Unemployment Rate by Country
Swaziland has the highest unemployment rate in the world at 37.6%.
Note: This list uses the latest available data from sources such as The World Factbook. The data is updated regularly.
| 1 |
Swaziland
| 37.6% | 2023 |
| 2 |
South Africa
| 28.0% | 2023 |
| 3 |
Djibouti
| 26.3% | 2023 |
| 4 |
Grenada
| 24.0% | 2017 |
| 5 |
Botswana
| 23.4% | 2023 |
| 6 |
Gabon
| 20.4% | 2023 |
| 7 |
Republic of the Congo
| 20.1% | 2023 |
| 8 |
Namibia
| 19.4% | 2023 |
| 9 |
Somalia
| 19.0% | 2023 |
| 10 |
Libya
| 18.7% | 2023 |
| 11 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
| 18.7% | 2023 |
| 12 |
Jordan
| 17.9% | 2023 |
| 13 |
Yemen
| 17.2% | 2023 |
| 14 |
Lesotho
| 16.5% | 2023 |
| 15 |
Iraq
| 15.5% | 2023 |
| 16 |
Montenegro
| 15.2% | 2023 |
| 17 |
Tunisia
| 15.1% | 2023 |
| 18 |
Rwanda
| 14.9% | 2023 |
| 19 |
Angola
| 14.6% | 2023 |
| 20 |
Haiti
| 14.6% | 2023 |
| 21 |
Afghanistan
| 14.4% | 2023 |
| 22 |
Sao Tome and Principe
| 14.2% | 2023 |
| 23 |
Syria
| 13.5% | 2023 |
| 24 |
Macedonia
| 13.1% | 2023 |
| 25 |
Guyana
| 12.4% | 2023 |
| 26 |
Spain
| 12.1% | 2023 |
| 27 |
Virgin Islands
| 12.1% | 2023 |
| 28 |
Cabo Verde
| 12.0% | 2023 |
| 29 |
Algeria
| 11.8% | 2023 |
| 30 |
French Polynesia
| 11.7% | 2023 |
| 31 |
Georgia
| 11.6% | 2023 |
| 32 |
Albania
| 11.6% | 2023 |
| 33 |
Lebanon
| 11.6% | 2023 |
| 34 |
Sudan
| 11.4% | 2023 |
| 35 |
New Caledonia
| 11.2% | 2023 |
| 36 |
Saint Lucia
| 11.1% | 2023 |
| 37 |
Greece
| 11.0% | 2023 |
| 38 |
Nepal
| 10.7% | 2023 |
| 39 |
Mauritania
| 10.5% | 2023 |
| 40 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
| 10.4% | 2023 |
| 41 |
Ukraine
| 9.8% | 2021 |
| 42 |
Samoa
| 9.8% | 2023 |
| 43 |
Colombia
| 9.6% | 2023 |
| 44 |
Turkey
| 9.4% | 2023 |
| 45 |
Bahamas
| 9.2% | 2023 |
| 46 |
Morocco
| 9.1% | 2023 |
| 47 |
Iran
| 9.1% | 2023 |
| 48 |
Chile
| 9.0% | 2023 |
| 49 |
Zimbabwe
| 8.8% | 2023 |
| 50 |
Serbia
| 8.7% | 2023 |
| 51 |
Equatorial Guinea
| 8.7% | 2023 |
| 52 |
Armenia
| 8.6% | 2023 |
| 53 |
Uruguay
| 8.3% | 2023 |
| 54 |
Costa Rica
| 8.3% | 2023 |
| 55 |
Belize
| 8.3% | 2023 |
| 56 |
San Marino
| 8.1% | 2017 |
| 57 |
Barbados
| 8.0% | 2023 |
| 58 |
Brazil
| 8.0% | 2023 |
| 59 |
Aruba
| 7.7% | 2016 |
| 60 |
Suriname
| 7.7% | 2023 |
| 61 |
Italy
| 7.6% | 2023 |
| 62 |
Sweden
| 7.6% | 2023 |
