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% labor force · lower is better · 187 countries

updated 2025
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League table

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  1. 1Qatar0.13%
  2. 2Cambodia0.26%
  3. 3Niger0.39%
  4. 4Thailand0.78%
  5. 5Burundi0.92%
  6. 6Chad1.1%
  7. 7Bahrain1.1%
  8. 8Lao PDR1.2%
  9. 9Solomon Islands1.4%
  10. 10Moldova1.5%
  11. 11Viet Nam1.5%
  12. 12Tanzania1.6%
  13. 13Benin1.6%
  14. 14Timor-Leste1.6%
  15. 15Cuba1.7%
  16. 16Togo2%
  17. 17Tonga2%
  18. 18Russian Federation2.1%
  19. 19United Arab Emirates2.2%
  20. 20Kuwait2.2%
  21. 21Philippines2.2%
  22. 22Cote d'Ivoire2.3%
  23. 23Macao SAR, China2.3%
  24. 24Japan2.5%
  25. 25Papua New Guinea2.6%
  26. 26Guatemala2.6%
  27. 27Guinea-Bissau2.7%
  28. 27Mexico2.7%
  29. 28Korea, Rep.2.7%
  30. 29Senegal2.7%
  31. 30Uganda2.7%
  32. 31Hong Kong SAR, China2.8%
  33. 32Singapore2.8%
  34. 33Czechia2.8%
  35. 34Mali2.8%
  36. 35Liberia2.9%
  37. 36Malta2.9%
  38. 37Bolivia3%
  39. 38Poland3%
  40. 39Ghana3%
  41. 40Saudi Arabia3%
  42. 41Madagascar3%
  43. 42Myanmar3%
  44. 43Nigeria3.1%
  45. 44Sierra Leone3.2%
  46. 45Slovenia3.2%
  47. 46Bhutan3.2%
  48. 47Indonesia3.2%
  49. 48Oman3.3%
  50. 49Jamaica3.3%
  51. 50El Salvador3.3%
  52. 51Ecuador3.3%
  53. 52Ethiopia3.3%
  54. 53Trinidad and Tobago3.3%
  55. 54Belarus3.4%
  56. 55Burkina Faso3.5%
  57. 56Israel3.5%
  58. 57Kyrgyz Republic3.5%
  59. 58Bulgaria3.5%
  60. 59Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.5%
  61. 60Cameroon3.6%
  62. 61Iceland3.6%
  63. 62Germany3.7%
  64. 63Malaysia3.8%
  65. 64Bangladesh3.8%
  66. 65Comoros3.8%
  67. 66Netherlands3.9%
  68. 67Sri Lanka4%
  69. 68Australia4.1%
  70. 69United States4.2%
  71. 70India4.2%
  72. 71Turkmenistan4.3%
  73. 72Congo, Dem. Rep.4.4%
  74. 73Maldives4.5%
  75. 74Hungary4.5%
  76. 75China4.6%
  77. 76Uzbekistan4.6%
  78. 77Ireland4.6%
  79. 78Norway4.6%
  80. 79United Kingdom4.7%
  81. 80Kazakhstan4.8%
  82. 81Paraguay4.8%
  83. 82Switzerland4.9%
  84. 83Honduras4.9%
  85. 84Cyprus4.9%
  86. 85Samoa5%
  87. 86Croatia5%
  88. 87Nicaragua5%
  89. 88Malawi5.1%
  90. 89Vanuatu5.1%
  91. 90New Zealand5.1%
  92. 91Dominican Republic5.1%
  93. 92Peru5.1%
  94. 93Guinea5.2%
  95. 94Mongolia5.2%
  96. 95Brunei Darussalam5.3%
  97. 96Venezuela, RB5.3%
  98. 97Fiji5.3%
  99. 98Slovak Republic5.4%
  100. 99Pakistan5.4%
  101. 100Kenya5.4%
  102. 101Azerbaijan5.5%
  103. 102Denmark5.5%
  104. 103Guam5.6%
  105. 104Austria5.6%
  106. 105Mauritius5.6%
  107. 106Belgium5.9%
  108. 107Zambia5.9%
  109. 108Brazil6%
  110. 109Eritrea6%
  111. 110Puerto Rico (US)6%
  112. 111Romania6%
  113. 112Portugal6.2%
  114. 113Channel Islands6.2%
  115. 114Central African Republic6.3%
  116. 115Luxembourg6.3%
  117. 116Italy6.4%
  118. 117Gambia, The6.5%
  119. 118Barbados6.5%
  120. 119Latvia6.6%
  121. 120Mozambique6.6%
  122. 121Lithuania6.7%
  123. 122Egypt, Arab Rep.6.8%
  124. 123Costa Rica6.8%
  125. 124Canada6.9%
  126. 125Tajikistan6.9%
  127. 126Serbia7.1%
  128. 127Argentina7.1%
  129. 128Uruguay7.5%
  130. 129France7.5%
  131. 130Suriname7.8%
  132. 131Colombia8.3%
  133. 132Iran, Islamic Rep.8.3%
  134. 133Estonia8.3%
  135. 134Equatorial Guinea8.3%
  136. 135Panama8.4%
  137. 136Turkiye8.5%
  138. 137Greece8.5%
  139. 138Sweden8.7%
  140. 139Belize8.9%
  141. 140Chile9%
  142. 141Morocco9%
  143. 142Sao Tome and Principe9.1%
  144. 143Bahamas, The9.2%
  145. 144Zimbabwe9.3%
  146. 145St. Lucia9.5%
  147. 146Finland9.5%
  148. 147Mauritania10.3%
  149. 148Spain10.4%
  150. 149Nepal10.5%
  151. 150Albania10.9%
  152. 151Bosnia and Herzegovina11%
  153. 152New Caledonia11.2%
  154. 153Rwanda11.4%
  155. 154Virgin Islands (U.S.)11.4%
  156. 155Algeria11.6%
  157. 156French Polynesia11.7%
  158. 157Cabo Verde11.9%
  159. 158Guyana12%
  160. 159Georgia12.1%
  161. 160North Macedonia12.3%
  162. 161Armenia12.9%
  163. 162Afghanistan13.4%
  164. 163Syrian Arab Republic13.6%
  165. 164Montenegro13.6%
  166. 165Angola14.1%
  167. 166Haiti14.9%
  168. 167Tunisia15.1%
  169. 168Iraq15.5%
  170. 169Lesotho16.3%
  171. 170Jordan16.5%
  172. 171Yemen, Rep.17.3%
  173. 172St. Vincent and the Grenadines18%
  174. 173Libya18.8%
  175. 174Somalia, Fed. Rep.18.9%
  176. 175Namibia19.3%
  177. 176Congo, Rep.19.9%
  178. 177Gabon20.2%
  179. 178Botswana24.5%
  180. 179Djibouti26%
  181. 180South Africa32.4%
  182. 181Eswatini34.2%

Unemployment

Unemployment by country 2025 | worldgovdata