Unemployment Rate by Country
| Country Name | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 33.56% | 29.22% | 28.47% | 26.91% | 27.04% |
| Djibouti | 28.39% | 28.39% | 26.36% | 26.19% | 26.06% |
| Eswatini | 25.76% | 25.51% | 22.84% | 22.79% | 22.75% |
| West Bank And Gaza | 24.90% | 25.89% | 25.34% | 26.26% | 25.68% |
| Botswana | 24.72% | 24.93% | 22.61% | 22.07% | 21.57% |
| Lesotho | 24.60% | 24.56% | 22.44% | 22.81% | 23.20% |
| Republic Of Congo | 23.01% | 22.84% | 20.62% | 20.61% | 20.56% |
| Gabon | 22.27% | 21.97% | 20.74% | 20.75% | 20.72% |
| Namibia | 21.68% | 21.45% | 19.99% | 19.88% | 21.64% |
| St. Vincent And The Grenadines | 21.62% | 21.00% | 19.28% | 19.18% | 19.18% |
| Armenia | 20.90% | 21.21% | 18.30% | 18.97% | 17.70% |
| Somalia | 19.87% | 19.72% | 18.83% | 18.85% | 18.88% |
| Sudan | 19.81% | 19.65% | 17.65% | 17.58% | 17.53% |
| Libya | 19.58% | 20.07% | 19.66% | 19.46% | 19.37% |
| Jordan | 19.25% | 19.03% | 16.81% | 18.27% | 18.14% |
| Montenegro | 18.49% | 17.90% | 15.12% | 15.17% | 16.07% |
| Costa Rica | 17.95% | 17.41% | 11.49% | 9.63% | 8.14% |
| St. Lucia | 16.91% | 16.89% | 15.32% | 19.08% | 18.86% |
| Tunisia | 16.82% | 16.59% | 15.13% | 15.46% | 15.33% |
| New Caledonia | 16.57% | 16.43% | 14.91% | 14.85% | 14.79% |
| Guyana | 16.43% | 16.43% | 13.99% | 14.02% | 13.75% |
| North Macedonia | 16.20% | 17.20% | 17.26% | 20.74% | 22.38% |
| Sao Tome And Principe | 15.91% | 15.75% | 14.14% | 14.06% | 13.97% |
| Haiti | 15.73% | 15.45% | 13.92% | 13.86% | 13.88% |
| Cabo Verde | 15.42% | 15.31% | 12.22% | 12.17% | 12.24% |
| Bosnia | 15.22% | 15.27% | 15.69% | 18.40% | 20.53% |
| Greece | 14.80% | 16.30% | 17.31% | 19.29% | 21.49% |
| Spain | 14.73% | 15.53% | 14.10% | 15.25% | 17.22% |
| Lebanon | 14.49% | 13.30% | 11.35% | 10.80% | 10.27% |
| Brazil | 14.40% | 13.69% | 11.93% | 12.33% | 12.82% |
| French Polynesia | 14.39% | 14.10% | 12.30% | 12.25% | 12.21% |
| Colombia | 14.34% | 15.04% | 9.96% | 9.11% | 8.87% |
| Iraq | 14.19% | 14.09% | 12.86% | 12.97% | 13.02% |
| South Sudan | 13.92% | 14.03% | 12.23% | 12.24% | 12.25% |
| Yemen | 13.57% | 13.39% | 13.06% | 13.15% | 13.30% |
| Turkey | 13.39% | 13.11% | 13.67% | 10.89% | 10.82% |
| Afghanistan | 13.28% | 11.71% | 11.22% | 11.15% | 11.18% |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 13.27% | 13.55% | 12.47% | 12.43% | 12.33% |
| Bahamas | 13.24% | 13.32% | 10.06% | 10.00% | 9.80% |
| Zambia | 13.03% | 12.85% | 12.52% | 12.01% | 11.63% |
| Algeria | 12.70% | 12.55% | 10.51% | 10.42% | 10.33% |
| Panama | 12.09% | 12.85% | 4.73% | 3.83% | 3.86% |
| Albania | 11.82% | 13.33% | 11.47% | 12.30% | 13.62% |
