Countries by Unemployment Rate
Complete ranking of 186 countries • % • Updated 2026
About Unemployment Rate % Rankings
Eswatini leads all 186 countries in Unemployment Rate % with a value of 34.4, while Qatar ranks last at 0.13. This represents a 273-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Unemployment Rate % Measures
Unemployment Rate % is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by the World Bank. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison, enabling researchers and policymakers to benchmark national performance on this dimension against global peers.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Unemployment Rate % across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0.13 (Qatar) to 34.4 (Eswatini) — a 273-fold difference across 186 countries.
Regional Patterns
African countries dominate this ranking, holding 12 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 3.13 to 8.94. The overall spread from 0.13 to 34.4 reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Eswatini and South Africa are separated by only 4%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Ranked
The top five countries for Unemployment Rate % are Eswatini (34.4), South Africa (33.168), Djibouti (25.875), Palestine (24.42), and Botswana (23.138). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Data Source & Methodology
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank, covering 186 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Eswatini | 34.4% | Africa | 100% |
| 2nd |  South Africa | 33.2% | Africa | 99% |
| 3rd |  Djibouti | 25.9% | Africa | 99% |
| 4th |  Palestine | 24.4% | Asia | 98% |
| 5th |  Botswana | 23.1% | Africa | 98% |
| 6th |  Gabon | 20.1% | Africa | 97% |
| 7th |  Congo | 19.7% | Africa | 97% |
| 8th |  Namibia | 19.1% | Africa | 96% |
| 9th |  Somalia | 18.9% | Africa | 96% |
| 10th |  Libya | 18.6% | Africa | 95% |
| 11th |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.1% | North America | 95% |
| 12th |  Jordan | 18.0% | Asia | 94% |
| 13th |  Yemen | 17.1% | Asia | 94% |
| 14th |  Tunisia | 16.2% | Africa | 93% |
| 15th |  Lesotho | 16.1% | Africa | 92% |
| 16th |  Iraq | 15.5% | Asia | 92% |
| 17th |  Haiti | 15.1% | North America | 91% |
| 18th |  Angola | 14.5% | Africa | 91% |
| 19th |  Montenegro | 14.1% | Europe | 90% |
| 20th |  North Macedonia | 13.4% | Europe | 90% |
| 21st |  Armenia | 13.3% | Europe | 89% |
| 22nd |  Afghanistan | 13.3% | Asia | 89% |
| 23rd |  Syria | 13.0% | Asia | 88% |
| 24th |  South Sudan | 12.5% | Africa | 88% |
| 25th |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 12.0% | North America | 87% |
| 26th |  Rwanda | 12.0% | Africa | 87% |
| 27th |  Cabo Verde | 11.9% | Africa | 86% |
| 28th |  French Polynesia | 11.8% | Oceania | 85% |
| 29th |  Tajikistan | 11.6% | Asia | 85% |
| 30th |  Lebanon | 11.5% | Asia | 84% |
| 31st |  Georgia | 11.5% | Europe | 84% |
| 32nd |  Algeria | 11.4% | Africa | 83% |
| 33rd |  Spain | 11.4% | Europe | 83% |
| 34th |  New Caledonia | 11.2% | Oceania | 82% |
| 35th |  Saint Lucia | 10.9% | North America | 82% |
| 36th |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.7% | Europe | 81% |
| 37th |  Nepal | 10.7% | Asia | 81% |
| 38th |  Mauritania | 10.4% | Africa | 80% |
