Unemployment rate
This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
Afghanistan
13.28% (2021 est.)
11.71% (2020 est.)
11.22% (2019 est.)Albania
11.82% (2021 est.)
13.33% (2020 est.)
11.47% (2019 est.)
note: these official rates may not include those working at near-subsistence farmingAlgeria
12.7% (2021 est.)
12.55% (2020 est.)
10.51% (2019 est.)American Samoa
29.8% (2005)
Andorra
3.7% (2016 est.)
4.1% (2015 est.)Angola
8.53% (2021 est.)
8.33% (2020 est.)
7.42% (2019 est.)Anguilla
8% (2002)
Antigua and Barbuda
11% (2014 est.)
Argentina
10.9% (2021 est.)
11.46% (2020 est.)
9.84% (2019 est.)Armenia
20.9% (2021 est.)
21.21% (2020 est.)
18.3% (2019 est.)Aruba
7.7% (2016 est.)
Australia
5.11% (2021 est.)
6.46% (2020 est.)
5.16% (2019 est.)Austria
6.3% (2021 est.)
5.36% (2020 est.)
4.49% (2019 est.)Azerbaijan
6.58% (2021 est.)
6.46% (2020 est.)
4.85% (2019 est.)Bahamas, The
13.24% (2021 est.)
13.32% (2020 est.)
10.06% (2019 est.)Bahrain
1.87% (2021 est.)
1.78% (2020 est.)
1.2% (2019 est.)
note: official estimate; actual rate is higherBangladesh
5.23% (2021 est.)
5.41% (2020 est.)
4.44% (2019 est.)
note: about 40% of the population is underemployed; many persons counted as employed work only a few hours a week and at low wagesBarbados
10.41% (2021 est.)
10.38% (2020 est.)
8.41% (2019 est.)Belarus
4.74% (2021 est.)
4.77% (2020 est.)
4.16% (2019 est.)
note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workersBelgium
6.42% (2021 est.)
5.55% (2020 est.)
5.36% (2019 est.)Belize
8.22% (2021 est.)
8.46% (2020 est.)
6.71% (2019 est.)Benin
1.57% (2021 est.)
1.58% (2020 est.)
1.47% (2019 est.)Bermuda
7% (2017 est.)
7% (2016 est.)Bhutan
4.33% (2021 est.)
3.65% (2020 est.)
2.5% (2019 est.)Bolivia
8.51% (2021 est.)
7.9% (2020 est.)
3.82% (2019 est.)
note: data are for urban areas; widespread underemploymentBosnia and Herzegovina
15.22% (2021 est.)
15.27% (2020 est.)
15.69% (2019 est.)
note: official rate; actual rate is lower as many technically unemployed persons work in the gray economyBotswana
24.72% (2021 est.)
24.93% (2020 est.)
22.61% (2019 est.)Brazil
14.4% (2021 est.)
13.69% (2020 est.)
11.93% (2019 est.)British Virgin Islands
2.9% (2015 est.)
Brunei
7.65% (2021 est.)
7.68% (2020 est.)
6.92% (2019 est.)Bulgaria
5.42% (2021 est.)
5.12% (2020 est.)
4.23% (2019 est.)Burkina Faso
4.76% (2021 est.)
4.89% (2020 est.)
4.69% (2019 est.)Burma
2.17% (2021 est.)
1.06% (2020 est.)
0.5% (2019 est.)Burundi
1.79% (2021 est.)
1.71% (2020 est.)
1.59% (2019 est.)
NACabo Verde
15.42% (2021 est.)
15.31% (2020 est.)
12.22% (2019 est.)Cambodia
0.61% (2021 est.)
0.33% (2020 est.)
0.15% (2019 est.)
note: high underemployment, according to official statisticsCameroon
3.87% (2021 est.)
3.84% (2020 est.)
3.64% (2019 est.)Canada
7.51% (2021 est.)
9.46% (2020 est.)
5.66% (2019 est.)Cayman Islands
4% (2008)
4.4% (2004)Central African Republic
6.57% (2021 est.)
6.36% (2020 est.)
5.62% (2019 est.)Chad
1.88% (2021 est.)
1.74% (2020 est.)
1.12% (2019 est.)
NAChile
9.13% (2021 est.)
11.18% (2020 est.)
7.29% (2019 est.)China
4.82% (2021 est.)
5% (2020 est.)
4.52% (2019 est.)
note: data are for registered urban unemployment, which excludes private enterprises and migrantsCocos (Keeling) Islands
0.1% (2011)
60% (2000 est.)Colombia
14.34% (2021 est.)
15.04% (2020 est.)