| Serbia | 11.81% | 9.01% | 10.39% | 12.73% | 13.48% |
| Morocco | 11.47% | 11.45% | 9.28% | 9.27% | 9.24% |
| Mauritania | 11.46% | 11.27% | 10.39% | 10.39% | 10.34% |
| Iran | 11.46% | 12.17% | 10.74% | 12.19% | 12.23% |
| Gambia | 11.21% | 11.08% | 9.50% | 9.48% | 9.49% |
| Argentina | 10.90% | 11.46% | 9.84% | 9.22% | 8.35% |
| Georgia | 10.66% | 18.50% | 11.57% | 12.67% | 13.94% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 10.57% | 10.26% | 8.77% | 8.76% | 8.75% |
| Uruguay | 10.45% | 10.35% | 8.88% | 8.34% | 7.89% |
| Barbados | 10.41% | 10.38% | 8.41% | 8.32% | 8.62% |
| Suriname | 10.07% | 9.78% | 8.04% | 7.93% | 7.90% |
| Samoa | 9.84% | 9.15% | 8.41% | 8.69% | 8.58% |
| Italy | 9.83% | 9.16% | 9.95% | 10.61% | 11.21% |
| Nigeria | 9.79% | 9.71% | 8.53% | 8.46% | 8.39% |
| Comoros | 9.45% | 9.22% | 8.08% | 8.08% | 8.09% |
| Egypt | 9.33% | 9.17% | 7.84% | 9.82% | 11.74% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9.25% | 9.90% | 8.68% | 8.62% | 8.65% |
| Jamaica | 9.18% | 9.48% | 7.69% | 9.10% | 11.63% |
| Chile | 9.13% | 11.18% | 7.29% | 7.23% | 6.96% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 9.10% | 8.71% | 6.92% | 6.89% | 6.89% |
| Ukraine | 8.88% | 9.13% | 8.19% | 8.80% | 9.50% |
| Croatia | 8.68% | 7.51% | 6.62% | 8.43% | 11.21% |
| Sweden | 8.66% | 8.29% | 6.83% | 6.36% | 6.72% |
| Angola | 8.53% | 8.33% | 7.42% | 7.42% | 7.41% |
| Honduras | 8.51% | 8.37% | 5.70% | 5.65% | 5.53% |
| Bolivia | 8.51% | 7.90% | 3.82% | 3.52% | 3.65% |
| Dominican Republic | 8.50% | 6.13% | 6.36% | 5.86% | 5.83% |
| Puerto Rico | 8.27% | 8.89% | 8.30% | 9.20% | 10.80% |
| Belize | 8.22% | 8.46% | 6.71% | 6.64% | 6.60% |
| France | 8.06% | 8.01% | 8.41% | 9.02% | 9.41% |
| Eritrea | 8.05% | 7.87% | 5.99% | 5.95% | 5.94% |
| Lithuania | 7.90% | 8.49% | 6.26% | 6.15% | 7.07% |
| Tajikistan | 7.75% | 7.58% | 7.06% | 7.01% | 6.95% |
| Mali | 7.72% | 7.70% | 7.44% | 7.43% | 7.41% |
| Brunei | 7.65% | 7.68% | 6.92% | 8.70% | 9.32% |
| Latvia | 7.60% | 8.10% | 6.31% | 7.41% | 8.72% |
| Finland | 7.53% | 7.76% | 6.69% | 7.36% | 8.64% |
| Canada | 7.51% | 9.46% | 5.66% | 5.83% | 6.34% |
| Mauritius | 7.41% | 7.41% | 6.33% | 6.43% | 6.75% |
| Channel Islands | 7.37% | 7.69% | 6.41% | 6.57% | 7.14% |
| Saudi Arabia | 7.36% | 7.45% | 5.67% | 6.04% | 5.89% |
| Paraguay | 7.21% | 7.55% | 6.59% | 6.22% | 4.61% |
| Uzbekistan | 7.16% | 7.04% | 5.85% | 5.84% | 5.80% |
| Mongolia | 7.08% | 7.01% | 5.44% | 5.38% | 6.36% |
| Malawi | 7.02% | 6.70% | 5.75% | 5.76% | 5.76% |
| Guam | 6.98% | 6.80% | 5.52% | 5.56% | 5.44% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 6.76% | 6.74% | 6.04% | 5.98% | 5.99% |
