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Unemployment rate

Tier A· Official

Share of the labour force that is without work but available for and seeking employment (ILO modelled estimate).

100 = lowest unemployment in the dataset, 0 = highest

Mixed reference years (2021–2025). This metric uses each country's most recent available year, so countries are not all measured in the same year — cross-country comparison is weakened. Each row shows its own reference year.

How this score is built

Unemployment, total (% of total labour force), ILO modelled estimate — World Bank indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Direction is higher_worse (more unemployment is worse).

Normalized with min–max and inverted for direction, so 100 = lowest unemployment in the data and 0 = highest. The raw percentage is shown. Most recent available year per country.

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100 = lowest unemployment in the dataset, 0 = highest

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186 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Rank ↑CountryScoreRaw value
1stQatarQAT
100100
0.13 % of labour force
2ndCambodiaKHM
99.61100
0.263 % of labour force
3rdNigerNER
99.2399
0.394 % of labour force
4thThailandTHA
98.0998
0.781 % of labour force
5thBurundiBDI
97.6898
0.922 % of labour force
6thChadTCD
97.2897
1.057 % of labour force
7thBahrainBHR
97.1597
1.102 % of labour force
8thLaosLAO
96.997
1.187 % of labour force
9thSolomon IslandsSLB
96.1896
1.431 % of labour force
10thMoldovaMDA
95.9696
1.505 % of labour force
11thVietnamVNM
95.9196
1.523 % of labour force
12thTanzaniaTZA
95.7796
1.572 % of labour force
13thBeninBEN
95.7296
1.589 % of labour force
14thTimor-LesteTLS
95.7196
1.592 % of labour force
15thCubaCUB
95.2695
1.746 % of labour force
16thTogoTGO
94.5395
1.995 % of labour force
17thTongaTON
94.4994
2.008 % of labour force
18thRussiaRUS
94.1294
2.133 % of labour force
19thUnited Arab EmiratesARE
9494
2.174 % of labour force
20thKuwaitKWT
93.9894
2.181 % of labour force
21stPhilippinesPHL
93.8294
2.235 % of labour force
22ndIvory CoastCIV
93.5694
2.323 % of labour force
23rdMacauMAC
93.4993
2.347 % of labour force
24thJapanJPN
93.1993
2.451 % of labour force
25thPapua New GuineaPNG
92.8493
2.571 % of labour force
26thGuatemalaGTM
92.7493
2.604 % of labour force
27thGuinea-BissauGNB
92.5493
2.673 % of labour force
27thMexicoMEX
92.5493
2.673 % of labour force
29thSouth KoreaKOR
92.5193
2.683 % of labour force
30thSenegalSEN
92.3592
2.735 % of labour force
31stUgandaUGA
92.3292
2.746 % of labour force
32ndHong KongHKG
92.1792
2.799 % of labour force
33rdSingaporeSGP
92.1192
2.818 % of labour force
34thCzechiaCZE
92.0992
2.825 % of labour force
35thMaliMLI
92.0792
2.831 % of labour force
36thLiberiaLBR
91.9292
2.884 % of labour force
37thMaltaMLT
91.8892
2.896 % of labour force
38thBoliviaBOL
91.6792
2.967 % of labour force
39thPolandPOL
91.6592
2.976 % of labour force
40thGhanaGHA
91.6492
2.979 % of labour force
41stSaudi ArabiaSAU
91.4791
3.038 % of labour force
42ndMadagascarMDG
91.4691
3.041 % of labour force
43rdMyanmarMMR
91.4491
3.047 % of labour force
44thNigeriaNGA
91.3991
3.064 % of labour force
45thSierra LeoneSLE
91.1491
3.15 % of labour force
46thSloveniaSVN
91.0691
3.175 % of labour force
47thBhutanBTN
90.9191
3.227 % of labour force
48thIndonesiaIDN
90.8891
3.237 % of labour force
49thOmanOMN