9.96% (2019 est.)Comoros
9.45% (2021 est.)
9.22% (2020 est.)
8.08% (2019 est.)Congo, Democratic Republic of the
5.43% (2021 est.)
5.27% (2020 est.)
4.45% (2019 est.)
NACongo, Republic of the
23.01% (2021 est.)
22.84% (2020 est.)
20.62% (2019 est.)Cook Islands
13.1% (2005)
Costa Rica
17.95% (2021 est.)
17.41% (2020 est.)
11.49% (2019 est.)Cote d'Ivoire
3.47% (2021 est.)
3.49% (2020 est.)
3.32% (2019 est.)Croatia
8.68% (2021 est.)
7.51% (2020 est.)
6.62% (2019 est.)Cuba
2.76% (2021 est.)
2.62% (2020 est.)
1.74% (2019 est.)
note: data are official rates; unofficial estimates are about doubleCuracao
13% (2013 est.)
9.8% (2011 est.)Cyprus
6.13% (2021 est.)
7.59% (2020 est.)
7.07% (2019 est.)Czechia
2.89% (2021 est.)
2.55% (2020 est.)
2.01% (2019 est.)Denmark
4.8% (2021 est.)
5.64% (2020 est.)
5.02% (2019 est.)Djibouti
28.39% (2021 est.)
28.39% (2020 est.)
26.36% (2019 est.)Dominica
23% (2000 est.)
Dominican Republic
8.5% (2021 est.)
6.13% (2020 est.)
6.36% (2019 est.)Ecuador
6.43% (2021 est.)
6.11% (2020 est.)
3.81% (2019 est.)Egypt
9.33% (2021 est.)
9.17% (2020 est.)
7.84% (2019 est.)El Salvador
5.94% (2021 est.)
6.25% (2020 est.)
4.17% (2019 est.)
note: data are official rates; but underemployment is highEquatorial Guinea
9.24% (2021 est.)
9.9% (2020 est.)
8.68% (2019 est.)Eritrea
8.05% (2021 est.)
7.86% (2020 est.)
5.99% (2019 est.)Estonia
6.33% (2021 est.)
6.8% (2020 est.)
4.45% (2019 est.)Eswatini
25.76% (2021 est.)
25.51% (2020 est.)
22.84% (2019 est.)Ethiopia
3.69% (2021 est.)
3.24% (2020 est.)
2.33% (2019 est.)European Union
7.05% (2021 est.)
7.05% (2020 est.)
6.69% (2019 est.)Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
1% (2016 est.)
Faroe Islands
2.2% (2017 est.)
3.4% (2016 est.)Fiji
5.24% (2021 est.)
4.72% (2020 est.)
4.45% (2019 est.)Finland
7.53% (2021 est.)
7.76% (2020 est.)
6.69% (2019 est.)France
8.06% (2021 est.)
8.01% (2020 est.)
8.41% (2019 est.)
note: includes overseas territoriesFrench Polynesia
14.39% (2021 est.)
14.1% (2020 est.)
12.3% (2019 est.)Gabon
22.26% (2021 est.)
21.97% (2020 est.)
20.74% (2019 est.)Gambia, The
11.21% (2021 est.)
11.08% (2020 est.)
9.5% (2019 est.)
NAGaza Strip
24.9% (2021 est.)
25.89% (2020 est.)
25.34% (2019 est.)
note: data exclude the West BankGeorgia
10.66% (2021 est.)
18.5% (2020 est.)
11.57% (2019 est.)Germany
3.54% (2021 est.)
3.81% (2020 est.)
3.14% (2019 est.)Ghana
4.7% (2021 est.)
4.65% (2020 est.)
4.32% (2019 est.)Gibraltar
1% (2016 est.)
Greece
14.8% (2021 est.)
16.3% (2020 est.)
17.31% (2019 est.)Greenland
9.1% (2015 est.)
10.3% (2014 est.)Grenada
24% (2017 est.)
28.2% (2016 est.)Guam
6.98% (2021 est.)
6.8% (2020 est.)
5.51% (2019 est.)Guatemala
3.57% (2021 est.)
3.55% (2020 est.)
2.19% (2019 est.)Guernsey
7.37% (2021 est.)
7.69% (2020 est.)
6.41% (2019 est.)Guinea
6.34% (2021 est.)
6.1% (2020 est.)
5.02% (2019 est.)Guinea-Bissau
6.76% (2021 est.)
6.74% (2020 est.)
6.04% (2019 est.)
NAGuyana
16.42% (2021 est.)
16.43% (2020 est.)
13.99% (2019 est.)Haiti
15.73% (2021 est.)
15.45% (2020 est.)
