This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
13.28% (2021 est.)
11.71% (2020 est.)
11.22% (2019 est.)
11.82% (2021 est.)
13.33% (2020 est.)
11.47% (2019 est.)
note: these official rates may not include those working at near-subsistence farming
12.7% (2021 est.)
12.55% (2020 est.)
10.51% (2019 est.)
3.7% (2016 est.)
4.1% (2015 est.)
8.53% (2021 est.)
8.33% (2020 est.)
7.42% (2019 est.)
10.9% (2021 est.)
11.46% (2020 est.)
9.84% (2019 est.)
20.9% (2021 est.)
21.21% (2020 est.)
18.3% (2019 est.)
5.11% (2021 est.)
6.46% (2020 est.)
5.16% (2019 est.)
6.3% (2021 est.)
5.36% (2020 est.)
4.49% (2019 est.)
6.58% (2021 est.)
6.46% (2020 est.)
4.85% (2019 est.)
13.24% (2021 est.)
13.32% (2020 est.)
10.06% (2019 est.)
1.87% (2021 est.)
1.78% (2020 est.)
1.2% (2019 est.)
note: official estimate; actual rate is higher
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 wages
10.41% (2021 est.)
10.38% (2020 est.)
8.41% (2019 est.)
4.74% (2021 est.)
4.77% (2020 est.)
4.16% (2019 est.)
note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
6.42% (2021 est.)
5.55% (2020 est.)
5.36% (2019 est.)
8.22% (2021 est.)
8.46% (2020 est.)
6.71% (2019 est.)
1.57% (2021 est.)
1.58% (2020 est.)
1.47% (2019 est.)
7% (2017 est.)
7% (2016 est.)
4.33% (2021 est.)
3.65% (2020 est.)
2.5% (2019 est.)
8.51% (2021 est.)
7.9% (2020 est.)
3.82% (2019 est.)
note: data are for urban areas; widespread underemployment
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 economy
24.72% (2021 est.)
24.93% (2020 est.)
22.61% (2019 est.)
14.4% (2021 est.)
13.69% (2020 est.)
11.93% (2019 est.)
7.65% (2021 est.)
7.68% (2020 est.)
6.92% (2019 est.)
5.42% (2021 est.)
5.12% (2020 est.)
4.23% (2019 est.)
4.76% (2021 est.)
4.89% (2020 est.)
4.69% (2019 est.)
2.17% (2021 est.)
1.06% (2020 est.)
0.5% (2019 est.)
1.79% (2021 est.)
1.71% (2020 est.)
1.59% (2019 est.)
NA
15.42% (2021 est.)
15.31% (2020 est.)
12.22% (2019 est.)
0.61% (2021 est.)
0.33% (2020 est.)
0.15% (2019 est.)
note: high underemployment, according to official statistics
3.87% (2021 est.)
3.84% (2020 est.)
3.64% (2019 est.)
7.51% (2021 est.)
9.46% (2020 est.)
5.66% (2019 est.)
6.57% (2021 est.)
6.36% (2020 est.)
5.62% (2019 est.)
1.88% (2021 est.)
1.74% (2020 est.)
1.12% (2019 est.)
NA
9.13% (2021 est.)
11.18% (2020 est.)
7.29% (2019 est.)
4.82% (2021 est.)
5% (2020 est.)
4.52% (2019 est.)
note: data are for registered urban unemployment, which excludes private enterprises and migrants
0.1% (2011)
60% (2000 est.)
14.34% (2021 est.)
15.04% (2020 est.)
9.96% (2019 est.)
9.45% (2021 est.)
9.22% (2020 est.)
8.08% (2019 est.)
5.43% (2021 est.)
5.27% (2020 est.)
4.45% (2019 est.)
NA
23.01% (2021 est.)
22.84% (2020 est.)
20.62% (2019 est.)
17.95% (2021 est.)
17.41% (2020 est.)
11.49% (2019 est.)
3.47% (2021 est.)
3.49% (2020 est.)
3.32% (2019 est.)
8.68% (2021 est.)
7.51% (2020 est.)
6.62% (2019 est.)
2.76% (2021 est.)
2.62% (2020 est.)
1.74% (2019 est.)
note: data are official rates; unofficial estimates are about double
13% (2013 est.)
9.8% (2011 est.)
6.13% (2021 est.)
7.59% (2020 est.)
7.07% (2019 est.)
2.89% (2021 est.)
2.55% (2020 est.)
2.01% (2019 est.)
4.8% (2021 est.)
5.64% (2020 est.)
5.02% (2019 est.)
28.39% (2021 est.)
28.39% (2020 est.)
26.36% (2019 est.)
8.5% (2021 est.)
6.13% (2020 est.)