| 63 |
France
| 7.3% | 2023 |
| 64 |
Egypt
| 7.3% | 2023 |
| 65 |
Finland
| 7.2% | 2023 |
| 66 |
Bermuda
| 7.0% | 2017 |
| 67 |
Tajikistan
| 7.0% | 2023 |
| 68 |
Lithuania
| 7.0% | 2023 |
| 69 |
Panama
| 6.7% | 2023 |
| 70 |
Latvia
| 6.5% | 2023 |
| 71 |
Portugal
| 6.5% | 2023 |
| 72 |
Gambia
| 6.5% | 2023 |
| 73 |
Sri Lanka
| 6.4% | 2023 |
| 74 |
Estonia
| 6.3% | 2023 |
| 75 |
Central African Republic
| 6.3% | 2023 |
| 76 |
Argentina
| 6.2% | 2023 |
| 77 |
Mongolia
| 6.1% | 2023 |
| 78 |
Mauritius
| 6.1% | 2023 |
| 79 |
Honduras
| 6.1% | 2023 |
| 80 |
Croatia
| 6.1% | 2023 |
| 81 |
Guernsey
| 6.0% | 2023 |
| 82 |
Jersey
| 6.0% | 2023 |
| 83 |
Puerto Rico
| 6.0% | 2023 |
| 84 |
Cyprus
| 6.0% | 2023 |
| 85 |
Zambia
| 5.9% | 2023 |
| 86 |
Eritrea
| 5.9% | 2023 |
| 87 |
Slovakia
| 5.8% | 2023 |
| 88 |
Comoros
| 5.8% | 2023 |
| 89 |
Paraguay
| 5.8% | 2023 |
| 90 |
Kenya
| 5.7% | 2023 |
| 91 |
Bhutan
| 5.7% | 2023 |
| 92 |
Azerbaijan
| 5.6% | 2023 |
| 93 |
Montserrat
| 5.6% | 2017 |
| 94 |
Romania
| 5.6% | 2023 |
| 95 |
Dominican Republic
| 5.6% | 2023 |
| 96 |
Venezuela
| 5.5% | 2023 |
| 97 |
Belgium
| 5.5% | 2023 |
| 98 |
Pakistan
| 5.5% | 2023 |
| 99 |
Guam
| 5.4% | 2023 |
| 100 |
Canada
| 5.4% | 2023 |
| 101 |
Guinea
| 5.3% | 2023 |
| 102 |
Burkina Faso
| 5.3% | 2023 |
| 103 |
Brunei
| 5.3% | 2023 |
| 104 |
Austria
| 5.2% | 2023 |
| 105 |
Luxembourg
| 5.2% | 2023 |
| 106 |
Denmark
| 5.1% | 2023 |
| 107 |
Vanuatu
| 5.1% | 2023 |
| 108 |
Bangladesh
| 5.1% | 2023 |
| 109 |
Malawi
| 5.0% | 2023 |
| 110 |
Saudi Arabia
| 4.9% | 2023 |
| 111 |
Kazakhstan
| 4.8% | 2023 |
| 112 |
Peru
| 4.8% | 2023 |
| 113 |
Nicaragua
| 4.8% | 2023 |
| 114 |
China
| 4.7% | 2023 |
| 115 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
| 4.5% | 2023 |
| 116 |
Uzbekistan
| 4.5% | 2023 |
| 117 |
Jamaica
| 4.4% | 2023 |
| 118 |
Ireland
| 4.3% | 2023 |
| 119 |
Fiji
| 4.3% | 2023 |
| 120 |
Bulgaria
| 4.3% | 2023 |
| 121 |
Trinidad and Tobago
| 4.2% | 2023 |
| 122 |
India
| 4.2% | 2023 |
| 123 |
Hungary
| 4.1% | 2023 |
| 124 |
Maldives
| 4.1% | 2023 |
| 125 |
Turkmenistan
| 4.1% | 2023 |
| 126 |
United Kingdom
| 4.1% | 2023 |
| 127 |
Switzerland
| 4.0% | 2023 |
| 128 |
Kyrgyzstan
| 4.0% | 2023 |
| 129 |
Hong Kong
| 3.9% | 2023 |
| 130 |
Malaysia
| 3.9% | 2023 |
| 131 |
New Zealand
| 3.7% | 2023 |