13.91% (2019 est.)
note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobsHonduras
8.51% (2021 est.)
8.37% (2020 est.)
5.7% (2019 est.)
note: about one-third of the people are underemployedHong Kong
5.32% (2021 est.)
5.83% (2020 est.)
2.93% (2019 est.)Hungary
4.12% (2021 est.)
4.25% (2020 est.)
3.42% (2019 est.)Iceland
5.4% (2021 est.)
5.48% (2020 est.)
3.51% (2019 est.)India
5.98% (2021 est.)
8% (2020 est.)
5.27% (2019 est.)Indonesia
4.41% (2021 est.)
4.28% (2020 est.)
3.62% (2019 est.)Iran
11.46% (2021 est.)
12.17% (2020 est.)
10.74% (2019 est.)
note: data are Iranian Government numbersIraq
14.19% (2021 est.)
14.09% (2020 est.)
12.86% (2019 est.)Ireland
6.63% (2021 est.)
5.62% (2020 est.)
4.95% (2019 est.)Isle of Man
1.1% (2017 est.)
2% (April 2011 est.)Israel
5.05% (2021 est.)
4.33% (2020 est.)
3.8% (2019 est.)Italy
9.83% (2021 est.)
9.16% (2020 est.)
9.95% (2019 est.)Jamaica
9.18% (2021 est.)
9.48% (2020 est.)
7.69% (2019 est.)Japan
2.8% (2021 est.)
2.8% (2020 est.)
2.4% (2019 est.)Jersey
7.37% (2021 est.)
7.69% (2020 est.)
6.41% (2019 est.)Jordan
19.25% (2021 est.)
19.03% (2020 est.)
16.81% (2019 est.)
note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%Kazakhstan
4.9% (2021 est.)
4.89% (2020 est.)
4.8% (2019 est.)Kenya
5.74% (2021 est.)
5.73% (2020 est.)
5.01% (2019 est.)Kiribati
30.6% (2010 est.)
6.1% (2005)Korea, North
2.59% (2021 est.)
2.92% (2020 est.)
2.59% (2019 est.)Korea, South
3.53% (2021 est.)
3.93% (2020 est.)
3.75% (2019 est.)Kosovo
30.5% (2017 est.)
27.5% (2016 est.)
note: Kosovo has a large informal sector that may not be reflected in these dataKuwait
3.71% (2021 est.)
3.54% (2020 est.)
2.17% (2019 est.)Kyrgyzstan
9.1% (2021 est.)
8.71% (2020 est.)
6.92% (2019 est.)Laos
1.26% (2021 est.)
1.03% (2020 est.)
0.85% (2019 est.)Latvia
7.6% (2021 est.)
8.1% (2020 est.)
6.31% (2019 est.)Lebanon
14.49% (2021 est.)
13.3% (2020 est.)
11.35% (2019 est.)Lesotho
24.6% (2021 est.)
24.56% (2020 est.)
22.44% (2019 est.)Liberia
4.09% (2021 est.)
3.98% (2020 est.)
3.02% (2019 est.)Libya
19.58% (2021 est.)
20.07% (2020 est.)
19.66% (2019 est.)Liechtenstein
2.4% (2015)
2.4% (2014)Lithuania
7.9% (2021 est.)
8.49% (2020 est.)
6.26% (2019 est.)Luxembourg
5.23% (2021 est.)
6.77% (2020 est.)
5.59% (2019 est.)Macau
3.01% (2021 est.)
2.57% (2020 est.)
1.75% (2019 est.)Madagascar
2.59% (2021 est.)
2.47% (2020 est.)
1.86% (2019 est.)Malawi
7.02% (2021 est.)
6.7% (2020 est.)
5.75% (2019 est.)Malaysia
4.61% (2021 est.)
4.5% (2020 est.)
3.26% (2019 est.)Maldives
6.08% (2021 est.)
6.33% (2020 est.)
5.34% (2019 est.)Mali
7.72% (2021 est.)
7.7% (2020 est.)
7.44% (2019 est.)Malta
3.5% (2021 est.)
4.26% (2020 est.)
3.62% (2019 est.)Marshall Islands
36% (2006 est.)
30.9% (2000 est.)Mauritania
11.46% (2021 est.)
11.27% (2020 est.)
10.39% (2019 est.)Mauritius
7.41% (2021 est.)
7.41% (2020 est.)
6.33% (2019 est.)Mexico
4.38% (2021 est.)
4.45% (2020 est.)
3.48% (2019 est.)
note: underemployment may be as high as 25%Micronesia, Federated States of
16.2% (2010 est.)
Moldova
3.96% (2021 est.)
3.82% (2020 est.)
