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.
Ranking summary
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 | ![]() | 7.53% (2022) | 11.04% (2021) | -3.51 pp |
2 | ![]() | 10.17% (2024) | 12.03% (2023) | -1.86 pp |
3 | ![]() | 7.00% (2024) | 8.27% (2023) | -1.27 pp |
4 | ![]() | 5.00% (2024) | 6.00% (2023) | -1.00 pp |
5 | ![]() | 8.45% (2024) | 9.39% (2023) | -0.94 pp |
6 | ![]() | 10.13% (2024) | 11.07% (2023) | -0.93 pp |
7 | ![]() | 7.39% (2024) | 8.27% (2023) | -0.88 pp |
8 | ![]() | 5.24% (2024) | 6.09% (2023) | -0.85 pp |
9 | ![]() | 6.78% (2024) | 7.63% (2023) | -0.85 pp |
10 | ![]() | 11.39% (2024) | 12.18% (2023) | -0.79 pp |
11 | ![]() | 3.29% (2024) | 3.99% (2023) | -0.70 pp |
12 | ![]() | 13.30% (2024) | 13.99% (2023) | -0.70 pp |
13 | ![]() | 34.40% (2024) | 35.09% (2023) | -0.69 pp |
14 | ![]() | 5.23% (2024) | 5.84% (2023) | -0.61 pp |
15 | ![]() | 2.53% (2024) | 3.08% (2023) | -0.55 pp |
16 | ![]() | 7.82% (2024) | 8.37% (2023) | -0.54 pp |
17 | ![]() | 14.10% (2024) | 14.62% (2023) | -0.52 pp |
18 | ![]() | 18.06% (2024) | 18.57% (2023) | -0.52 pp |
19 | ![]() | 5.60% (2024) | 6.10% (2023) | -0.50 pp |
20 | ![]() | 7.85% (2024) | 8.33% (2023) | -0.48 pp |
21 | ![]() | 3.15% (2024) | 3.60% (2023) | -0.45 pp |
22 | ![]() | 4.55% (2024) | 4.98% (2023) | -0.43 pp |
23 | ![]() | 3.11% (2024) | 3.52% (2023) | -0.41 pp |
24 | ![]() | 2.70% (2024) | 3.11% (2023) | -0.41 pp |
25 | ![]() | 11.99% (2024) | 12.35% (2023) | -0.36 pp |
26 | ![]() | 7.53% (2024) | 7.88% (2023) | -0.35 pp |
27 | ![]() | 7.63% (2024) | 7.95% (2023) | -0.31 pp |
28 | ![]() | 16.15% (2024) | 16.46% (2023) | -0.31 pp |
29 | ![]() | 7.33% (2024) | 7.63% (2023) | -0.31 pp |
30 | ![]() | 3.36% (2024) | 3.65% (2023) | -0.30 pp |
31 | ![]() | 25.88% (2024) | 26.15% (2023) | -0.28 pp |
32 | ![]() | 11.43% (2024) | 11.70% (2023) | -0.27 pp |
33 | ![]() | 2.47% (2024) | 2.74% (2023) | -0.27 pp |
34 | ![]() | 2.86% (2024) | 3.13% (2023) | -0.27 pp |
35 | ![]() | 3.18% (2024) | 3.44% (2023) | -0.26 pp |
36 | ![]() | 23.14% (2024) | 23.38% (2023) | -0.24 pp |
37 | ![]() | 12.96% (2024) | 13.19% (2023) | -0.23 pp |
38 | ![]() | 20.06% (2024) | 20.28% (2023) | -0.22 pp |
39 | ![]() | 19.15% (2024) | 19.37% (2023) | -0.22 pp |
40 | ![]() | 4.10% (2024) | 4.32% (2023) | -0.22 pp |
41 | ![]() | 1.43% (2024) | 1.65% (2023) | -0.21 pp |
42 | ![]() | 5.38% (2024) | 5.59% (2023) | -0.21 pp |
43 | ![]() | 8.55% (2024) | 8.76% (2023) | -0.21 pp |
44 | ![]() | 19.69% (2024) | 19.90% (2023) | -0.20 pp |
45 | ![]() | 1.53% (2024) | 1.72% (2023) | -0.19 pp |
46 | ![]() | 5.17% (2024) | 5.35% (2023) | -0.18 pp |
47 | ![]() | 8.46% (2024) | 8.64% (2023) | -0.18 pp |
48 | ![]() | 10.93% (2024) | 11.09% (2023) | -0.16 pp |
49 | ![]() | 2.84% (2024) | 2.99% (2023) | -0.15 pp |
50 | ![]() | 4.57% (2024) | 4.72% (2023) | -0.14 pp |
51 | ![]() | 18.62% (2024) | 18.75% (2023) | -0.14 pp |
52 | ![]() | 7.20% (2024) | 7.33% (2023) | -0.14 pp |
53 | ![]() | 5.43% (2024) | 5.57% (2023) | -0.13 pp |
54 | ![]() | 2.22% (2024) | 2.34% (2023) | -0.13 pp |
55 | ![]() | 6.38% (2024) | 6.51% (2023) | -0.13 pp |
56 | ![]() | 1.43% (2024) | 1.56% (2023) | -0.12 pp |
57 | ![]() | 3.90% (2024) | 4.01% (2023) | -0.11 pp |
58 | ![]() | 8.94% (2024) | 9.04% (2023) | -0.10 pp |
59 | ![]() | 3.36% (2024) | 3.46% (2023) | -0.10 pp |
60 | ![]() | 4.57% (2024) | 4.67% (2023) | -0.10 pp |
61 | ![]() | 3.52% (2024) | 3.61% (2023) | -0.10 pp |
62 | ![]() | 5.48% (2024) | 5.57% (2023) | -0.09 pp |
63 | ![]() | 11.88% (2024) | 11.97% (2023) | -0.09 pp |
64 | ![]() | 2.99% (2024) | 3.07% (2023) | -0.09 pp |
65 | ![]() | 5.47% (2024) | 5.56% (2023) | -0.08 pp |