6.36% (2019 est.)
6.43% (2021 est.)
6.11% (2020 est.)
3.81% (2019 est.)
9.33% (2021 est.)
9.17% (2020 est.)
7.84% (2019 est.)
5.94% (2021 est.)
6.25% (2020 est.)
4.17% (2019 est.)
note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high
9.24% (2021 est.)
9.9% (2020 est.)
8.68% (2019 est.)
8.05% (2021 est.)
7.86% (2020 est.)
5.99% (2019 est.)
6.33% (2021 est.)
6.8% (2020 est.)
4.45% (2019 est.)
25.76% (2021 est.)
25.51% (2020 est.)
22.84% (2019 est.)
3.69% (2021 est.)
3.24% (2020 est.)
2.33% (2019 est.)
7.05% (2021 est.)
7.05% (2020 est.)
6.69% (2019 est.)
2.2% (2017 est.)
3.4% (2016 est.)
5.24% (2021 est.)
4.72% (2020 est.)
4.45% (2019 est.)
7.53% (2021 est.)
7.76% (2020 est.)
6.69% (2019 est.)
8.06% (2021 est.)
8.01% (2020 est.)
8.41% (2019 est.)
note: includes overseas territories
14.39% (2021 est.)
14.1% (2020 est.)
12.3% (2019 est.)
22.26% (2021 est.)
21.97% (2020 est.)
20.74% (2019 est.)
11.21% (2021 est.)
11.08% (2020 est.)
9.5% (2019 est.)
NA
24.9% (2021 est.)
25.89% (2020 est.)
25.34% (2019 est.)
note: data exclude the West Bank
10.66% (2021 est.)
18.5% (2020 est.)
11.57% (2019 est.)
3.54% (2021 est.)
3.81% (2020 est.)
3.14% (2019 est.)
4.7% (2021 est.)
4.65% (2020 est.)
4.32% (2019 est.)
14.8% (2021 est.)
16.3% (2020 est.)
17.31% (2019 est.)
9.1% (2015 est.)
10.3% (2014 est.)
24% (2017 est.)
28.2% (2016 est.)
6.98% (2021 est.)
6.8% (2020 est.)
5.51% (2019 est.)
3.57% (2021 est.)
3.55% (2020 est.)
2.19% (2019 est.)
7.37% (2021 est.)
7.69% (2020 est.)
6.41% (2019 est.)
6.34% (2021 est.)
6.1% (2020 est.)
5.02% (2019 est.)
6.76% (2021 est.)
6.74% (2020 est.)
6.04% (2019 est.)
NA
16.42% (2021 est.)
16.43% (2020 est.)
13.99% (2019 est.)
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 jobs
8.51% (2021 est.)
8.37% (2020 est.)
5.7% (2019 est.)
note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
5.32% (2021 est.)
5.83% (2020 est.)
2.93% (2019 est.)
4.12% (2021 est.)
4.25% (2020 est.)
3.42% (2019 est.)
5.4% (2021 est.)
5.48% (2020 est.)
3.51% (2019 est.)
5.98% (2021 est.)
8% (2020 est.)
5.27% (2019 est.)
4.41% (2021 est.)
4.28% (2020 est.)
3.62% (2019 est.)
11.46% (2021 est.)
12.17% (2020 est.)
10.74% (2019 est.)
note: data are Iranian Government numbers
14.19% (2021 est.)
14.09% (2020 est.)
12.86% (2019 est.)
6.63% (2021 est.)
5.62% (2020 est.)
4.95% (2019 est.)
2% (April 2011 est.)
1.1% (2017 est.)
5.05% (2021 est.)
4.33% (2020 est.)
3.8% (2019 est.)
9.83% (2021 est.)
9.16% (2020 est.)
9.95% (2019 est.)
9.18% (2021 est.)
9.48% (2020 est.)
7.69% (2019 est.)
2.8% (2021 est.)
2.8% (2020 est.)
2.4% (2019 est.)
7.37% (2021 est.)
7.69% (2020 est.)
6.41% (2019 est.)
19.25% (2021 est.)
19.03% (2020 est.)
16.81% (2019 est.)
note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
4.9% (2021 est.)
4.89% (2020 est.)
4.8% (2019 est.)
5.74% (2021 est.)
5.73% (2020 est.)
5.01% (2019 est.)
30.6% (2010 est.)
6.1% (2005)
2.59% (2021 est.)
2.92% (2020 est.)
2.59% (2019 est.)
3.53% (2021 est.)
3.93% (2020 est.)
3.75% (2019 est.)
30.5% (2017 est.)
27.5% (2016 est.)
note: Kosovo has a large informal sector that may not be reflected in these data
3.71% (2021 est.)
3.54% (2020 est.)