90.8491
3.251 % of labour force
50thJamaicaJAM
90.7491
3.286 % of labour force
51stEl SalvadorSLV
90.6991
3.303 % of labour force
52ndEcuadorECU
90.6791
3.308 % of labour force
53rdEthiopiaETH
90.6391
3.323 % of labour force
54thTrinidad and TobagoTTO
90.6191
3.329 % of labour force
55thBelarusBLR
90.4690
3.38 % of labour force
56thBurkina FasoBFA
90.1890
3.477 % of labour force
57thIsraelISR
90.1490
3.489 % of labour force
58thKyrgyzstanKGZ
90.0390
3.526 % of labour force
59thBulgariaBGR
9090
3.536 % of labour force
60thNorth KoreaPRK
89.9890
3.545 % of labour force
61stCameroonCMR
89.8190
3.602 % of labour force
62ndIcelandISL
89.7490
3.625 % of labour force
63rdGermanyDEU
89.4989
3.711 % of labour force
64thMalaysiaMYS
89.3389
3.764 % of labour force
65thBangladeshBGD
89.2989
3.778 % of labour force
66thComorosCOM
89.1789
3.819 % of labour force
67thNetherlandsNLD
89.0189
3.874 % of labour force
68thSri LankaLKA
88.6389
4.005 % of labour force
69thAustraliaAUS
88.3888
4.09 % of labour force
70thUnited StatesUSA
88.0688
4.198 % of labour force
71stIndiaIND
8888
4.219 % of labour force
72ndTurkmenistanTKM
87.8688
4.267 % of labour force
73rdDR CongoCOD
87.3787
4.434 % of labour force
74thMaldivesMDV
87.1387
4.514 % of labour force
75thHungaryHUN
87.1187
4.521 % of labour force
76thChinaCHN
86.8487
4.615 % of labour force
77thUzbekistanUZB
86.8287
4.622 % of labour force
78thIrelandIRL
86.7987
4.632 % of labour force
79thNorwayNOR
86.7787
4.637 % of labour force
80thUnited KingdomGBR
86.4586
4.746 % of labour force
81stKazakhstanKAZ
86.3886
4.771 % of labour force
82ndParaguayPRY
86.2886
4.803 % of labour force
83rdSwitzerlandCHE
86.0886
4.873 % of labour force
84thHondurasHND
85.9486
4.92 % of labour force
85thCyprusCYP
85.9386
4.924 % of labour force
86thSamoaWSM
85.7286
4.996 % of labour force
87thCroatiaHRV
85.786
5.002 % of labour force
88thNicaraguaNIC
85.5986
5.04 % of labour force
89thMalawiMWI
85.586
5.072 % of labour force
90thVanuatuVUT
85.4985
5.073 % of labour force
91stNew ZealandNZL
85.4885
5.076 % of labour force
92ndDominican RepublicDOM
85.4485
5.092 % of labour force
93rdPeruPER
85.3685
5.117 % of labour force
94thGuineaGIN
85.2385
5.163 % of labour force
95thMongoliaMNG
85.0285
5.233 % of labour force
96thBruneiBRN
84.8985
5.277 % of labour force
97thVenezuelaVEN
84.8185
5.307 % of labour force
98thFijiFJI
84.6985
5.347 % of labour force
99thSlovakiaSVK
84.6585
5.359 % of labour force
100thPakistanPAK
84.4784
5.42 % of labour force
101stKenyaKEN
84.3984
5.449 % of labour force
102ndAzerbaijanAZE
84.3784
5.457 % of labour force
103rdDenmarkDNK
84.1584
5.529 % of labour force
104thGuamGUM
84.0484
5.569 % of labour force
105thAustriaAUT
8484
5.582 % of labour force
106thMauritiusMUS
83.8484
5.635 % of labour force
107thBelgiumBEL
83.0583
5.906 % of labour force
108thZambiaZMB
83.0183
5.918 % of labour force
109thBrazilBRA
82.8683
5.97 % of labour force
110thEritreaERI
82.8483
5.978 % of labour force
111thPuerto RicoPRI
82.883
5.991 % of labour force
111thRomaniaROU
82.883
5.992 % of labour force
113thPortugalPRT
82.2982
6.164 % of labour force
114thCentral African RepublicCAF
82.0482
6.251 % of labour force
115thLuxembourgLUX
81.7782
6.343 % of labour force
116thItalyITA
81.6282
6.391 % of labour force
117thGambiaGMB
81.2481
6.521 % of labour force
118thBarbadosBRB
81.2381
6.524 % of labour force
119thLatviaLVA
81.181
6.568 % of labour force
