Field Comparison

Unemployment Rate

Percentage of the labor force without employment

The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the labor force that is actively seeking work but unable to find employment. Lower rates generally indicate healthier labor markets.

Rank	Country	Unemployment
1.	Qatar	0.2%
2.	Cambodia	0.3%
3.	Niger	0.4%
4.	Thailand	0.7%
5.	Burundi	1.0%
6.	Chad	1.1%
7.	Bahrain	1.2%
8.	Laos	1.3%
9.	Solomon Islands	1.5%
10.	Vietnam	1.5%
11.	Moldova	1.5%
12.	Cuba	1.6%
13.	Timor-Leste	1.7%
14.	Benin	1.8%
15.	Togo	2.0%
16.	Tonga	2.2%
17.	Philippines	2.2%
18.	United Arab Emirates	2.2%
19.	Kuwait	2.2%
20.	Côte d'Ivoire	2.3%
21.	Guatemala	2.3%
22.	Macau	2.5%
23.	Poland	2.5%
24.	Tanzania	2.6%
25.	Russia	2.6%
26.	Japan	2.6%
27.	Czechia	2.6%
28.	Guinea-Bissau	2.7%
29.	South Korea	2.7%
30.	Hong Kong	2.8%
31.	Papua New Guinea	2.8%
32.	Malta	2.8%
33.	Mexico	2.8%
34.	Liberia	2.9%
35.	El Salvador	2.9%
36.	North Korea	2.9%
37.	Bhutan	2.9%
38.	Nigeria	3.0%
39.	Senegal	3.0%
40.	Uganda	3.0%
41.	Ghana	3.1%
42.	Madagascar	3.1%
43.	Mali	3.1%
44.	Burma	3.1%
45.	Bolivia	3.1%
46.	Sierra Leone	3.2%
47.	Singapore	3.2%
48.	Iceland	3.2%
49.	Israel	3.2%
50.	Oman	3.2%
51.	Kyrgyzstan	3.3%
52.	Indonesia	3.3%
53.	Ethiopia	3.4%
54.	Taiwan	3.4%
55.	Belarus	3.4%
56.	Slovenia	3.4%
57.	Germany	3.5%
58.	Cameroon	3.6%
59.	Mozambique	3.6%
60.	Netherlands	3.6%
61.	Comoros	3.9%
62.	Malaysia	3.9%
63.	Saudi Arabia	3.9%
64.	Norway	4.0%
65.	Australia	4.1%
66.	Bulgaria	4.2%
67.	Switzerland	4.2%
68.	United Kingdom	4.2%
69.	United States	4.2%
70.	India	4.3%
71.	Fiji	4.4%
72.	Turkmenistan	4.4%
73.	Ireland	4.4%
74.	Uzbekistan	4.5%
75.	Hungary	4.5%
76.	DRC	4.6%
77.	Samoa	4.6%
78.	Nicaragua	4.6%
79.	Trinidad and Tobago	4.6%
80.	China	4.6%
81.	Bangladesh	4.7%
82.	Maldives	4.7%
83.	Kazakhstan	4.8%
84.	Ecuador	4.8%
85.	New Zealand	4.9%
86.	Jamaica	4.9%
87.	Peru	4.9%
88.	Sri Lanka	5.0%
89.	Malawi	5.1%
90.	Vanuatu	5.1%
91.	Burkina Faso	5.2%
92.	Brunei	5.2%
93.	Guinea	5.3%
94.	Croatia	5.3%
95.	Slovakia	5.3%
96.	Romania	5.4%
97.	Kenya	5.5%
98.	Mauritius	5.5%
99.	The Dominican	5.5%
100.	Puerto Rico	5.5%
101.	Mongolia	5.5%
102.	Austria	5.5%
103.	Belgium	5.5%
104.	Venezuela	5.5%
105.	Pakistan	5.5%
106.	Eritrea	5.6%
107.	Guam	5.6%
108.	Denmark	5.6%
109.	Azerbaijan	5.6%
110.	Cyprus	5.7%
111.	Central African Republic	5.9%
112.	Zambia	6.0%
113.	Luxembourg	6.0%
114.	Honduras	6.1%
115.	Paraguay	6.1%
116.	Guernsey	6.3%
117.	Jersey	6.3%
118.	Portugal	6.4%
119.	The Gambia	6.5%
120.	Canada	6.5%
121.	Panama	6.6%
122.	Italy	6.8%
123.	Latvia	6.8%
124.	Belize	7.0%
125.	Egypt	7.2%
126.	France	7.4%
127.	Serbia	7.4%
128.	Suriname	7.4%
129.	Barbados	7.6%
130.	Lithuania	7.6%
131.	Brazil	7.7%
132.	Equatorial Guinea	7.9%
133.	Costa Rica	7.9%
134.	Estonia	7.9%
135.	Argentina	7.9%
136.	Finland	8.3%
137.	The Bahamas	8.5%
138.	Turkey	8.5%
139.	Uruguay	8.5%
140.	Zimbabwe	8.6%
141.	Sweden	8.6%
142.	Morocco	9.0%
143.	Chile	9.1%
144.	Sao Tome and Principe	9.2%
145.	Iran	9.2%
146.	Colombia	9.7%
147.	Ukraine	9.9%
148.	Greece	10.2%
149.	Guyana	10.2%
150.	Albania	10.3%
151.	Mauritania	10.4%
152.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10.8%
153.	Nepal	10.8%
154.	Saint Lucia	11.0%
155.	New Caledonia	11.2%
156.	Spain	11.4%
157.	Sudan	11.4%
158.	Algeria	11.5%
159.	Georgia	11.5%
160.	Lebanon	11.6%
161.	Tajikistan	11.7%
162.	French Polynesia	11.8%
163.	Cabo Verde	11.9%
164.	Rwanda	12.0%
165.	Virgin Islands	12.1%
166.	South Sudan	12.5%
167.	Syria	13.0%
168.	Afghanistan	13.3%
169.	Armenia	13.4%
170.	North Macedonia	13.5%
171.	Montenegro	14.1%
172.	Angola	14.5%
173.	Haiti	15.1%
174.	Iraq	15.6%
175.	Lesotho	16.2%
176.	Tunisia	16.3%
177.	Yemen	17.1%
178.	Jordan	18.0%
179.	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	18.1%
180.	Libya	18.7%
181.	Somalia	18.9%
182.	Namibia	19.2%
183.	Congo (Brazzaville)	19.7%
184.	Gabon	20.1%
185.	Botswana	23.2%
186.	Gaza, Gaza Strip	24.5%
187.	West Bank	24.5%
188.	Djibouti	25.9%
189.	South Africa	33.2%
190.	Eswatini	34.4%

Source: CIA World Factbook (archived data).