2.17% (2019 est.)
9.1% (2021 est.)
8.71% (2020 est.)
6.92% (2019 est.)
1.26% (2021 est.)
1.03% (2020 est.)
0.85% (2019 est.)
7.6% (2021 est.)
8.1% (2020 est.)
6.31% (2019 est.)
14.49% (2021 est.)
13.3% (2020 est.)
11.35% (2019 est.)
24.6% (2021 est.)
24.56% (2020 est.)
22.44% (2019 est.)
4.09% (2021 est.)
3.98% (2020 est.)
3.02% (2019 est.)
19.58% (2021 est.)
20.07% (2020 est.)
19.66% (2019 est.)
7.9% (2021 est.)
8.49% (2020 est.)
6.26% (2019 est.)
5.23% (2021 est.)
6.77% (2020 est.)
5.59% (2019 est.)
3.01% (2021 est.)
2.57% (2020 est.)
1.75% (2019 est.)
2.59% (2021 est.)
2.47% (2020 est.)
1.86% (2019 est.)
7.02% (2021 est.)
6.7% (2020 est.)
5.75% (2019 est.)
4.61% (2021 est.)
4.5% (2020 est.)
3.26% (2019 est.)
6.08% (2021 est.)
6.33% (2020 est.)
5.34% (2019 est.)
7.72% (2021 est.)
7.7% (2020 est.)
7.44% (2019 est.)
3.5% (2021 est.)
4.26% (2020 est.)
3.62% (2019 est.)
36% (2006 est.)
30.9% (2000 est.)
11.46% (2021 est.)
11.27% (2020 est.)
10.39% (2019 est.)
7.41% (2021 est.)
7.41% (2020 est.)
6.33% (2019 est.)
4.38% (2021 est.)
4.45% (2020 est.)
3.48% (2019 est.)
note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
3.96% (2021 est.)
3.82% (2020 est.)
5.1% (2019 est.)
7.08% (2021 est.)
7.01% (2020 est.)
5.44% (2019 est.)
18.49% (2021 est.)
17.9% (2020 est.)
15.12% (2019 est.)
5.6% (2017 est.)
6% (1998 est.)
11.47% (2021 est.)
11.45% (2020 est.)
9.28% (2019 est.)
3.98% (2021 est.)
3.81% (2020 est.)
3.47% (2019 est.)
21.68% (2021 est.)
21.45% (2020 est.)
19.99% (2019 est.)
23% (2011 est.)
90% (2004 est.)
5.05% (2021 est.)
4.72% (2020 est.)
3.1% (2019 est.)
4.01% (2021 est.)
3.82% (2020 est.)
3.38% (2019 est.)
16.57% (2021 est.)
16.43% (2020 est.)
14.91% (2019 est.)
4.12% (2021 est.)
4.59% (2020 est.)
4.11% (2019 est.)
5.96% (2021 est.)
6.08% (2020 est.)
5.21% (2019 est.)
note: underemployment was 46.5% in 2008
0.75% (2021 est.)
0.62% (2020 est.)
0.55% (2019 est.)
9.79% (2021 est.)
9.71% (2020 est.)
8.53% (2019 est.)
16.2% (2021 est.)
17.2% (2020 est.)
17.26% (2019 est.)
11.2% (2010 est.)
8% (2005 est.)
4.99% (2021 est.)
4.42% (2020 est.)
3.69% (2019 est.)
3.12% (2021 est.)
2.94% (2020 est.)
1.85% (2019 est.)
NA
4.35% (2021 est.)
4.3% (2020 est.)
3.54% (2019 est.)
note: Pakistan has substantial underemployment
1.7% (2015 est.)
4.1% (2012)
12.09% (2021 est.)
12.85% (2020 est.)
4.73% (2019 est.)
2.75% (2021 est.)
2.6% (2020 est.)
2.45% (2019 est.)
7.21% (2021 est.)
7.55% (2020 est.)
6.59% (2019 est.)
4.83% (2021 est.)
7.18% (2020 est.)
3.38% (2019 est.)
note: data are for metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment
2.41% (2021 est.)
2.52% (2020 est.)
2.24% (2019 est.)
3.37% (2021 est.)
3.16% (2020 est.)
3.28% (2019 est.)
6.65% (2021 est.)
6.79% (2020 est.)
6.46% (2019 est.)
8.27% (2021 est.)
8.89% (2020 est.)
8.3% (2019 est.)
0.26% (2021 est.)
0.21% (2020 est.)
0.1% (2019 est.)
5.17% (2021 est.)
5.03% (2020 est.)
3.91% (2019 est.)
5.01% (2021 est.)
5.59% (2020 est.)
4.5% (2019 est.)
1.61% (2021 est.)
