Unemployment Rate by Country
The Unemployment Rate by Country ranking compares nations by their year-over-year change in unemployment, ranking those with the largest reductions higher, as lower rates reflect healthier job markets and greater economic stability.
Update April 2025: The latest 2024 unemployment data was just released by the World Bank and is reflected in the table below for most countries.
Key highlights
Sudan tops the rankings in Unemployment Rate, recording a drop from 11.04% to 7.53%. 
Guyana follows with a reduction from 12.03% to 10.17%, while 
Belize rounds out the top three, falling from 8.27% to 7.00%.- Across all 178 countries, the average year-over-year change was -0.05 percentage points% with a median change of -0.04 percentage points%.
- Overall, 108 countries improved in this area while 69 worsened. Click on a country to open the full country scorecard and see how it performs across a range of key indicators.
| Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 7.53% (2022) | 11.04% (2021) | -3.51 pp |
| 2 | Guyana | 10.17% (2024) | 12.03% (2023) | -1.86 pp |
| 3 | Belize | 7.00% (2024) | 8.27% (2023) | -1.27 pp |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka | 5.00% (2024) | 6.00% (2023) | -1.00 pp |
| 5 |  Türkiye | 8.45% (2024) | 9.39% (2023) | -0.94 pp |
| 6 |  Greece | 10.13% (2024) | 11.07% (2023) | -0.93 pp |
| 7 |  Serbia | 7.39% (2024) | 8.27% (2023) | -0.88 pp |
| 8 |  Croatia | 5.24% (2024) | 6.09% (2023) | -0.85 pp |
| 9 |  Italy | 6.78% (2024) | 7.63% (2023) | -0.85 pp |
| 10 |  Spain | 11.39% (2024) | 12.18% (2023) | -0.79 pp |
| 11 |  Kyrgyzstan | 3.29% (2024) | 3.99% (2023) | -0.70 pp |
| 12 |  Afghanistan | 13.30% (2024) | 13.99% (2023) | -0.70 pp |
| 13 |  Eswatini | 34.40% (2024) | 35.09% (2023) | -0.69 pp |
| 14 |  Slovakia | 5.23% (2024) | 5.84% (2023) | -0.61 pp |
| 15 |  Russia | 2.53% (2024) | 3.08% (2023) | -0.55 pp |
| 16 |  Equatorial Guinea | 7.82% (2024) | 8.37% (2023) | -0.54 pp |
| 17 |  Montenegro | 14.10% (2024) | 14.62% (2023) | -0.52 pp |
| 18 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.06% (2024) | 18.57% (2023) | -0.52 pp |
| 19 |  Cyprus | 5.60% (2024) | 6.10% (2023) | -0.50 pp |
| 20 |  Costa Rica | 7.85% (2024) | 8.33% (2023) | -0.48 pp |
| 21 |  Israel | 3.15% (2024) | 3.60% (2023) | -0.45 pp |
| 22 |  Samoa | 4.55% (2024) | 4.98% (2023) | -0.43 pp |
| 23 |  Iceland | 3.11% (2024) | 3.52% (2023) | -0.41 pp |
| 24 |  Malta | 2.70% (2024) | 3.11% (2023) | -0.41 pp |
| 25 |  Rwanda | 11.99% (2024) | 12.35% (2023) | -0.36 pp |
| 26 |  Barbados | 7.53% (2024) | 7.88% (2023) | -0.35 pp |
| 27 |  Brazil | 7.63% (2024) | 7.95% (2023) | -0.31 pp |
| 28 |  Lesotho | 16.15% (2024) | 16.46% (2023) | -0.31 pp |
| 29 |  Suriname | 7.33% (2024) | 7.63% (2023) | -0.31 pp |
| 30 |  Slovenia | 3.36% (2024) | 3.65% (2023) | -0.30 pp |
| 31 |  Djibouti | 25.88% (2024) | 26.15% (2023) | -0.28 pp |
| 32 |  Algeria | 11.43% (2024) | 11.70% (2023) | -0.27 pp |
| 33 |  Poland | 2.47% (2024) | 2.74% (2023) | -0.27 pp |
| 34 |  Bhutan | 2.86% (2024) | 3.13% (2023) | -0.27 pp |
| 35 |  Singapore | 3.18% (2024) | 3.44% (2023) | -0.26 pp |