| Slovak Republic | 6.74% | 6.69% | 5.75% | 6.54% | 8.13% |
| Portugal | 6.65% | 6.79% | 6.46% | 6.99% | 8.87% |
| Ireland | 6.63% | 5.62% | 4.95% | 5.74% | 6.71% |
| Azerbaijan | 6.58% | 6.46% | 4.85% | 4.90% | 5.00% |
| Central African Republic | 6.58% | 6.36% | 5.62% | 5.61% | 5.65% |
| Ecuador | 6.43% | 6.11% | 3.81% | 3.53% | 3.84% |
| Belgium | 6.42% | 5.55% | 5.36% | 5.95% | 7.09% |
| Venezuela | 6.41% | 6.63% | 5.10% | 5.02% | 5.05% |
| Guinea | 6.34% | 6.10% | 5.02% | 4.98% | 4.91% |
| Estonia | 6.33% | 6.80% | 4.45% | 5.37% | 5.76% |
| Austria | 6.30% | 5.36% | 4.49% | 4.85% | 5.50% |
| Cyprus | 6.13% | 7.59% | 7.07% | 8.37% | 11.05% |
| Maldives | 6.08% | 6.33% | 5.34% | 5.62% | 5.87% |
| India | 5.98% | 8.00% | 5.27% | 5.33% | 5.36% |
| Nicaragua | 5.96% | 6.08% | 5.21% | 5.20% | 3.30% |
| El Salvador | 5.94% | 6.25% | 4.17% | 4.01% | 4.39% |
| Kenya | 5.74% | 5.73% | 5.01% | 4.25% | 3.51% |
| United States | 5.46% | 8.05% | 3.67% | 3.90% | 4.36% |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 5.43% | 5.27% | 4.45% | 4.45% | 4.47% |
| Bulgaria | 5.42% | 5.12% | 4.23% | 5.21% | 6.16% |
| Iceland | 5.40% | 5.48% | 3.51% | 2.70% | 2.74% |
| Sri Lanka | 5.40% | 5.88% | 4.35% | 4.32% | 4.05% |
| Sierra Leone | 5.33% | 5.20% | 4.65% | 4.66% | 4.66% |
| Switzerland | 5.32% | 4.82% | 4.39% | 4.71% | 4.80% |
| Hong Kong | 5.32% | 5.83% | 2.93% | 2.82% | 3.13% |
| Fiji | 5.24% | 4.72% | 4.45% | 4.33% | 4.28% |
| Bangladesh | 5.23% | 5.41% | 4.44% | 4.41% | 4.37% |
| Luxembourg | 5.23% | 6.77% | 5.59% | 5.59% | 5.52% |
| Zimbabwe | 5.17% | 5.35% | 4.83% | 4.80% | 4.79% |
| Romania | 5.17% | 5.03% | 3.91% | 4.19% | 4.93% |
| Australia | 5.11% | 6.46% | 5.16% | 5.30% | 5.59% |
| Turkmenistan | 5.08% | 4.95% | 4.27% | 4.23% | 4.20% |
| Timor-Leste | 5.07% | 4.91% | 4.51% | 4.73% | 4.76% |
| Nepal | 5.05% | 4.72% | 3.10% | 3.19% | 3.32% |
| Israel | 5.05% | 4.33% | 3.80% | 4.00% | 4.22% |
| Russia | 5.01% | 5.59% | 4.50% | 4.85% | 5.21% |
| Norway | 4.99% | 4.42% | 3.69% | 3.80% | 4.16% |
| Kazakhstan | 4.90% | 4.89% | 4.80% | 4.85% | 4.90% |
| Peru | 4.83% | 7.18% | 3.38% | 3.49% | 3.69% |
| China | 4.82% | 5.00% | 4.52% | 4.28% | 4.44% |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 4.81% | 4.57% | 3.42% | 3.34% | 3.28% |
| Denmark | 4.80% | 5.64% | 5.02% | 5.13% | 5.83% |
| Burkina Faso | 4.76% | 4.90% | 4.69% | 4.69% | 4.56% |
| Belarus | 4.74% | 4.77% | 4.16% | 4.76% | 5.65% |
| Ghana | 4.70% | 4.65% | 4.32% | 4.28% | 4.22% |
| Malaysia | 4.61% | 4.50% | 3.26% | 3.30% | 3.41% |
| United Kingdom | 4.53% | 4.47% | 3.74% | 4.00% | 4.33% |