5.1% (2019 est.)Monaco
2% (2012)
Mongolia
7.08% (2021 est.)
7.01% (2020 est.)
5.44% (2019 est.)Montenegro
18.49% (2021 est.)
17.9% (2020 est.)
15.12% (2019 est.)Montserrat
5.6% (2017 est.)
6% (1998 est.)Morocco
11.47% (2021 est.)
11.45% (2020 est.)
9.28% (2019 est.)Mozambique
3.98% (2021 est.)
3.81% (2020 est.)
3.47% (2019 est.)Namibia
21.68% (2021 est.)
21.45% (2020 est.)
19.99% (2019 est.)Nauru
23% (2011 est.)
90% (2004 est.)Nepal
5.05% (2021 est.)
4.72% (2020 est.)
3.1% (2019 est.)Netherlands
4.01% (2021 est.)
3.82% (2020 est.)
3.38% (2019 est.)New Caledonia
16.57% (2021 est.)
16.43% (2020 est.)
14.91% (2019 est.)New Zealand
4.12% (2021 est.)
4.59% (2020 est.)
4.11% (2019 est.)Nicaragua
5.96% (2021 est.)
6.08% (2020 est.)
5.21% (2019 est.)
note: underemployment was 46.5% in 2008Niger
0.75% (2021 est.)
0.62% (2020 est.)
0.55% (2019 est.)Nigeria
9.79% (2021 est.)
9.71% (2020 est.)
8.53% (2019 est.)Niue
12% (2001)
North Macedonia
16.2% (2021 est.)
17.2% (2020 est.)
17.26% (2019 est.)Northern Mariana Islands
11.2% (2010 est.)
8% (2005 est.)Norway
4.99% (2021 est.)
4.42% (2020 est.)
3.69% (2019 est.)Oman
3.12% (2021 est.)
2.94% (2020 est.)
1.85% (2019 est.)
NAPakistan
4.35% (2021 est.)
4.3% (2020 est.)
3.54% (2019 est.)
note: Pakistan has substantial underemploymentPalau
1.7% (2015 est.)
4.1% (2012)Panama
12.09% (2021 est.)
12.85% (2020 est.)
4.73% (2019 est.)Papua New Guinea
2.75% (2021 est.)
2.6% (2020 est.)
2.45% (2019 est.)Paraguay
7.21% (2021 est.)
7.55% (2020 est.)
6.59% (2019 est.)Peru
4.83% (2021 est.)
7.18% (2020 est.)
3.38% (2019 est.)
note: data are for metropolitan Lima; widespread underemploymentPhilippines
2.41% (2021 est.)
2.52% (2020 est.)
2.24% (2019 est.)Poland
3.37% (2021 est.)
3.16% (2020 est.)
3.28% (2019 est.)Portugal
6.65% (2021 est.)
6.79% (2020 est.)
6.46% (2019 est.)Puerto Rico
8.27% (2021 est.)
8.89% (2020 est.)
8.3% (2019 est.)Qatar
0.26% (2021 est.)
0.21% (2020 est.)
0.1% (2019 est.)Romania
5.17% (2021 est.)
5.03% (2020 est.)
3.91% (2019 est.)Russia
5.01% (2021 est.)
5.59% (2020 est.)
4.5% (2019 est.)Rwanda
1.61% (2021 est.)
1.49% (2020 est.)
1.1% (2019 est.)Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
14% (1998 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
4.5% (1997)
Saint Lucia
16.91% (2021 est.)
16.89% (2020 est.)
15.32% (2019 est.)Saint Pierre and Miquelon
8.7% (2015 est.)
9.9% (2008 est.)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
21.62% (2021 est.)
21% (2020 est.)
19.28% (2019 est.)Samoa
9.84% (2021 est.)
9.15% (2020 est.)
8.41% (2019 est.)
NASan Marino
8.1% (2017 est.)
8.6% (2016 est.)Sao Tome and Principe
15.91% (2021 est.)
15.75% (2020 est.)
14.14% (2019 est.)Saudi Arabia
7.36% (2021 est.)
7.45% (2020 est.)
5.67% (2019 est.)
note: data are for total population; unemployment among Saudi nationals is more than doubleSenegal
3.72% (2021 est.)
3.62% (2020 est.)
2.86% (2019 est.)Serbia
11.81% (2021 est.)
9.01% (2020 est.)
10.39% (2019 est.)Seychelles
3% (2017 est.)
2.7% (2016 est.)Sierra Leone
5.33% (2021 est.)
5.2% (2020 est.)
4.65% (2019 est.)Singapore
3.62% (2021 est.)
4.1% (2020 est.)