1.49% (2020 est.)
1.1% (2019 est.)
16.91% (2021 est.)
16.89% (2020 est.)
15.32% (2019 est.)
8.7% (2015 est.)
9.9% (2008 est.)
21.62% (2021 est.)
21% (2020 est.)
19.28% (2019 est.)
9.84% (2021 est.)
9.15% (2020 est.)
8.41% (2019 est.)
NA
8.1% (2017 est.)
8.6% (2016 est.)
15.91% (2021 est.)
15.75% (2020 est.)
14.14% (2019 est.)
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 double
3.72% (2021 est.)
3.62% (2020 est.)
2.86% (2019 est.)
11.81% (2021 est.)
9.01% (2020 est.)
10.39% (2019 est.)
3% (2017 est.)
2.7% (2016 est.)
5.33% (2021 est.)
5.2% (2020 est.)
4.65% (2019 est.)
3.62% (2021 est.)
4.1% (2020 est.)
3.1% (2019 est.)
12% (2012 est.)
10.6% (2008 est.)
6.74% (2021 est.)
6.69% (2020 est.)
5.75% (2019 est.)
4.42% (2021 est.)
4.97% (2020 est.)
4.45% (2019 est.)
1.03% (2021 est.)
0.92% (2020 est.)
0.75% (2019 est.)
NA
19.86% (2021 est.)
19.72% (2020 est.)
18.83% (2019 est.)
NA
33.56% (2021 est.)
29.22% (2020 est.)
28.47% (2019 est.)
13.91% (2021 est.)
14.03% (2020 est.)
12.23% (2019 est.)
14.73% (2021 est.)
15.53% (2020 est.)
14.1% (2019 est.)
5.39% (2021 est.)
5.88% (2020 est.)
4.35% (2019 est.)
19.81% (2021 est.)
19.65% (2020 est.)
17.65% (2019 est.)
10.06% (2021 est.)
9.78% (2020 est.)
8.04% (2019 est.)
8.66% (2021 est.)
8.29% (2020 est.)
6.83% (2019 est.)
5.32% (2021 est.)
4.82% (2020 est.)
4.39% (2019 est.)
10.57% (2021 est.)
10.26% (2020 est.)
8.77% (2019 est.)
3.73% (2019 est.)
3.69% (2018 est.)
7.75% (2021 est.)
7.58% (2020 est.)
7.06% (2019 est.)
note: official rate; actual unemployment is much higher
2.65% (2021 est.)
2.53% (2020 est.)
2.22% (2019 est.)
1.42% (2021 est.)
1.1% (2020 est.)
0.72% (2019 est.)
5.07% (2021 est.)
4.91% (2020 est.)
4.51% (2019 est.)
4% (2021 est.)
3.94% (2020 est.)
3.72% (2019 est.)
2% (2015 est.)
note: Underemployment may be as high as 6.6%
3.97% (2021 est.)
3.63% (2020 est.)
3.06% (2019 est.)
4.8% (2021 est.)
4.57% (2020 est.)
3.42% (2019 est.)
16.82% (2021 est.)
16.59% (2020 est.)
15.13% (2019 est.)
13.39% (2021 est.)
13.11% (2020 est.)
13.67% (2019 est.)
5.08% (2021 est.)
4.95% (2020 est.)
4.27% (2019 est.)
2.94% (2021 est.)
2.77% (2020 est.)
1.92% (2019 est.)
8.88% (2021 est.)
9.13% (2020 est.)
8.19% (2019 est.)
note: officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
3.36% (2021 est.)
3.19% (2020 est.)
2.23% (2019 est.)
4.53% (2021 est.)
4.47% (2020 est.)
3.74% (2019 est.)
5.46% (2021 est.)
8.05% (2020 est.)
3.67% (2019 est.)
10.45% (2021 est.)
10.35% (2020 est.)
8.88% (2019 est.)
7.16% (2021 est.)
7.04% (2020 est.)
5.85% (2019 est.)
note: official data; another 20% are underemployed
2.18% (2021 est.)
2.12% (2020 est.)
1.8% (2019 est.)
6.41% (2021 est.)
6.63% (2020 est.)
5.1% (2019 est.)
2.17% (2021 est.)
2.39% (2020 est.)
2.04% (2019 est.)
13.27% (2021 est.)
13.55% (2020 est.)
12.47% (2019 est.)
8.8% (2013 est.)
12.2% (2008 est.)
24.9% (2021 est.)
25.89% (2020 est.)
25.34% (2019 est.)
note: excludes Gaza Strip
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.)
13.57% (2021 est.)
13.39% (2020 est.)
13.06% (2019 est.)
13.03% (2021 est.)
12.85% (2020 est.)
12.52% (2019 est.)
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