120thMozambiqueMOZ
80.9381
6.628 % of labour force
121stLithuaniaLTU
80.6381
6.731 % of labour force
122ndEgyptEGY
80.4880
6.781 % of labour force
123rdCosta RicaCRI
80.380
6.843 % of labour force
124thCanadaCAN
80.1180
6.907 % of labour force
125thTajikistanTJK
80.0480
6.931 % of labour force
126thSerbiaSRB
79.4879
7.123 % of labour force
127thArgentinaARG
79.4179
7.145 % of labour force
128thUruguayURY
78.3278
7.516 % of labour force
129thSudanSDN
78.2878
7.53 % of labour force
130thFranceFRA
78.2578
7.542 % of labour force
131stSurinameSUR
77.3977
7.834 % of labour force
132ndColombiaCOL
76.0576
8.29 % of labour force
133rdIranIRN
76.0276
8.301 % of labour force
134thEstoniaEST
75.9876
8.313 % of labour force
135thEquatorial GuineaGNQ
75.9176
8.337 % of labour force
136thPanamaPAN
75.8576
8.36 % of labour force
137thTürkiyeTUR
75.3875
8.52 % of labour force
138thGreeceGRC
75.3275
8.54 % of labour force
139thSwedenSWE
74.8675
8.694 % of labour force
140thBelizeBLZ
74.3974
8.856 % of labour force
141stChileCHL
74.0474
8.974 % of labour force
142ndMoroccoMAR
73.9774
9 % of labour force
143rdSão Tomé and PríncipeSTP
73.5874
9.132 % of labour force
144thBahamasBHS
73.3673
9.207 % of labour force
145thZimbabweZWE
73.1173
9.293 % of labour force
146thSaint LuciaLCA
72.6473
9.452 % of labour force
147thFinlandFIN
72.6173
9.461 % of labour force
148thUkraineUKR
71.5272
9.834 % of labour force
149thMauritaniaMRT
70.170
10.319 % of labour force
150thSpainESP
69.9370
10.376 % of labour force
151stNepalNPL
69.6770
10.465 % of labour force
152ndAlbaniaALB
68.3168
10.926 % of labour force
153rdLebanonLBN
68.1468
10.985 % of labour force
154thBosnia and HerzegovinaBIH
67.9968
11.037 % of labour force
155thNew CaledoniaNCL
67.5968
11.174 % of labour force
156thRwandaRWA
67.0367
11.363 % of labour force
157thUnited States Virgin IslandsVIR
66.867
11.443 % of labour force
158thAlgeriaDZA
66.2466
11.633 % of labour force
159thFrench PolynesiaPYF
66.1566
11.662 % of labour force
160thCape VerdeCPV
65.3465
11.939 % of labour force
161stGuyanaGUY
65.2765
11.962 % of labour force
162ndGeorgiaGEO
64.8865
12.097 % of labour force
163rdNorth MacedoniaMKD
64.4164
12.256 % of labour force
164thSouth SudanSSD
64.0664
12.374 % of labour force
165thArmeniaARM
62.6163
12.871 % of labour force
166thAfghanistanAFG
61.261
13.351 % of labour force
167thSyriaSYR
60.5661
13.569 % of labour force
168thMontenegroMNE
60.5561
13.572 % of labour force
169thAngolaAGO
58.9859
14.108 % of labour force
170thHaitiHTI
56.5257
14.944 % of labour force
171stTunisiaTUN
56.0456
15.108 % of labour force
172ndIraqIRQ
54.9355
15.485 % of labour force
173rdLesothoLSO
52.553
16.315 % of labour force
174thJordanJOR
51.8552
16.535 % of labour force
175thYemenYEM
49.5450
17.322 % of labour force
176thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT
47.5448
18.003 % of labour force
177thLibyaLBY
45.3345
18.758 % of labour force
178thSomaliaSOM
44.7745
18.948 % of labour force
179thNamibiaNAM
43.7644
19.291 % of labour force
180thCongoCOG
42.0542
19.876 % of labour force
181stGabonGAB
41.2341
20.154 % of labour force
182ndPalestinePSE
28.7129
24.42 % of labour force
183rdBotswanaBWA
28.5429
24.477 % of labour force
184thDjiboutiDJI
24.0324
26.015 % of labour force
185thSouth AfricaZAF
5.325
32.391 % of labour force
186thEswatiniSWZ
00
34.202 % of labour force
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