| 132 |
Taiwan
| 3.7% | 2019 |
| 133 |
Andorra
| 3.7% | 2016 |
| 134 |
Australia
| 3.7% | 2023 |
| 135 |
Cameroon
| 3.6% | 2023 |
| 136 |
Slovenia
| 3.6% | 2023 |
| 137 |
United States
| 3.6% | 2023 |
| 138 |
Norway
| 3.6% | 2023 |
| 139 |
Belarus
| 3.6% | 2023 |
| 140 |
Iceland
| 3.6% | 2023 |
| 141 |
Netherlands
| 3.6% | 2023 |
| 142 |
Mozambique
| 3.5% | 2023 |
| 143 |
Ethiopia
| 3.5% | 2023 |
| 144 |
Singapore
| 3.5% | 2023 |
| 145 |
Indonesia
| 3.4% | 2023 |
| 146 |
Israel
| 3.4% | 2023 |
| 147 |
Ecuador
| 3.4% | 2023 |
| 148 |
Russia
| 3.3% | 2023 |
| 149 |
Guinea-Bissau
| 3.2% | 2023 |
| 150 |
Sierra Leone
| 3.2% | 2023 |
| 151 |
Malta
| 3.1% | 2023 |
| 152 |
Ghana
| 3.1% | 2023 |
| 153 |
Bolivia
| 3.1% | 2023 |
| 154 |
Nigeria
| 3.1% | 2023 |
| 155 |
Madagascar
| 3.1% | 2023 |
| 156 |
Germany
| 3.0% | 2023 |
| 157 |
Mali
| 3.0% | 2023 |
| 158 |
Seychelles
| 3.0% | 2017 |
| 159 |
North Korea
| 3.0% | 2023 |
| 160 |
Liberia
| 2.9% | 2023 |
| 161 |
Senegal
| 2.9% | 2023 |
| 162 |
Poland
| 2.9% | 2023 |
| 163 |
Burma
| 2.8% | 2023 |
| 164 |
Uganda
| 2.8% | 2023 |
| 165 |
Mexico
| 2.8% | 2023 |
| 166 |
El Salvador
| 2.8% | 2023 |
| 167 |
Guatemala
| 2.7% | 2023 |
| 168 |
United Arab Emirates
| 2.7% | 2023 |
| 169 |
Papua New Guinea
| 2.6% | 2023 |
| 170 |
South Korea
| 2.6% | 2023 |
| 171 |
Tanzania
| 2.6% | 2023 |
| 172 |
Czech Republic
| 2.6% | 2023 |
| 173 |
Japan
| 2.6% | 2023 |
| 174 |
Cote d'Ivoire
| 2.4% | 2023 |
| 175 |
Tonga
| 2.3% | 2023 |
| 176 |
Macau
| 2.2% | 2023 |
| 177 |
Philippines
| 2.2% | 2023 |
| 178 |
Faroe Islands
| 2.2% | 2017 |
| 179 |
Kuwait
| 2.1% | 2023 |
| 180 |
Togo
| 2.0% | 2023 |
| 181 |
Moldova
| 1.6% | 2023 |
| 182 |
Vietnam
| 1.6% | 2023 |
| 183 |
Solomon Islands
| 1.6% | 2023 |
| 184 |
Timor-Leste
| 1.5% | 2023 |
| 185 |
Oman
| 1.5% | 2023 |
| 186 |
Benin
| 1.4% | 2023 |
| 187 |
Laos
| 1.2% | 2023 |
| 188 |
Cuba
| 1.2% | 2023 |
| 189 |
Bahrain
| 1.2% | 2023 |
| 190 |
Isle of Man
| 1.1% | 2017 |
| 191 |
Chad
| 1.1% | 2023 |
| 192 |
Gibraltar
| 1.0% | 2016 |
| 193 |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
| 1.0% | 2016 |
| 194 |
Burundi
| 0.9% | 2023 |
| 195 |
Thailand
| 0.9% | 2023 |
| 196 |
Niger
| 0.6% | 2023 |
| 197 |
Cambodia
| 0.2% | 2023 |
| 198 |
Qatar
| 0.1% | 2023 |
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