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THE GLOBAL INDEX #034

Unemployment2024

ILO modeled estimate of unemployed people as a percentage of the labor force.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2025Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data182 / 217No observation: 35
First-ranked country or territoryEswatini34.64 %

Top 10

% · 2024
01Eswatini
34.64
03Djibouti
26.01
04Botswana
23.81
05Gabon
20.09
07Namibia
19.16
08Libya
19.08
09Somalia
18.95

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Unemployment · 2024 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Eswatini34.642024
02South Africa32.282024
03Djibouti26.012024
04Botswana23.812024
05Gabon20.092024
06Congo - Brazzaville19.92024
07Namibia19.162024
08Libya19.082024
09Somalia18.952024
10St. Vincent & Grenadines18.092024
11Yemen16.972024
12Jordan16.692024
13Lesotho16.342024
14Tunisia15.342024
15Iraq15.292024
16Haiti14.612024
17Angola14.022024
18Afghanistan13.692024
19Syria13.362024
20Montenegro13.212024
21Armenia12.42024
22North Macedonia12.262024
23Cape Verde11.882024
24Guyana11.872024
25Algeria11.662024
26French Polynesia11.612024
27Georgia11.562024
28U.S. Virgin Islands11.422024
29Spain11.42024
30Rwanda11.332024
31New Caledonia10.992024
32Bosnia & Herzegovina10.692024
33Albania10.692024
34Nepal10.52024
35Mauritania10.262024
36St. Lucia10.22024
37Greece10.022024
38Colombia9.622024
39Zimbabwe9.442024
40Morocco9.12024
41São Tomé & Príncipe9.062024
42Bahamas9.052024
43Türkiye8.82024
44Chile8.722024
45Belize8.72024
46Panama8.452024
47Finland8.42024
47Sweden8.42024
49Equatorial Guinea8.292024
50Uruguay8.212024
51Iran8.152024
52Suriname7.622024
53Estonia7.62024
54France7.42024
55Serbia7.242024
56Argentina7.152024
57Tajikistan7.042024
58Costa Rica6.942024
59Latvia6.92024
60Lithuania6.852024
61Egypt6.822024
62Brazil6.82024
63Mozambique6.672024
64Italy6.52024
64Portugal6.52024
66Gambia6.482024
67Barbados6.452024
68Luxembourg6.42024
69Canada6.352024
70Central African Republic6.252024
71Channel Islands6.032024
72Eritrea5.952024
73Zambia5.92024
74Belgium5.72024
75Paraguay5.692024
76Azerbaijan5.652024
77Puerto Rico5.642024
78Mauritius5.552024
79Pakistan5.492024
80Kenya5.492024
81Romania5.42024
82Fiji5.362024
83Denmark5.362024
84Venezuela5.322024
85Dominican Republic5.312024
86Slovakia5.32024
87Guam5.252024
88Austria5.22024
89Peru5.22024
90Brunei5.182024
91Mongolia5.162024
92Guinea5.132024
93Malawi5.052024
94Croatia52024
95Vanuatu4.992024
96Nicaragua4.982024
97Honduras4.912024
98Cyprus4.92024
99Samoa4.862024
100Kazakhstan4.832024
101New Zealand4.722024
102China4.592024
103Hungary4.52024
104Uzbekistan4.442024
105Congo - Kinshasa4.422024
106United Kingdom4.362024
107Switzerland4.342024
108Ireland4.32024
109Maldives4.282024
110Sri Lanka4.242024
111Bulgaria4.22024
112India4.172024
113United States4.022024
114Turkmenistan4.022024
115Norway42024
116Australia3.942024
117Malaysia3.852024
118Comoros3.822024
119Netherlands3.72024
119Slovenia3.72024
121Bangladesh3.642024
122Cameroon3.62024
123Iceland3.62024
124Israel3.62024
125North Korea3.542024
126Saudi Arabia3.522024
127Kyrgyzstan3.492024
128Belarus3.462024
129Ecuador3.452024
130Burkina Faso3.442024
131Germany3.42024
132Ethiopia3.362024
133Trinidad & Tobago3.322024
134Indonesia3.32024
135Bhutan3.282024
136Bolivia3.272024
137El Salvador3.262024
138Oman3.22024
139Jamaica3.152024
140Sierra Leone3.12024
141Malta3.12024
142Madagascar3.052024
143Nigeria3.042024
144Hong Kong SAR China2.992024
145Mali2.922024
146Liberia2.912024
147Myanmar (Burma)2.892024
148Ghana2.822024
149Poland2.812024
150Senegal2.792024
151South Korea2.782024
152Uganda2.742024
153Singapore2.742024
154Mexico2.682024
155Guinea-Bissau2.652024
156Papua New Guinea2.622024
157Guatemala2.612024
158Czechia2.62024
159Japan2.52024
160Russia2.432024
161Côte d’Ivoire2.272024
162Macao SAR China2.262024
163Philippines2.22024
164United Arab Emirates2.162024
165Kuwait2.152024
166Tonga1.962024
167Togo1.952024
168Cuba1.762024
169Benin1.642024
170Vietnam1.62024
171Tanzania1.562024
172Timor-Leste1.522024
173Solomon Islands1.442024
174Moldova1.432024
175Laos1.172024
176Bahrain1.082024
177Chad1.052024
178Burundi0.922024
179Thailand0.782024
180Niger0.382024
181Cambodia0.252024
182Qatar0.132024

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No observation (35)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
ILO modeled estimate of unemployed people as a percentage of the labor force.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
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Original metadata
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

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  "name": "Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)",
  "unit": "",
  "source": {
    "id": "2",
    "value": "World Development Indicators"
  },
  "sourceNote": "Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.",
  "sourceOrganization": "ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026",
  "topics": [
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      "value": "Education "
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