UN observer
- Réunion Territory
- Saint Barthélemy Dependency
- Saint Helena Dependency
- Saint Kitts and Nevis UN member
- Saint Martin Dependency
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon Dependency
- Sint Maarten Dependency
- South Sudan UN member
- Sudan UN member
- Tokelau Territory
- Turks and Caicos Islands Dependency
- Tuvalu UN member
- Ukraine UN member
- Wallis and Futuna Dependency