Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate compared across major economies by year

Trend over time

South Africa Algeria Nepal

Rank	Country	Unemployment rate
1	South Africa	32.4%
2	Algeria	11.6%
3	Nepal	10.5%
4	Spain	10.4%
5	Ukraine	9.8%
6	Finland	9.5%
7	Morocco	9.0%
8	Chile	9.0%
9	Sweden	8.7%
10	Greece	8.5%
11	Türkiye	8.5%
12	Estonia	8.3%
13	Colombia	8.3%
14	France	7.5%
15	Uruguay	7.5%
16	Argentina	7.1%
17	Canada	6.9%
18	Costa Rica	6.8%
19	Egypt	6.8%
20	Lithuania	6.7%
21	Latvia	6.6%
22	Italy	6.4%
23	Luxembourg	6.3%
24	Portugal	6.2%
25	Romania	6.0%
26	Brazil	6.0%
27	Belgium	5.9%
28	Austria	5.6%
29	Denmark	5.5%
30	Kenya	5.4%
31	Pakistan	5.4%
32	Slovakia	5.4%
33	Peru	5.1%
34	New Zealand	5.1%
35	Switzerland	4.9%
36	Kazakhstan	4.8%
37	United Kingdom	4.7%
38	Norway	4.6%
39	Ireland	4.6%
40	China	4.6%
41	Hungary	4.5%
42	India	4.2%
43	United States	4.2%
44	Australia	4.1%
45	Sri Lanka	4.0%
46	Netherlands	3.9%
47	Bangladesh	3.8%
48	Malaysia	3.8%
49	Germany	3.7%
50	Iceland	3.6%
51	Israel	3.5%
52	Ecuador	3.3%
53	Oman	3.3%
54	Indonesia	3.2%
55	Slovenia	3.2%
56	Nigeria	3.1%
57	Saudi Arabia	3.0%
58	Poland	3.0%
59	Czechia	2.8%
60	Singapore	2.8%
61	Hong Kong	2.8%
62	Korea	2.7%
63	Mexico	2.7%
64	Japan	2.5%
65	Philippines	2.2%
66	Kuwait	2.2%
67	United Arab Emirates	2.2%
68	Russia	2.1%
69	Vietnam	1.5%
70	Bahrain	1.1%
71	Thailand	0.8%
72	Qatar	0.1%

Source: World Bank · Data 2025 · Source updated 2026-04-08 · Retrieved 2026-05-16