| 39th |  Albania | 10.3% | Europe | 80% |
| 40th |  Guyana | 10.2% | North America | 79% |
| 41st |  Greece | 10.1% | Europe | 78% |
| 42nd |  Ukraine | 9.8% | Europe | 78% |
| 43rd |  Colombia | 9.6% | North America | 77% |
| 44th |  Iran | 9.2% | Asia | 77% |
| 45th |  Sao Tome and Principe | 9.2% | Africa | 76% |
| 46th |  Chile | 9.1% | South America | 76% |
| 47th |  Morocco | 8.9% | Africa | 75% |
| 48th |  Zimbabwe | 8.6% | Africa | 75% |
| 49th |  Sweden | 8.5% | Europe | 74% |
| 50th |  Bahamas | 8.5% | North America | 74% |
| 51st |  Turkey | 8.4% | Europe | 73% |
| 52nd |  Uruguay | 8.4% | South America | 73% |
| 53rd |  Finland | 8.3% | Europe | 72% |
| 54th |  Argentina | 7.9% | South America | 72% |
| 55th |  Costa Rica | 7.8% | North America | 71% |
| 56th |  Estonia | 7.8% | Europe | 70% |
| 57th |  Equatorial Guinea | 7.8% | Africa | 70% |
| 58th |  Brazil | 7.6% | South America | 69% |
| 59th |  Sudan | 7.5% | Africa | 69% |
| 60th |  Barbados | 7.5% | North America | 68% |
| 61st |  Lithuania | 7.5% | Europe | 68% |
| 62nd |  Serbia | 7.4% | Europe | 67% |
| 63rd |  France | 7.4% | Europe | 67% |
| 64th |  Suriname | 7.3% | North America | 66% |
| 65th |  Egypt | 7.2% | Africa | 66% |
| 66th |  Belize | 7.0% | North America | 65% |
| 67th |  Italy | 6.8% | Europe | 65% |
| 68th |  Latvia | 6.7% | Europe | 64% |
| 69th |  Panama | 6.5% | North America | 63% |
| 70th |  Gambia | 6.5% | Africa | 63% |
| 71st |  Canada | 6.5% | North America | 62% |
| 72nd |  Portugal | 6.4% | Europe | 62% |
| 73rd |  Paraguay | 6.1% | South America | 61% |
| 74th |  Honduras | 6.1% | North America | 61% |
| 75th |  Zambia | 6.0% | Africa | 60% |
| 76th |  Luxembourg | 5.9% | Europe | 60% |
| 77th |  Central African Republic | 5.9% | Africa | 59% |
| 78th |  Cyprus | 5.6% | Europe | 59% |
| 79th |  Azerbaijan | 5.6% | Europe | 58% |
| 80th |  Denmark | 5.6% | Europe | 58% |
| 81st |  Guam | 5.6% | Oceania | 57% |
| 82nd |  Eritrea | 5.6% | Africa | 56% |
| 83rd |  Belgium | 5.5% | Europe | 56% |
| 84th |  Mauritius | 5.5% | Africa | 55% |
| 85th |  Venezuela | 5.5% | North America | 55% |
| 86th |  Dominican Republic | 5.5% | North America | 54% |
| 87th |  Pakistan | 5.5% | Asia | 54% |
| 88th |  Puerto Rico | 5.5% | North America | 53% |
| 89th |  Austria | 5.4% | Europe | 53% |
| 90th |  Kenya | 5.4% | Africa | 52% |
| 91st |  Mongolia | 5.4% | Asia | 52% |
| 92nd |  Romania | 5.4% | Europe | 51% |
| 93rd |  Croatia | 5.2% | Europe | 51% |
| 94th |  Slovakia | 5.2% | Europe | 50% |
| 95th |  Guinea | 5.2% | Africa | 49% |
| 96th |  Burkina Faso | 5.2% | Africa | 49% |
| 97th |  Brunei | 5.1% | Asia | 48% |
| 98th |  Vanuatu | 5.1% | Oceania | 48% |
| 99th |  Malawi | 5.0% | Africa | 47% |
| 100th |  Sri Lanka | 5.0% | Asia | 47% |
| 101st |  Jamaica | 4.9% | North America | 46% |
| 102nd |  New Zealand | 4.9% | Oceania | 46% |
| 103rd |  Peru | 4.8% | South America | 45% |
| 104th |  Kazakhstan | 4.8% | Asia | 45% |
| 105th |  Ecuador | 4.8% | South America | 44% |
| 106th |  Bangladesh | 4.7% | Asia | 44% |
| 107th |  Maldives | 4.6% | Asia | 43% |
| 108th |  Nicaragua | 4.6% | North America | 42% |
| 109th |  China | 4.6% | Asia | 42% |
| 110th |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 4.6% | Africa | 41% |
| 111st |  Samoa | 4.6% | Oceania | 41% |