| 36 |  Botswana | 23.14% (2024) | 23.38% (2023) | -0.24 pp |
| 37 |  Syria | 12.96% (2024) | 13.19% (2023) | -0.23 pp |
| 38 |  Gabon | 20.06% (2024) | 20.28% (2023) | -0.22 pp |
| 39 |  Namibia | 19.15% (2024) | 19.37% (2023) | -0.22 pp |
| 40 |  Bulgaria | 4.10% (2024) | 4.32% (2023) | -0.22 pp |
| 41 |  Vietnam | 1.43% (2024) | 1.65% (2023) | -0.21 pp |
| 42 |  Romania | 5.38% (2024) | 5.59% (2023) | -0.21 pp |
| 43 |  Zimbabwe | 8.55% (2024) | 8.76% (2023) | -0.21 pp |
| 44 |  Congo | 19.69% (2024) | 19.90% (2023) | -0.20 pp |
| 45 |  Cuba | 1.53% (2024) | 1.72% (2023) | -0.19 pp |
| 46 |  Burkina Faso | 5.17% (2024) | 5.35% (2023) | -0.18 pp |
| 47 |  Bahamas | 8.46% (2024) | 8.64% (2023) | -0.18 pp |
| 48 |  Saint Lucia | 10.93% (2024) | 11.09% (2023) | -0.16 pp |
| 49 |  El Salvador | 2.84% (2024) | 2.99% (2023) | -0.15 pp |
| 50 |  Nicaragua | 4.57% (2024) | 4.72% (2023) | -0.14 pp |
| 51 |  Libya | 18.62% (2024) | 18.75% (2023) | -0.14 pp |
| 52 |  Egypt | 7.20% (2024) | 7.33% (2023) | -0.14 pp |
| 53 |  Kenya | 5.43% (2024) | 5.57% (2023) | -0.13 pp |
| 54 |  Guatemala | 2.22% (2024) | 2.34% (2023) | -0.13 pp |
| 55 |  Portugal | 6.38% (2024) | 6.51% (2023) | -0.13 pp |
| 56 |  Moldova | 1.43% (2024) | 1.56% (2023) | -0.12 pp |
| 57 |  Saudi Arabia | 3.90% (2024) | 4.01% (2023) | -0.11 pp |
| 58 |  Morocco | 8.94% (2024) | 9.04% (2023) | -0.10 pp |
| 59 |  Belarus | 3.36% (2024) | 3.46% (2023) | -0.10 pp |
| 60 |  China | 4.57% (2024) | 4.67% (2023) | -0.10 pp |
| 61 |  Cameroon | 3.52% (2024) | 3.61% (2023) | -0.10 pp |
| 62 |  Mauritius | 5.48% (2024) | 5.57% (2023) | -0.09 pp |
| 63 |  Cabo Verde | 11.88% (2024) | 11.97% (2023) | -0.09 pp |
| 64 |  Nigeria | 2.99% (2024) | 3.07% (2023) | -0.09 pp |
| 65 |  Dominican Republic | 5.47% (2024) | 5.56% (2023) | -0.08 pp |
| 66 |  Somalia | 18.86% (2024) | 18.94% (2023) | -0.08 pp |
| 67 |  Mongolia | 5.42% (2024) | 5.50% (2023) | -0.08 pp |
| 68 |  Angola | 14.46% (2024) | 14.54% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
| 69 |  Czech Republic | 2.51% (2024) | 2.58% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
| 70 |  Mauritania | 10.37% (2024) | 10.45% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
| 71 |  South Korea | 2.60% (2024) | 2.68% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
| 72 |  Peru | 4.83% (2024) | 4.90% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
| 73 |  Niger | 0.36% (2024) | 0.43% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
| 74 |  Tonga | 2.19% (2024) | 2.26% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
| 75 |  Philippines | 2.15% (2024) | 2.22% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
| 76 |  South Sudan | 12.48% (2023) | 12.55% (2022) | -0.07 pp |
| 77 |  Georgia | 11.48% (2024) | 11.54% (2023) | -0.06 pp |
| 78 |  Lebanon | 11.54% (2023) | 11.60% (2022) | -0.06 pp |
| 79 |  Madagascar | 3.01% (2024) | 3.07% (2023) | -0.06 pp |
| 80 |  Ghana | 3.01% (2024) | 3.06% (2023) | -0.06 pp |
| 81 |  Mexico | 2.71% (2024) | 2.77% (2023) | -0.05 pp |
| 82 |  Bahrain | 1.10% (2024) | 1.15% (2023) | -0.05 pp |
| 83 |  Liberia | 2.88% (2024) | 2.93% (2023) | -0.05 pp |
