Countries by Unemployment Rate — Full List 2026

Name: Countries by Unemployment Rate 2023
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Which countries have the highest unemployment? This ranking compares unemployment rates worldwide, showing the percentage of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work.

190 countries ranked·Source: CIA World Factbook·Last updated: 2023

#	Country	Region	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Eswatini	Africa	34.4%
2	South Africa	Africa	33.2%
3	Djibouti	Africa	25.9%
4	Gaza, Gaza Strip	Middle East	24.5%
5	West Bank	Middle East	24.5%
6	Botswana	Africa	23.2%
7	Gabon	Africa	20.1%
8	Congo (Brazzaville)	Africa	19.7%
9	Namibia	Africa	19.2%
10	Somalia	Africa	18.9%
11	Libya	Africa	18.7%
12	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Central America and Caribbean	18.1%
13	Jordan	Middle East	18.0%
14	Yemen	Middle East	17.1%
15	Tunisia	Africa	16.3%
16	Lesotho	Africa	16.2%
17	Iraq	Middle East	15.6%
18	Haiti	Central America and Caribbean	15.1%
19	Angola	Africa	14.5%
20	Montenegro	Europe	14.1%
21	North Macedonia	Europe	13.5%
22	Armenia	Middle East	13.4%
23	Afghanistan	South Asia	13.3%
24	Syria	Middle East	13.0%
25	South Sudan	Africa	12.5%
26	Virgin Islands	Central America and Caribbean	12.1%
27	Rwanda	Africa	12.0%
28	Cabo Verde	Africa	11.9%
29	French Polynesia	Australia-Oceania	11.8%
30	Tajikistan	Central Asia	11.7%
31	Lebanon	Middle East	11.6%
32	Georgia	Middle East	11.5%
33	Algeria	Africa	11.5%
34	Sudan	Africa	11.4%
35	Spain	Europe	11.4%
36	New Caledonia	Australia-Oceania	11.2%
37	Saint Lucia	Central America and Caribbean	11.0%
38	Nepal	South Asia	10.8%
39	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	10.8%
40	Mauritania	Africa	10.4%
41	Albania	Europe	10.3%
42	Guyana	South America	10.2%
43	Greece	Europe	10.2%
44	Ukraine	Europe	9.9%
45	Colombia	South America	9.7%
46	Iran	Middle East	9.2%
47	Sao Tome and Principe	Africa	9.2%
48	Chile	South America	9.1%
49	Morocco	Africa	9.0%
50	Zimbabwe	Africa	8.6%