| 112nd |  Trinidad and Tobago | 4.5% | North America | 40% |
| 113rd |  Uzbekistan | 4.5% | Asia | 40% |
| 114th |  Hungary | 4.4% | Europe | 39% |
| 115th |  Ireland | 4.4% | Europe | 39% |
| 116th |  Fiji | 4.3% | Oceania | 38% |
| 117th |  Turkmenistan | 4.3% | Asia | 38% |
| 118th |  India | 4.2% | Asia | 37% |
| 119th |  United Kingdom | 4.1% | Europe | 37% |
| 120th |  Switzerland | 4.1% | Europe | 36% |
| 121st |  United States | 4.1% | North America | 35% |
| 122nd |  Bulgaria | 4.1% | Europe | 35% |
| 123rd |  Australia | 4.1% | Oceania | 34% |
| 124th |  Norway | 4.0% | Europe | 34% |
| 125th |  Saudi Arabia | 3.9% | Asia | 33% |
| 126th |  Comoros | 3.9% | Africa | 33% |
| 127th |  Malaysia | 3.8% | Asia | 32% |
| 128th |  Netherlands | 3.6% | Europe | 32% |
| 129th |  Mozambique | 3.5% | Africa | 31% |
| 130th |  Cameroon | 3.5% | Africa | 31% |
| 131st |  Germany | 3.4% | Europe | 30% |
| 132nd |  Ethiopia | 3.4% | Africa | 30% |
| 133rd |  Belarus | 3.4% | Europe | 29% |
| 134th |  Slovenia | 3.4% | Europe | 28% |
| 135th |  Indonesia | 3.3% | Asia | 28% |
| 136th |  Kyrgyzstan | 3.3% | Asia | 27% |
| 137th |  Singapore | 3.2% | Asia | 27% |
| 138th |  Oman | 3.2% | Asia | 26% |
| 139th |  Israel | 3.1% | Asia | 26% |
| 140th |  Sierra Leone | 3.1% | Africa | 25% |
| 141st |  Iceland | 3.1% | Europe | 25% |
| 142nd |  Bolivia | 3.1% | South America | 24% |
| 143rd |  Mali | 3.1% | Africa | 24% |
| 144th |  Myanmar | 3.0% | Asia | 23% |
| 145th |  Madagascar | 3.0% | Africa | 23% |
| 146th |  Ghana | 3.0% | Africa | 22% |
| 147th |  Senegal | 3.0% | Africa | 22% |
| 148th |  Nigeria | 3.0% | Africa | 21% |
| 149th |  Uganda | 2.9% | Africa | 20% |
| 150th |  Liberia | 2.9% | Africa | 20% |
| 151st |  North Korea | 2.9% | Asia | 19% |
| 152nd |  Bhutan | 2.9% | Asia | 19% |
| 153rd |  El Salvador | 2.8% | North America | 18% |
| 154th |  Hong Kong | 2.8% | Asia | 18% |
| 155th |  Papua New Guinea | 2.7% | Oceania | 17% |
| 156th |  Mexico | 2.7% | North America | 17% |
| 157th |  Malta | 2.7% | Europe | 16% |
| 158th |  Guinea-Bissau | 2.6% | Africa | 16% |
| 159th |  South Korea | 2.6% | Asia | 15% |
| 160th |  Tanzania | 2.6% | Africa | 15% |
| 161st |  Japan | 2.6% | Asia | 14% |
| 162nd |  Russia | 2.5% | Europe | 13% |
| 163rd |  Czechia | 2.5% | Europe | 13% |
| 164th |  Poland | 2.5% | Europe | 12% |
| 165th |  Macao | 2.4% | Asia | 12% |
| 166th |  Côte d'Ivoire | 2.3% | Africa | 11% |
| 167th |  Guatemala | 2.2% | North America | 11% |
| 168th |  Tonga | 2.2% | Oceania | 10% |
| 169th |  Philippines | 2.2% | Asia | 10% |
| 170th |  Kuwait | 2.1% | Asia | 9% |
| 171st |  United Arab Emirates | 2.1% | Asia | 9% |
| 172nd |  Togo | 1.9% | Africa | 8% |
| 173rd |  Benin | 1.7% | Africa | 8% |
| 174th |  Timor-Leste | 1.6% | Asia | 7% |
| 175th |  Cuba | 1.5% | North America | 6% |
| 176th |  Solomon Islands | 1.5% | Oceania | 6% |
| 177th |  Moldova | 1.4% | Europe | 5% |
| 178th |  Vietnam | 1.4% | Asia | 5% |
| 179th |  Laos | 1.2% | Asia | 4% |
| 180th |  Bahrain | 1.1% | Asia | 4% |
| 181st |  Chad | 1.1% | Africa | 3% |
| 182nd |  Burundi | 0.9% | Africa | 3% |
| 183rd |  Thailand | 0.7% | Asia | 2% |
| 184th |  Niger | 0.4% | Africa | 2% |
| 185th |  Cambodia | 0.3% | Asia | 1% |
| 186th |  Qatar | 0.1% | Asia | 1% |