Global Rankings
Unemployment Rate (Annual)
| Rank | Country | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 | Swaziland | 34.2 |
2 | 2 | South Africa | 32.39 |
3 | 3 | Djibouti | 26.02 |
4 | 4 | Botswana | 24.48 |
5 | 5 | Gabon | 20.15 |
6 | 6 | Republic of the Congo | 19.88 |
7 | 7 | Namibia | 19.29 |
8 | 9 | Somalia | 18.95 |
9 | 8 | Libya | 18.76 |
10 | 10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18 |
11 | 11 | Costa Rica | 17.95 |
12 | 12 | Yemen | 17.32 |
13 | 13 | Jordan | 16.54 |
14 | 14 | Lesotho | 16.32 |
15 | 16 | Iraq | 15.49 |
16 | 15 | Tunisia | 15.11 |
17 | 17 | Haiti | 14.94 |
18 | 18 | Angola | 14.11 |
19 | 21 | Montenegro | 13.57 |
20 | 20 | Syria | 13.57 |
21 | 19 | Afghanistan | 13.35 |
22 | 22 | Armenia | 12.87 |
23 | 23 | Macedonia | 12.26 |
24 | 27 | Georgia | 12.1 |
25 | 25 | Guyana | 11.96 |
26 | 24 | Cape Verde | 11.94 |
27 | 26 | Algeria | 11.63 |
28 | 29 | Rwanda | 11.36 |
29 | 32 | New Caledonia | 11.17 |
30 | 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.04 |
31 | 30 | Lebanon | 10.99 |
32 | 34 | Albania | 10.93 |
33 | 35 | Nepal | 10.47 |
34 | 28 | Spain | 10.38 |
35 | 36 | Mauritania | 10.32 |
36 | 40 | Ukraine | 9.83 |
37 | 49 | Finland | 9.46 |
38 | 37 | Saint Lucia | 9.45 |
39 | 41 | Zimbabwe | 9.29 |
40 | 44 | Bahamas | 9.21 |
41 | 43 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.13 |
42 | 42 | Morocco | 9 |
43 | 46 | Chile | 8.97 |
44 | 47 | Belize | 8.86 |
45 | 49 | Sweden | 8.69 |
46 | 38 | Greece | 8.54 |
47 | 45 | Turkey | 8.52 |
48 | 48 | Panama | 8.36 |
49 | 51 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.34 |
50 | 55 | Estonia | 8.31 |
51 | 53 | Iran | 8.3 |
52 | 39 | Colombia | 8.29 |
53 | 54 | Suriname | 7.83 |
54 | 56 | France | 7.54 |
55 | 31 | Sudan | 7.53 |
56 | 52 | Uruguay | 7.52 |
57 | 58 | Argentina | 7.15 |
58 | 57 | Serbia | 7.12 |
59 | 59 | Tajikistan | 6.93 |
60 | 70 | Canada | 6.91 |
61 | 62 | Egypt | 6.78 |
62 | 61 | Lithuania | 6.73 |
63 | 64 | Mozambique | 6.63 |
64 | 60 | Latvia | 6.57 |
65 | 68 | Barbados | 6.52 |
66 | 67 | Gambia | 6.52 |
67 | 65 | Italy | 6.39 |
68 | 69 | Luxembourg | 6.34 |
69 | 71 | Central African Republic | 6.25 |
70 | 65 | Portugal | 6.16 |
71 | 81 | Romania | 5.99 |
72 | 77 | Puerto Rico | 5.99 |
73 | 72 | Eritrea | 5.98 |
74 | 63 | Brazil | 5.97 |
75 | 73 | Zambia | 5.92 |
76 | 74 | Belgium | 5.91 |
77 | 78 | Mauritius | 5.64 |
78 | 87 | Austria | 5.58 |
79 | 83 | Denmark | 5.53 |
80 | 76 | Azerbaijan | 5.46 |
81 | 80 | Kenya | 5.45 |
82 | 79 | Pakistan | 5.42 |
83 | 86 | Slovakia | 5.36 |
84 | 82 | Fiji | 5.35 |
85 | 84 | Venezuela | 5.31 |
86 | 89 | Brunei | 5.28 |
87 | 90 | Mongolia | 5.23 |
88 | 91 | Guinea | 5.16 |
89 | 88 | Peru | 5.12 |
90 | 85 | Dominican Republic | 5.09 |
91 | 100 | New Zealand | 5.08 |
92 | 94 | Vanuatu | 5.07 |
93 | 92 | Malawi | 5.07 |
94 | 95 | Nicaragua | 5.04 |
95 | 93 | Croatia | 5 |
96 | 98 | Samoa | 5 |
97 | 97 | Cyprus | 4.92 |
98 | 96 | Honduras | 4.92 |
99 | 106 | Switzerland | 4.87 |
100 | 75 | Paraguay | 4.8 |
101 | 99 | Kazakhstan | 4.77 |
102 | 105 | United Kingdom | 4.75 |
103 | 114 | Norway | 4.64 |
104 | 107 | Ireland | 4.63 |
105 | 103 | Uzbekistan | 4.62 |
106 | 101 | China | 4.62 |
107 | 102 | Hungary | 4.52 |
108 | 108 | Maldives | 4.51 |
109 | 104 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.43 |
110 | 113 | Turkmenistan | 4.27 |
111 | 111 | India | 4.22 |
112 | 112 | United States | 4.2 |
113 | 115 | Australia | 4.09 |
114 | 109 | Sri Lanka | 4.01 |
115 | 118 | Netherlands | 3.87 |
116 | 117 | Comoros | 3.82 |
117 | 120 | Bangladesh | 3.78 |
118 | 116 | Malaysia | 3.76 |
119 | 130 | Germany | 3.71 |
120 | 122 | Iceland | 3.63 |
121 | 121 | Cameroon | 3.6 |
122 | 124 | North Korea | 3.55 |
123 | 110 | Bulgaria | 3.54 |
124 | 126 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.53 |
125 | 123 | Israel | 3.49 |
126 | 129 | Burkina Faso | 3.48 |
127 | 127 | Belarus | 3.38 |
128 | 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.33 |
129 | 131 | Ethiopia | 3.32 |
130 | 128 | Ecuador | 3.31 |
131 | 136 | El Salvador | 3.3 |
132 | 138 | Jamaica | 3.29 |
133 | 137 | Oman | 3.25 |
134 | 133 | Indonesia | 3.24 |
135 | 134 | Bhutan | 3.23 |
136 | 118 | Slovenia | 3.18 |
137 | 139 | Sierra Leone | 3.15 |
138 | 142 | Nigeria | 3.06 |
139 | 146 | Burma (Myanmar) | 3.05 |
140 | 141 | Madagascar | 3.04 |
141 | 125 | Saudi Arabia | 3.04 |
142 | 147 | Ghana | 2.98 |
143 | 148 | Poland | 2.98 |
144 | 135 | Bolivia | 2.97 |
145 | 140 | Malta | 2.9 |
146 | 145 | Liberia | 2.88 |
147 | 144 | Mali | 2.83 |
148 | 157 | Czech Republic | 2.83 |
149 | 152 | Singapore | 2.82 |
150 | 143 | Hong Kong | 2.8 |
151 | 151 | Uganda | 2.75 |
152 | 149 | Senegal | 2.74 |
153 | 150 | South Korea | 2.68 |
154 | 154 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.67 |
154 | 153 | Mexico | 2.67 |
156 | 156 | Guatemala | 2.6 |
157 | 155 | Papua New Guinea | 2.57 |
158 | 158 | Japan | 2.45 |
159 | 161 | Macao | 2.35 |
160 | 160 | Ivory Coast | 2.32 |
161 | 162 | Philippines | 2.24 |
162 | 164 | Kuwait | 2.18 |
163 | 163 | United Arab Emirates | 2.17 |
164 | 159 | Russia | 2.13 |
165 | 165 | Tonga | 2.01 |
166 | 166 | Togo | 2 |
167 | 167 | Cuba | 1.75 |
168 | 168 | Benin | 1.59 |
169 | 170 | Tanzania | 1.57 |
170 | 169 | Vietnam | 1.52 |
171 | 172 | Moldova | 1.51 |
172 | 171 | Solomon Islands | 1.43 |
173 | 173 | Laos | 1.19 |
174 | 174 | Bahrain | 1.1 |
175 | 175 | Chad | 1.06 |
176 | 176 | Burundi | 0.92 |
177 | 177 | Thailand | 0.78 |
178 | 178 | Niger | 0.39 |
179 | 179 | Cambodia | 0.26 |
180 | 180 | Qatar | 0.13 |