3.1% (2019 est.)Sint Maarten
12% (2012 est.)
10.6% (2008 est.)Slovakia
6.74% (2021 est.)
6.69% (2020 est.)
5.75% (2019 est.)Slovenia
4.42% (2021 est.)
4.97% (2020 est.)
4.45% (2019 est.)Solomon Islands
1.03% (2021 est.)
0.92% (2020 est.)
0.75% (2019 est.)
NASomalia
19.86% (2021 est.)
19.72% (2020 est.)
18.83% (2019 est.)
NASouth Africa
33.56% (2021 est.)
29.22% (2020 est.)
28.47% (2019 est.)South Sudan
13.91% (2021 est.)
14.03% (2020 est.)
12.23% (2019 est.)Spain
14.73% (2021 est.)
15.53% (2020 est.)
14.1% (2019 est.)Sri Lanka
5.39% (2021 est.)
5.88% (2020 est.)
4.35% (2019 est.)Sudan
19.81% (2021 est.)
19.65% (2020 est.)
17.65% (2019 est.)Suriname
10.06% (2021 est.)
9.78% (2020 est.)
8.04% (2019 est.)Sweden
8.66% (2021 est.)
8.29% (2020 est.)
6.83% (2019 est.)Switzerland
5.32% (2021 est.)
4.82% (2020 est.)
4.39% (2019 est.)Syria
10.57% (2021 est.)
10.26% (2020 est.)
8.77% (2019 est.)Taiwan
3.73% (2019 est.)
3.69% (2018 est.)Tajikistan
7.75% (2021 est.)
7.58% (2020 est.)
7.06% (2019 est.)
note: official rate; actual unemployment is much higherTanzania
2.65% (2021 est.)
2.53% (2020 est.)
2.22% (2019 est.)Thailand
1.42% (2021 est.)
1.1% (2020 est.)
0.72% (2019 est.)Timor-Leste
5.07% (2021 est.)
4.91% (2020 est.)
4.51% (2019 est.)Togo
4% (2021 est.)
3.94% (2020 est.)
3.72% (2019 est.)Tokelau
2% (2015 est.)
note: Underemployment may be as high as 6.6%Tonga
3.97% (2021 est.)
3.63% (2020 est.)
3.06% (2019 est.)Trinidad and Tobago
4.8% (2021 est.)
4.57% (2020 est.)
3.42% (2019 est.)Tunisia
16.82% (2021 est.)
16.59% (2020 est.)
15.13% (2019 est.)Turkey (Turkiye)
13.39% (2021 est.)
13.11% (2020 est.)
13.67% (2019 est.)Turkmenistan
5.08% (2021 est.)
4.95% (2020 est.)
4.27% (2019 est.)Turks and Caicos Islands
10% (1997 est.)
Tuvalu
NA
Uganda
2.94% (2021 est.)
2.77% (2020 est.)
1.92% (2019 est.)Ukraine
8.88% (2021 est.)
9.13% (2020 est.)
8.19% (2019 est.)
note: officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workersUnited Arab Emirates
3.36% (2021 est.)
3.19% (2020 est.)
2.23% (2019 est.)United Kingdom
4.53% (2021 est.)
4.47% (2020 est.)
3.74% (2019 est.)United States
5.46% (2021 est.)
8.05% (2020 est.)
3.67% (2019 est.)Uruguay
10.45% (2021 est.)
10.35% (2020 est.)
8.88% (2019 est.)Uzbekistan
7.16% (2021 est.)
7.04% (2020 est.)
5.85% (2019 est.)
note: official data; another 20% are underemployedVanuatu
2.18% (2021 est.)
2.12% (2020 est.)
1.8% (2019 est.)Venezuela
6.41% (2021 est.)
6.63% (2020 est.)
5.1% (2019 est.)Vietnam
2.17% (2021 est.)
2.39% (2020 est.)
2.04% (2019 est.)Virgin Islands
13.27% (2021 est.)
13.55% (2020 est.)
12.47% (2019 est.)Wallis and Futuna
8.8% (2013 est.)
12.2% (2008 est.)West Bank
24.9% (2021 est.)
25.89% (2020 est.)
25.34% (2019 est.)
note: excludes Gaza StripWorld
6.18% (2021 est.)
6.58% (2020 est.)
5.36% (2019 est.)
note: combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2007 est.)Yemen
13.57% (2021 est.)
13.39% (2020 est.)
13.06% (2019 est.)Zambia
13.03% (2021 est.)
12.85% (2020 est.)
12.52% (2019 est.)Zimbabwe
5.17% (2021 est.)
5.35% (2020 est.)
4.83% (2019 est.)
note: data include both unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable