List of countries by unemployment rate

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This is a list of countries by unemployment rate. Methods of calculation and presentation of unemployment rate vary from country to country. Some countries count insured unemployed only, some count those in receipt of welfare benefit only, some count the disabled and other permanently unemployable people, some countries count those who choose (and are financially able) not to work, supported by their spouses and caring for a family, some count students at college and so on. There may also be differences in the minimum requirements and some consider people employed even if only marginally associated with employment market (for example, working only one hour per week).[1]

There can be differences in the age limit. For example, Eurostat uses 15 to 74 years old when calculating unemployment rate, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses anyone 16 years of age or older (in both cases, people who are under education, retired, on maternity/paternity leave, prevented from working due to health, or do not work but have been inactive in seeking employment in the last four weeks are excluded from the workforce, and therefore not counted as unemployed).[2][3] Unemployment rates are often seasonally adjusted to avoid variations that depend on time of year.[2][3] Employment rate as a percentage of total population in working age is sometimes used instead of unemployment rate.

For purposes of comparison, harmonized values are published by International Labour Organization (ILO) and by OECD. The ILO harmonized unemployment rate refers to those who are currently not working but are willing and able to work for pay, currently available to work, and have actively searched for work. The OECD harmonized unemployment rate gives the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force. Most unemployment rates given in the table below are derived from national statistics and therefore not directly comparable.

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* indicates "Unemployment in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Economy of COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

Country Unemployment
rate (%)
Source/date of
information
  Afghanistan * 14.39 [4] 2023
  Albania * 11.00 [5] 2024
  Algeria * 12.70 [6] 2021
  American Samoa * 18.00 [7] 2012
  Andorra * 1.50 [5] 2024
  Angola * 8.50 [6] 2021
  Anguilla * 7.80 [8] July 2013
  Antigua and Barbuda * 11.00 [9] 2014
  Argentina * 7.70 [10] Q1 2024
  Armenia * 13.00 [5] 2024
  Aruba * 6.73 [5] 2024
  Australia * 4.21 [5] 2024
  Austria * 5.40 [5] 2024
  Azerbaijan * 5.52 [5] 2024
  Bahamas * 8.79 [5] 2024
  Bahrain * 1.90 [6] 2021
  Bangladesh * 5.20 [6] 2021
  Barbados * 8.23 [5] 2024
  Belarus * 3.04 [5] 2024
  Belgium * 5.51 [5] 2024
  Belize * 3.40 [5] 2024
  Benin * 1.60 [6] 2021
  Bermuda * 7.00 [9] 2017
  Bhutan * 4.30 [6] 2021
  Bolivia * 5.00 [5] 2024
  Bosnia and Herzegovina * 13.30 [5] 2024
  Botswana * 20.68 [11] 2022
  Brazil * 7.50 [12] November 2023
  British Virgin Islands * 2.90 [9] 2015
  Brunei * 4.90 [5] 2024
  Bulgaria * 4.30 [5] 2024
  Burkina Faso * 4.80 [6] 2021
  Burundi * 1.80 [6] 2021
  Cambodia * 0.60 [6] 2021
  Cameroon * 3.90 [6] 2021
  Canada * 6.32 [5] 2024
  Cape Verde * 8.50 [5] 2024
  Cayman Islands * 3.50 [13] 2019
  Central African Republic * 6.60 [6] 2021
  Chad * 1.90 [6] 2021
  Chile * 8.71 [5] 2024
  China * 5.10 [5] 2024
  Cocos (Keeling) Islands * 6.70 [14] 2011
  Colombia * 9.87 [5] 2024
  Comoros * 9.40 [6] 2021
  Congo * 5.60 [15] 2022
  DR Congo * 5.40 [6] 2021
  Cook Islands * 13.10 [9] 2005
  Costa Rica * 8.29 [5] 2024
  Croatia * 5.77 [5] 2024
  Cuba * 2.80 [6] 2021
  Cyprus * 5.86 [5] 2024
  Czech Republic * 2.56 [5] 2024
  Denmark * 4.89 [5] 2024
  Djibouti * 27.93 [16] 2022
  Dominica * 5.20 [17] 2023
  Dominican Republic * 6.00 [5] 2024
  East Timor * 4.60 [6] 2020
  Ecuador * 4.20 [5] 2024
  Egypt * 7.07 [5] 2024
  El Salvador * 5.50 [5] 2024
  Equatorial Guinea * 9.20 [6] 2021
  Eritrea * 8.00 [6] 2021
  Estonia * 8.06 [5] 2024
  Eswatini * 24.39 [18] 2022
  Ethiopia * 3.70 [6] 2021
  European Union * 6.00 [19] June 2022
  Faroe Islands * 0.50 [20] September 2022
  Fiji * 5.00 [5] 2024
  Finland * 7.60 [5] 2024
  France * 7.36 [5] 2024
  French Polynesia * 14.40 [6] 2021
  Gabon * 22.30 [6] 2021
  Gambia * 11.20 [6] 2021
  Georgia * 15.70 [5] 2024
  Germany * 3.29 [5] 2024
  Ghana * 4.70 [6] 2021
  Gibraltar * 1.00 [21] 2016
  Greece * 9.36 [5] 2024
  Greenland * 6.80 [22] 2017
  Grenada * 16.60 [23] 2021
  Guam * 4.50 [9] 2017
  Guatemala * 3.60 [6] 2021
  Guernsey * 1.00 [24] Q2 2018
  Guinea * 6.30 [6] 2021
  Guinea-Bissau * 6.80 [6] 2021
  Guyana * 16.40 [6] 2021
  Haiti * 15.70 [6] 2021
  Honduras * 8.00 [5] 2024
  Hong Kong * 2.81 [5] 2024
  Hungary * 4.40 [5] 2024
  Iceland * 3.84 [5] 2024
  India * 7.80 [25] 2022
  Indonesia * 5.20 [5] 2024
  Iran * 8.90 [5] 2024
  Iraq * 14.20 [6] 2021
  Ireland * 4.38 [5] 2024
  Isle of Man * 1.90 [26] October 2020
  Israel * 3.70 [5] 2024
  Italy * 7.83 [5] 2024
  Ivory Coast * 3.50 [6] 2021
  Jamaica * 6.00 [25] Q2 2022
  Japan * 2.50 [5] 2024
  Jersey * 1.60 [27] March [28] 2020
  Jordan * 22.80 [25] Q1 2022
  Kazakhstan * 4.78 [5] 2024
  Kenya * 5.70 [6] 2021
  Kiribati * 8.60 2022
  Kosovo * 19.00 [29] Q4 2021
  Kuwait * 3.70 [6] 2021
  Kyrgyzstan * 9.01 [5] 2024
  Laos * 1.30 [6] 2021
  Latvia * 6.45 [5] 2024
  Lebanon * 14.50 [6] 2021
  Lesotho * 18.00 [30] 2022
  Liberia * 4.10 [6] 2021
  Libya * 19.60 [6] 2021
  Liechtenstein * 1.50 [31] 2019
  Lithuania * 6.30 [5] 2024
  Luxembourg * 5.99 [5] 2024
  Macau * 2.00 [5] 2024
  Madagascar * 2.60 [6] 2021
  Malawi * 7.00 [6] 2021
  Malaysia * 3.52 [5] 2024
  Maldives * 6.10 [6] 2021
  Mali * 7.70 [6] 2021
  Malta * 2.50 [5] 2024
  Marshall Islands * 6.30 [32] 2019
  Mauritania * 11.50 [6] 2021
  Mauritius * 6.27 [5] 2024
  Mayotte * 5.30 [33] 2023
  Mexico * 2.80 [5] 2024
  Micronesia * 16.20 [9] 2010
  Moldova * 3.50 [5] 2024
  Monaco * 2.00 [9] 2012
  Mongolia * 5.43 [5] 2024
  Montenegro * 19.90 [25] June 2022
  Montserrat * 5.60 [9] 2017
  Morocco * 12.00 [5] 2024
  Mozambique * 4.00 [6] 2021
  Myanmar * 2.20 [6] 2021
  Namibia * 21.70 [6] 2021
  Nauru * 18.00 [34] 2019
  Nepal * 5.10 [6] 2021
  Netherlands * 3.90 [5] 2024
  Netherlands Antilles 21.20 [35] April 2019
  New Caledonia * 16.60 [6] 2021
  New Zealand * 5.04 [5] 2024
  Nicaragua * 6.76 [5] 2024
  Niger * 0.80 [6] 2021
  Nigeria * 4.10 [36] 2023
  Niue * 10.70 [37] 2006
  North Korea * 2.70 [6] 2019
  North Macedonia * 14.10 [5] 2024
  Northern Mariana Islands * 11.20 [9] 2010
  Norway * 3.80 [5] 2024
  Oman * 3.10 [6] 2021
  Pakistan * 8.00 [5] 2024
  Palau * 1.70 [9] 2015
  Palestine * 24.00 [25] Q2 2022
  Panama * 8.40 [5] 2024
  Papua New Guinea * 2.80 [6] 2021
  Paraguay * 6.00 [5] 2024
  Peru * 6.60 [5] 2024
  Philippines * 4.50 [38] January 2024
  Poland * 2.93 [5] 2024
  Portugal * 6.48 [5] 2024
  Puerto Rico * 6.68 [5] 2024
  Qatar * 0.30 [6] 2021
  Romania * 5.60 [5] 2024
  Russia * 3.12 [5] 2024
  Rwanda * 16.50 [25] Feb. 2022
  Saint Helena * 2.00 [39] 2010
  Saint Kitts and Nevis * 5.10 [40] 2006
  Saint Lucia * 20.15 [41] 2020
  Saint Pierre and Miquelon * 8.70 [9] 2015
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * 18.80 [9] 2008
  Samoa * 9.80 [6] 2021
  San Marino * 3.94 [5] 2024
  São Tomé and Príncipe * 15.90 [6] 2021
  Saudi Arabia * 4.80 [42]Q4 2022
  Senegal * 3.70 [6] 2021
  Serbia * 9.40 [5] 2024
  Seychelles * 3.00 [5] 2024
  Sierra Leone * 5.30 [6] 2021
  Singapore * 1.90 [5] 2024
  Slovakia * 5.90 [5] 2024
  Slovenia * 3.72 [5] 2024
  Somalia * 19.90 [6] 2021
  South Africa * 33.5 [43] Q2 2024
  South Korea * 3.00 [5] 2024
  South Sudan * 13.90 [6] 2021
  Spain * 12.29 [44] Q1 2024
  Sri Lanka * 4.30 [25] Q1 2022
  Sudan * 49.54 [5] 2024
  Suriname * 10.30 [5] 2024
  Sweden * 8.36 [5] 2024
  Switzerland * 2.25 [5] 2024
  Syria * 10.60 [6] 2021
  Taiwan * 3.67 [5] 2024
  Tajikistan * 7.80 [6] 2021
  Tanzania * 2.60 [6] 2021
  Thailand * 1.10 [5] 2024
  Togo * 4.00 [6] 2021
  Tonga * 4.00 [6] 2021
  Trinidad and Tobago * 4.80 [6] 2021
  Tunisia * 16.10 [25] Q1 2022
  Turkey * 8.50 [45]May 2024
  Turkmenistan * 5.10 [6] 2021
  Uganda * 2.90 [6] 2021
  Ukraine *[a] 14.51 [5] 2024
  United Arab Emirates * 3.40 [6] 2021
  United Kingdom * 4.15 [5] 2024
  United States * 4.10 [46]June 2024
  Uruguay * 8.09 [5] 2024
  Uzbekistan * 7.85 [5] 2024
  Vanuatu * 2.20 [6] 2021
  Venezuela * 6.40 [6] 2021
  Vietnam * 2.06 [5] 2024
  U.S. Virgin Islands * 13.30 [6] 2021
  Wallis and Futuna * 8.80 [9] 2013
  Yemen * 13.60 [6] 2021
  Zambia * 13.00 [6] 2021
  Zimbabwe * 5.20 [6] 2021

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OECD: Nov 2023 or latest available[47][48]
Country 15-24
year-olds
25-70
year-olds
Total
  Australia * 9.6 2.7 3.9
  Austria * 10.5 4.4 5.1
  Belgium * 17.5 4.3 5.6
  Canada * 11.6 4.8 5.8
  Chile * 21.6 7.8 8.8
  Colombia * 21.6 8.4 10.2
  Costa Rica * 22.4 5.6 7.7
  Czech Republic * 7.1 2.6 2.9
  Denmark * 14.0 3.9 5.4
  Estonia * 20.7 5.1 6.3
European Union (27 countries, 2020) 14.9 5.2 6.0
  Finland * 18.9 6.0 7.5
  France * 17.7 6.0 7.3
G7 9.6 3.5 4.2
  Germany * 5.6 2.8 3.1
  Greece * 23.7 8.7 9.6
  Hungary * 13.5 3.4 4.1
  Iceland * 9.1 2.5 3.5
  Ireland * 12.5 3.6 4.8
  Israel * 6.5 2.9 3.1
  Italy * 24.7 6.7 7.8
  Japan * 3.8 2.4 2.5
  South Korea * 6.4 2.6 2.8
  Latvia * 13.9 5.9 6.5
  Lithuania * 13.3 5.9 6.5
  Luxembourg * 19.3 4.4 5.5
  Mexico * 5.4 2.1 2.7
  Netherlands * 8.4 2.5 3.6
  Norway * 11.1 2.4 3.6
OECD - Total 10.7 4.1 4.8
  Poland * 10.5 2.3 2.8
  Portugal * 20.8 5.6 6.7
  Slovakia * 20.8 5.0 5.8
  Slovenia * 11.8 3.4 4.1
  Spain * 28.0 10.7 12.0
  Sweden * 21.7 6.1 7.9
  Turkey * 16.3 7.1 8.5
  United Kingdom * 12.7 3.1 4.3
  United States * 8.1 3.1 3.7

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