Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
For 2025, Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) is led by Eswatini at 34.20%. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
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| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Paraguay | 4.80% |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | 4.77% |
| 103 | United Kingdom | 4.75% |
| 104 | Norway | 4.64% |
| 105 | Ireland | 4.63% |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 4.62% |
| 107 | China | 4.62% |
| 108 | Hungary | 4.52% |
| 109 | Maldives | 4.51% |
| 110 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 4.43% |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 4.27% |
| 112 | India | 4.22% |
| 113 | United States | 4.20% |
| 114 | Australia | 4.09% |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 4.01% |
| 116 | Netherlands | 3.87% |
| 117 | Comoros | 3.82% |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 3.78% |
| 119 | Malaysia | 3.76% |
| 120 | Germany | 3.71% |
| 121 | Iceland | 3.63% |
| 122 | Cameroon | 3.60% |
| 123 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 3.55% |
| 124 | Bulgaria | 3.54% |
| 125 | Kyrgyz Republic | 3.53% |
| 126 | Israel | 3.49% |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 3.48% |
| 128 | Belarus | 3.38% |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.33% |
| 130 | Ethiopia | 3.32% |
| 131 | Ecuador | 3.31% |
| 132 | El Salvador | 3.30% |
| 133 | Jamaica | 3.29% |
| 134 | Oman | 3.25% |
| 135 | Indonesia | 3.24% |
| 136 | Bhutan | 3.23% |
| 137 | Slovenia | 3.18% |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 3.15% |
| 139 | Nigeria | 3.06% |
| 140 | Myanmar | 3.05% |
| 141 | Madagascar | 3.04% |
| 142 | Saudi Arabia | 3.04% |
| 143 | Ghana | 2.98% |
| 144 | Poland | 2.98% |
| 145 | Bolivia | 2.97% |
| 146 | Malta | 2.90% |
| 147 | Liberia | 2.88% |
| 148 | Mali | 2.83% |
| 149 | Czechia | 2.83% |
| 150 | Singapore | 2.82% |
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