| 84 |  Malaysia | 3.83% (2024) | 3.87% (2023) | -0.04 pp |
| 85 |  Azerbaijan | 5.59% (2024) | 5.64% (2023) | -0.04 pp |
| 86 |  Thailand | 0.69% (2024) | 0.73% (2023) | -0.04 pp |
| 87 |  Belgium | 5.49% (2024) | 5.53% (2023) | -0.04 pp |
| 88 |  Brunei | 5.14% (2024) | 5.18% (2023) | -0.04 pp |
| 89 |  Japan | 2.56% (2024) | 2.60% (2023) | -0.04 pp |
| 90 |  Eritrea | 5.55% (2024) | 5.59% (2023) | -0.03 pp |
| 91 |  Guinea-Bissau | 2.62% (2024) | 2.65% (2023) | -0.03 pp |
| 92 |  Kazakhstan | 4.79% (2024) | 4.82% (2023) | -0.03 pp |
| 93 |  Sierra Leone | 3.13% (2024) | 3.15% (2023) | -0.03 pp |
| 94 |  Panama | 6.52% (2024) | 6.54% (2023) | -0.03 pp |
| 95 |  Burundi | 0.90% (2024) | 0.92% (2023) | -0.02 pp |
| 96 |  United Arab Emirates | 2.13% (2024) | 2.15% (2023) | -0.02 pp |
| 97 |  Vanuatu | 5.06% (2024) | 5.08% (2023) | -0.02 pp |
| 98 |  Oman | 3.16% (2024) | 3.18% (2023) | -0.02 pp |
| 99 |  Fiji | 4.31% (2024) | 4.32% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
| 100 |  Guinea | 5.23% (2024) | 5.24% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
| 101 |  Venezuela | 5.48% (2024) | 5.49% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
| 102 |  Honduras | 6.06% (2024) | 6.07% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
| 103 |  Indonesia | 3.30% (2024) | 3.31% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
| 104 |  Togo | 1.94% (2024) | 1.95% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
| 105 |  Tanzania | 2.58% (2024) | 2.58% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
| 106 |  Yemen | 17.09% (2024) | 17.09% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
| 107 |  Ethiopia | 3.40% (2024) | 3.40% (2023) | 0.00 pp |
| 108 |  Qatar | 0.13% (2024) | 0.13% (2023) | 0.00 pp |
| 109 |  Myanmar | 3.03% (2024) | 3.03% (2023) | +0.00 pp |
| 110 |  Mozambique | 3.53% (2024) | 3.52% (2023) | +0.01 pp |
| 111 |  Malawi | 5.05% (2024) | 5.03% (2023) | +0.01 pp |
| 112 |  Chad | 1.09% (2024) | 1.07% (2023) | +0.01 pp |
| 113 |  Colombia | 9.61% (2024) | 9.59% (2023) | +0.01 pp |
| 114 |  Solomon Islands | 1.47% (2024) | 1.46% (2023) | +0.01 pp |
| 115 |  Gambia | 6.50% (2024) | 6.48% (2023) | +0.02 pp |
| 116 |  Kuwait | 2.14% (2024) | 2.13% (2023) | +0.02 pp |
| 117 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 2.29% (2024) | 2.27% (2023) | +0.02 pp |
| 118 |  Central African Republic | 5.90% (2024) | 5.88% (2023) | +0.02 pp |
| 119 |  Jordan | 18.00% (2024) | 17.97% (2023) | +0.03 pp |
| 120 |  North Korea | 2.86% (2024) | 2.83% (2023) | +0.03 pp |
| 121 |  Uzbekistan | 4.49% (2024) | 4.46% (2023) | +0.03 pp |
| 122 |  Laos | 1.22% (2024) | 1.19% (2023) | +0.03 pp |
| 123 |  India | 4.20% (2024) | 4.17% (2023) | +0.03 pp |
| 124 |  France | 7.37% (2024) | 7.34% (2023) | +0.04 pp |
| 125 |  Chile | 9.06% (2024) | 9.01% (2023) | +0.04 pp |
| 126 |  Cambodia | 0.27% (2024) | 0.23% (2023) | +0.05 pp |
| 127 |  Uruguay | 8.40% (2024) | 8.36% (2023) | +0.05 pp |
| 128 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.72% (2024) | 10.67% (2023) | +0.06 pp |
| 129 |  Zambia | 5.96% (2024) | 5.91% (2023) | +0.06 pp |
| 130 |  Netherlands | 3.60% (2024) | 3.54% (2023) | +0.06 pp |
| 131 |  Pakistan | 5.47% (2024) | 5.41% (2023) | +0.06 pp |
| 132 |  Benin | 1.72% (2024) | 1.66% (2023) | +0.07 pp |
| 133 |  Bolivia | 3.09% (2024) | 3.02% (2023) | +0.07 pp |
| 134 |  Switzerland | 4.11% (2024) | 4.04% (2023) | +0.07 pp |
| 135 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.56% (2024) | 4.48% (2023) | +0.07 pp |
| 136 |  Iraq | 15.52% (2024) | 15.45% (2023) | +0.08 pp |
| 137 |  Nepal | 10.71% (2024) | 10.63% (2023) | +0.08 pp |
| 138 |  Papua New Guinea | 2.74% (2024) | 2.66% (2023) | +0.08 pp |
| 139 |  Ireland | 4.37% (2024) | 4.29% (2023) | +0.08 pp |
| 140 |  Timor-Leste | 1.60% (2024) | 1.52% (2023) | +0.08 pp |
| 141 |  Armenia | 13.33% (2024) | 13.25% (2023) | +0.08 pp |
| 142 |  Tajikistan | 11.64% (2024) | 11.55% (2023) | +0.09 pp |
| 143 |  Comoros | 3.88% (2024) | 3.78% (2023) | +0.10 pp |
| 144 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 9.17% (2024) | 9.07% (2023) | +0.10 pp |
| 145 |  Mali | 3.06% (2024) | 2.96% (2023) | +0.10 pp |
| 146 |  United Kingdom | 4.11% (2024) | 3.98% (2023) | +0.13 pp |
| 147 |  Albania | 10.25% (2024) | 10.11% (2023) | +0.14 pp |
| 148 |  Iran | 9.19% (2024) | 9.04% (2023) | +0.15 pp |
| 149 |  Uganda | 2.94% (2024) | 2.79% (2023) | +0.15 pp |
| 150 |  Austria | 5.44% (2024) | 5.26% (2023) | +0.18 pp |
| 151 |  Senegal | 2.99% (2024) | 2.80% (2023) | +0.19 pp |
| 152 |  Turkmenistan | 4.30% (2024) | 4.10% (2023) | +0.21 pp |
| 153 |  Bangladesh | 4.68% (2024) | 4.45% (2023) | +0.23 pp |
| 154 |  North Macedonia | 13.42% (2024) | 13.17% (2023) | +0.24 pp |
| 155 |  Latvia | 6.72% (2024) | 6.47% (2023) | +0.26 pp |
| 156 |  Paraguay | 6.09% (2024) | 5.79% (2023) | +0.30 pp |
| 157 |  Hungary | 4.43% (2024) | 4.11% (2023) | +0.33 pp |
| 158 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 4.55% (2024) | 4.21% (2023) | +0.34 pp |
| 159 |  Germany | 3.41% (2024) | 3.07% (2023) | +0.34 pp |
| 160 |  Ukraine | 9.83% (2021) | 9.48% (2020) | +0.36 pp |
| 161 |  Maldives | 4.64% (2024) | 4.24% (2023) | +0.40 pp |
| 162 |  Norway | 3.97% (2024) | 3.57% (2023) | +0.40 pp |
| 163 |  Australia | 4.07% (2024) | 3.67% (2023) | +0.40 pp |
| 164 |  United States | 4.11% (2024) | 3.64% (2023) | +0.47 pp |
| 165 |  Jamaica | 4.89% (2024) | 4.40% (2023) | +0.48 pp |
| 166 |  Denmark | 5.59% (2024) | 5.09% (2023) | +0.49 pp |
| 167 |  Haiti | 15.06% (2024) | 14.56% (2023) | +0.50 pp |
| 168 |  Lithuania | 7.50% (2024) | 6.84% (2023) | +0.66 pp |
| 169 |  Luxembourg | 5.94% (2024) | 5.18% (2023) | +0.75 pp |
| 170 |  Sweden | 8.53% (2024) | 7.61% (2023) | +0.92 pp |
| 171 |  Canada | 6.45% (2024) | 5.42% (2023) | +1.04 pp |
| 172 |  South Africa | 33.17% (2024) | 32.10% (2023) | +1.07 pp |
| 173 |  Tunisia | 16.20% (2024) | 15.11% (2023) | +1.10 pp |
| 174 |  Finland | 8.26% (2024) | 7.15% (2023) | +1.11 pp |
| 175 |  New Zealand | 4.87% (2024) | 3.73% (2023) | +1.14 pp |
| 176 | Ecuador | 4.77% (2024) | 3.51% (2023) | +1.26 pp |
| 177 |  Estonia | 7.83% (2024) | 6.38% (2023) | +1.45 pp |
| 178 |  Argentina | 7.88% (2024) | 6.14% (2023) | +1.74 pp |
Source: World Bank. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.