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LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment by sex -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2025 (%)

· lower is better · 187 countries

ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2027

League table

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  1. 1Thailand1.2
  2. 2Cambodia1.4
  3. 3Russian Federation1.8
  4. 4Lao PDR2.1
  5. 5Timor-Leste2.2
  6. 6United Arab Emirates2.4
  7. 7Moldova3
  8. 8Macao SAR, China3.3
  9. 9Czechia3.3
  10. 10Belarus3.3
  11. 11Viet Nam3.3
  12. 12Bulgaria3.4
  13. 13Myanmar3.5
  14. 14Senegal3.5
  15. 15Singapore3.6
  16. 16Qatar3.8
  17. 17Burkina Faso3.8
  18. 18Togo3.8
  19. 19Hong Kong SAR, China3.8
  20. 20Bahrain3.9
  21. 21Jamaica4
  22. 22Poland4.1
  23. 23Israel4.2
  24. 24Bhutan4.7
  25. 25Kyrgyz Republic4.7
  26. 26Mali4.8
  27. 27Germany4.9
  28. 28Liberia5
  29. 29Japan5.1
  30. 30United States5.1
  31. 31Kuwait5.2
  32. 32Malaysia5.3
  33. 33Saudi Arabia5.4
  34. 34Hungary5.4
  35. 35Samoa5.4
  36. 36Korea, Rep.5.5
  37. 37Guinea-Bissau5.5
  38. 38Malta5.6
  39. 39Tonga5.7
  40. 40Slovak Republic5.7
  41. 41Mongolia5.8
  42. 42Solomon Islands6
  43. 43Bolivia6
  44. 44Papua New Guinea6.1
  45. 45Oman6.1
  46. 46Sri Lanka6.1
  47. 47Slovenia6.2
  48. 48Bangladesh6.3
  49. 49Croatia6.3
  50. 50Kazakhstan6.4
  51. 51Pakistan6.4
  52. 52Comoros6.5
  53. 53Turkmenistan6.8
  54. 54Dominican Republic6.9
  55. 55Romania7
  56. 56Egypt, Arab Rep.7.1
  57. 57Burundi7.3
  58. 58Taiwan7.3
  59. 59Iceland7.4
  60. 60Uzbekistan7.5
  61. 61Fiji7.8
  62. 62Uganda7.9
  63. 63Cuba7.9
  64. 64Chad7.9
  65. 65India7.9
  66. 66Latvia8
  67. 67Indonesia8
  68. 67Niger8
  69. 68Korea, Dem. People's Rep.8.2
  70. 69Lithuania8.2
  71. 70Mauritius8.2
  72. 71Austria8.2
  73. 72Paraguay8.3
  74. 73Brunei Darussalam8.4
  75. 74Italy8.5
  76. 75Norway8.5
  77. 76China8.6
  78. 77Zambia8.6
  79. 78Canada8.7
  80. 79Denmark8.8
  81. 80Tajikistan8.9
  82. 81New Zealand9
  83. 82Guatemala9.1
  84. 83Philippines9.3
  85. 84United Kingdom9.4
  86. 85Costa Rica9.5
  87. 86Guam9.7
  88. 87Madagascar9.7
  89. 88Luxembourg9.7
  90. 89Cyprus9.7
  91. 90Brazil9.8
  92. 91Trinidad and Tobago9.8
  93. 92Netherlands9.8
  94. 93Estonia10
  95. 94Honduras10.1
  96. 95Ghana10.1
  97. 96El Salvador10.2
  98. 97Mexico10.4
  99. 98Sierra Leone10.6
  100. 99Australia10.6
  101. 100Serbia10.6
  102. 101Belgium10.7
  103. 102Greece10.8
  104. 103Portugal10.9
  105. 104Congo, Dem. Rep.11.6
  106. 105Guinea11.7
  107. 106Switzerland11.8
  108. 107Nigeria11.9
  109. 108Venezuela, RB12
  110. 109Malawi12.1
  111. 110Ireland12.1
  112. 111Puerto Rico (US)12.1
  113. 112Colombia12.2
  114. 113Barbados12.2
  115. 114Cote d'Ivoire12.2
  116. 115Sweden12.5
  117. 116Belize12.7
  118. 117Peru12.8
  119. 118Bosnia and Herzegovina12.8
  120. 119Cameroon13.2
  121. 120North Macedonia13.6
  122. 121Zimbabwe13.6
  123. 122Eritrea13.7
  124. 123Central African Republic13.7
  125. 124Vanuatu13.8
  126. 125Maldives14.1
  127. 126Mozambique14.2
  128. 127Tanzania14.4
  129. 128Iran, Islamic Rep.14.6
  130. 129Albania14.7
  131. 130Sao Tome and Principe14.7
  132. 131Montenegro14.7
  133. 132France15.1
  134. 133Spain15.1
  135. 134Turkiye15.1
  136. 135Chile15.2
  137. 136French Polynesia15.3
  138. 137Syrian Arab Republic15.3
  139. 138Mauritania15.3
  140. 139Equatorial Guinea15.4
  141. 140Tunisia15.5
  142. 141Uruguay15.7
  143. 142Panama15.8
  144. 143Kenya16.1
  145. 144Jordan16.4
  146. 145St. Lucia16.5
  147. 146Bahamas, The16.7
  148. 147Nepal16.9
  149. 148Finland17.1
  150. 149Angola17.3
  151. 150Morocco17.8
  152. 151Virgin Islands (U.S.)17.9
  153. 152New Caledonia18
  154. 153Argentina18.1
  155. 154Georgia18.5
  156. 155Gambia, The19.1
  157. 156Guyana20
  158. 157Suriname20.5
  159. 158Ecuador22
  160. 159Rwanda22.3
  161. 160Somalia, Fed. Rep.22.5
  162. 161Iraq22.8
  163. 162Lesotho22.8
  164. 163Azerbaijan23.4
  165. 164Armenia23.5
  166. 165Yemen, Rep.24
  167. 166Cabo Verde25.1
  168. 167Libya25.5
  169. 168St. Vincent and the Grenadines25.7
  170. 169Haiti25.9
  171. 170Nicaragua26.9
  172. 171Namibia26.9
  173. 172Gabon27.1
  174. 173Congo, Rep.27.5
  175. 174Algeria28.1
  176. 175Botswana29.9
  177. 176Afghanistan30.3
  178. 177Ethiopia30.4
  179. 178Djibouti32.3
  180. 179South Africa35.9
  181. 180Benin38.7
  182. 181Eswatini39.9

LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment by sex -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2025 (%)