51	Sweden	Europe	8.6%
52	Uruguay	South America	8.5%
53	Turkey	Middle East	8.5%
54	The Bahamas	Central America and Caribbean	8.5%
55	Finland	Europe	8.3%
56	Equatorial Guinea	Africa	7.9%
57	Argentina	South America	7.9%
58	Costa Rica	Central America and Caribbean	7.9%
59	Estonia	Europe	7.9%
60	Brazil	South America	7.7%
61	Barbados	Central America and Caribbean	7.6%
62	Lithuania	Europe	7.6%
63	Suriname	South America	7.4%
64	Serbia	Europe	7.4%
65	France	Europe	7.4%
66	Egypt	Africa	7.2%
67	Belize	Central America and Caribbean	7.0%
68	Latvia	Europe	6.8%
69	Italy	Europe	6.8%
70	Panama	Central America and Caribbean	6.6%
71	Canada	North America	6.5%
72	The Gambia	Africa	6.5%
73	Portugal	Europe	6.4%
74	Guernsey	Europe	6.3%
75	Jersey	Europe	6.3%
76	Honduras	Central America and Caribbean	6.1%
77	Paraguay	South America	6.1%
78	Luxembourg	Europe	6.0%
79	Zambia	Africa	6.0%
80	Central African Republic	Africa	5.9%
81	Cyprus	Europe	5.7%
82	Denmark	Europe	5.6%
83	Guam	Australia-Oceania	5.6%
84	Eritrea	Africa	5.6%
85	Azerbaijan	Middle East	5.6%
86	Kenya	Africa	5.5%
87	Pakistan	South Asia	5.5%
88	The Dominican	Central America and Caribbean	5.5%
89	Puerto Rico	Central America and Caribbean	5.5%
90	Venezuela	South America	5.5%
91	Belgium	Europe	5.5%
92	Mauritius	Africa	5.5%
93	Mongolia	East and Southeast Asia	5.5%
94	Austria	Europe	5.5%
95	Romania	Europe	5.4%
96	Slovakia	Europe	5.3%
97	Croatia	Europe	5.3%
98	Guinea	Africa	5.3%
99	Burkina Faso	Africa	5.2%
100	Brunei	East and Southeast Asia	5.2%
101	Malawi	Africa	5.1%
102	Vanuatu	Australia-Oceania	5.1%
103	Sri Lanka	South Asia	5.0%
104	Peru	South America	4.9%
105	New Zealand	Australia-Oceania	4.9%
106	Jamaica	Central America and Caribbean	4.9%
107	Ecuador	South America	4.8%
108	Kazakhstan	Central Asia	4.8%
109	Maldives	South Asia	4.7%
110	Bangladesh	South Asia	4.7%
111	DRC	Africa	4.6%
112	Samoa	Australia-Oceania	4.6%
113	Nicaragua	Central America and Caribbean	4.6%
114	China	East and Southeast Asia	4.6%
115	Trinidad and Tobago	Central America and Caribbean	4.6%
116	Uzbekistan	Central Asia	4.5%
117	Hungary	Europe	4.5%
118	Ireland	Europe	4.4%
119	Turkmenistan	Central Asia	4.4%
120	Fiji	Australia-Oceania	4.4%
121	India	South Asia	4.3%
122	Switzerland	Europe	4.2%
123	Bulgaria	Europe	4.2%
124	United Kingdom	Europe	4.2%
125	United States	North America	4.2%
126	Australia	Australia-Oceania	4.1%
127	Norway	Europe	4.0%
128	Saudi Arabia	Middle East	3.9%
129	Comoros	Africa	3.9%
130	Malaysia	East and Southeast Asia	3.9%
131	Netherlands	Europe	3.6%
132	Mozambique	Africa	3.6%
133	Cameroon	Africa	3.6%
134	Germany	Europe	3.5%
135	Slovenia	Europe	3.4%
136	Belarus	Europe	3.4%
137	Taiwan	East and Southeast Asia	3.4%
138	Ethiopia	Africa	3.4%
139	Indonesia	East and Southeast Asia	3.3%
140	Kyrgyzstan	Central Asia	3.3%
141	Israel	Middle East	3.2%
142	Oman	Middle East	3.2%
143	Iceland	Europe	3.2%
144	Sierra Leone	Africa	3.2%
145	Singapore	East and Southeast Asia	3.2%
146	Burma	East and Southeast Asia	3.1%
147	Ghana	Africa	3.1%
148	Bolivia	South America	3.1%
149	Madagascar	Africa	3.1%
150	Mali	Africa	3.1%
151	Uganda	Africa	3.0%
152	Nigeria	Africa	3.0%
153	Senegal	Africa	3.0%
154	North Korea	East and Southeast Asia	2.9%
155	Liberia	Africa	2.9%
156	El Salvador	Central America and Caribbean	2.9%
157	Bhutan	South Asia	2.9%
158	Papua New Guinea	East and Southeast Asia	2.8%
159	Hong Kong	East and Southeast Asia	2.8%
160	Malta	Europe	2.8%
161	Mexico	North America	2.8%
162	Guinea-Bissau	Africa	2.7%
163	South Korea	East and Southeast Asia	2.7%
164	Japan	East and Southeast Asia	2.6%
165	Czechia	Europe	2.6%
166	Tanzania	Africa	2.6%
167	Russia	Central Asia	2.6%
168	Poland	Europe	2.5%
169	Macau	East and Southeast Asia	2.5%
170	Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	2.3%
171	Guatemala	Central America and Caribbean	2.3%
172	Kuwait	Middle East	2.2%
173	Tonga	Australia-Oceania	2.2%
174	United Arab Emirates	Middle East	2.2%
175	Philippines	East and Southeast Asia	2.2%
176	Togo	Africa	2.0%
177	Benin	Africa	1.8%
178	Timor-Leste	East and Southeast Asia	1.7%
179	Cuba	Central America and Caribbean	1.6%
180	Solomon Islands	Australia-Oceania	1.5%
181	Moldova	Europe	1.5%
182	Vietnam	East and Southeast Asia	1.5%
183	Laos	East and Southeast Asia	1.3%
184	Bahrain	Middle East	1.2%
185	Chad	Africa	1.1%
186	Burundi	Africa	1.0%
187	Thailand	East and Southeast Asia	0.7%
188	Niger	Africa	0.4%
189	Cambodia	East and Southeast Asia	0.3%
190	Qatar	Middle East	0.2%

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