| Slovenia | 4.42% | 4.97% | 4.45% | 5.11% | 6.56% |
| Indonesia | 4.41% | 4.28% | 3.62% | 4.40% | 3.88% |
| Mexico | 4.38% | 4.45% | 3.48% | 3.28% | 3.42% |
| Pakistan | 4.35% | 4.30% | 3.54% | 4.08% | 3.92% |
| Bhutan | 4.33% | 3.65% | 2.50% | 2.44% | 2.45% |
| New Zealand | 4.12% | 4.59% | 4.11% | 4.33% | 4.74% |
| Hungary | 4.12% | 4.25% | 3.42% | 3.71% | 4.16% |
| Liberia | 4.10% | 3.98% | 3.02% | 3.03% | 3.05% |
| Netherlands | 4.01% | 3.82% | 3.38% | 3.83% | 4.84% |
| Togo | 4.00% | 3.95% | 3.72% | 3.73% | 3.74% |
| Mozambique | 3.98% | 3.81% | 3.47% | 3.46% | 3.45% |
| Tonga | 3.97% | 3.63% | 3.06% | 3.07% | 2.82% |
| Moldova | 3.96% | 3.82% | 5.10% | 4.11% | 4.10% |
| Cameroon | 3.87% | 3.84% | 3.64% | 3.62% | 3.60% |
| Senegal | 3.72% | 3.62% | 2.86% | 3.28% | 3.69% |
| Kuwait | 3.71% | 3.54% | 2.17% | 2.17% | 2.20% |
| Ethiopia | 3.69% | 3.24% | 2.33% | 2.32% | 2.30% |
| Singapore | 3.62% | 4.10% | 3.10% | 3.64% | 4.20% |
| Guatemala | 3.57% | 3.55% | 2.19% | 2.28% | 2.46% |
| Germany | 3.54% | 3.81% | 3.14% | 3.38% | 3.75% |
| South Korea | 3.53% | 3.93% | 3.75% | 3.82% | 3.65% |
| Malta | 3.50% | 4.26% | 3.62% | 3.66% | 4.00% |
| Poland | 3.37% | 3.16% | 3.28% | 3.85% | 4.89% |
| UAE | 3.36% | 3.19% | 2.23% | 2.35% | 2.46% |
| Oman | 3.12% | 2.94% | 1.85% | 1.80% | 2.57% |
| Macao | 3.01% | 2.57% | 1.75% | 1.83% | 1.99% |
| Uganda | 2.94% | 2.77% | 1.93% | 1.92% | 1.93% |
| Czech Republic | 2.89% | 2.55% | 2.01% | 2.24% | 2.89% |
| Japan | 2.80% | 2.80% | 2.40% | 2.40% | 2.80% |
| Cuba | 2.76% | 2.62% | 1.74% | 1.70% | 1.70% |
| Papua New Guinea | 2.75% | 2.60% | 2.45% | 2.56% | 2.51% |
| Tanzania | 2.65% | 2.53% | 2.22% | 2.21% | 2.18% |
| Madagascar | 2.59% | 2.47% | 1.86% | 1.84% | 1.82% |
| North Korea | 2.59% | 2.92% | 2.59% | 2.63% | 2.70% |
| Philippines | 2.41% | 2.52% | 2.24% | 2.34% | 2.55% |
| Vanuatu | 2.18% | 2.12% | 1.80% | 1.81% | 1.75% |
| Myanmar | 2.17% | 1.06% | 0.50% | 0.87% | 1.56% |
| Vietnam | 2.17% | 2.39% | 2.04% | 1.16% | 1.87% |
| Chad | 1.88% | 1.74% | 1.12% | 1.13% | 1.12% |
| Bahrain | 1.87% | 1.78% | 1.20% | 1.20% | 1.18% |
| Burundi | 1.79% | 1.71% | 1.59% | 1.59% | 1.59% |
| Rwanda | 1.61% | 1.49% | 1.10% | 1.11% | 1.14% |
| Benin | 1.57% | 1.58% | 1.47% | 1.47% | 1.64% |
| Thailand | 1.42% | 1.10% | 0.72% | 0.77% | 0.83% |
| Lao PDR | 1.26% | 1.03% | 0.85% | 0.83% | 0.81% |
| Solomon Islands | 1.03% | 0.92% | 0.76% | 0.72% | 0.71% |
| Niger | 0.75% | 0.62% | 0.55% | 0.55% | 0.54% |
| Cambodia | 0.61% | 0.33% | 0.15% | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| Qatar | 0.26% | 0.21% | 0.10% | 0.11% | 0.14% |