66 | ![]() | 18.86% (2024) | 18.94% (2023) | -0.08 pp |
67 | ![]() | 5.42% (2024) | 5.50% (2023) | -0.08 pp |
68 | ![]() | 14.46% (2024) | 14.54% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
69 | ![]() | 2.51% (2024) | 2.58% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
70 | ![]() | 10.37% (2024) | 10.45% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
71 | ![]() | 2.60% (2024) | 2.68% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
72 | ![]() | 4.83% (2024) | 4.90% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
73 | ![]() | 0.36% (2024) | 0.43% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
74 | ![]() | 2.19% (2024) | 2.26% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
75 | ![]() | 2.15% (2024) | 2.22% (2023) | -0.07 pp |
76 | ![]() | 12.48% (2023) | 12.55% (2022) | -0.07 pp |
77 | ![]() | 11.48% (2024) | 11.54% (2023) | -0.06 pp |
78 | ![]() | 11.54% (2023) | 11.60% (2022) | -0.06 pp |
79 | ![]() | 3.01% (2024) | 3.07% (2023) | -0.06 pp |
80 | ![]() | 3.01% (2024) | 3.06% (2023) | -0.06 pp |
81 | ![]() | 2.71% (2024) | 2.77% (2023) | -0.05 pp |
82 | ![]() | 1.10% (2024) | 1.15% (2023) | -0.05 pp |
83 | ![]() | 2.88% (2024) | 2.93% (2023) | -0.05 pp |
84 | ![]() | 3.83% (2024) | 3.87% (2023) | -0.04 pp |
85 | ![]() | 5.59% (2024) | 5.64% (2023) | -0.04 pp |
86 | ![]() | 0.69% (2024) | 0.73% (2023) | -0.04 pp |
87 | ![]() | 5.49% (2024) | 5.53% (2023) | -0.04 pp |
88 | ![]() | 5.14% (2024) | 5.18% (2023) | -0.04 pp |
89 | ![]() | 2.56% (2024) | 2.60% (2023) | -0.04 pp |
90 | ![]() | 5.55% (2024) | 5.59% (2023) | -0.03 pp |
91 | ![]() | 2.62% (2024) | 2.65% (2023) | -0.03 pp |
92 | ![]() | 4.79% (2024) | 4.82% (2023) | -0.03 pp |
93 | ![]() | 3.13% (2024) | 3.15% (2023) | -0.03 pp |
94 | ![]() | 6.52% (2024) | 6.54% (2023) | -0.03 pp |
95 | ![]() | 0.90% (2024) | 0.92% (2023) | -0.02 pp |
96 | ![]() | 2.13% (2024) | 2.15% (2023) | -0.02 pp |
97 | ![]() | 5.06% (2024) | 5.08% (2023) | -0.02 pp |
98 | ![]() | 3.16% (2024) | 3.18% (2023) | -0.02 pp |
99 | ![]() | 4.31% (2024) | 4.32% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
100 | ![]() | 5.23% (2024) | 5.24% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
101 | ![]() | 5.48% (2024) | 5.49% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
102 | ![]() | 6.06% (2024) | 6.07% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
103 | ![]() | 3.30% (2024) | 3.31% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
104 | ![]() | 1.94% (2024) | 1.95% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
105 | ![]() | 2.58% (2024) | 2.58% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
106 | ![]() | 17.09% (2024) | 17.09% (2023) | -0.01 pp |
107 | ![]() | 3.40% (2024) | 3.40% (2023) | 0.00 pp |
108 | ![]() | 0.13% (2024) | 0.13% (2023) | 0.00 pp |
109 | ![]() | 3.03% (2024) | 3.03% (2023) | +0.00 pp |
110 | ![]() | 3.53% (2024) | 3.52% (2023) | +0.01 pp |
111 | ![]() | 5.05% (2024) | 5.03% (2023) | +0.01 pp |
112 | ![]() | 1.09% (2024) | 1.07% (2023) | +0.01 pp |
113 | ![]() | 9.61% (2024) | 9.59% (2023) | +0.01 pp |
114 | ![]() | 1.47% (2024) | 1.46% (2023) | +0.01 pp |
115 | ![]() | 6.50% (2024) | 6.48% (2023) | +0.02 pp |
116 | ![]() | 2.14% (2024) | 2.13% (2023) | +0.02 pp |
117 | ![]() | 2.29% (2024) | 2.27% (2023) | +0.02 pp |
118 | ![]() | 5.90% (2024) | 5.88% (2023) | +0.02 pp |
119 | ![]() | 18.00% (2024) | 17.97% (2023) | +0.03 pp |
120 | ![]() | 2.86% (2024) | 2.83% (2023) | +0.03 pp |
121 | ![]() | 4.49% (2024) | 4.46% (2023) | +0.03 pp |
122 | ![]() | 1.22% (2024) | 1.19% (2023) | +0.03 pp |
123 | ![]() | 4.20% (2024) | 4.17% (2023) | +0.03 pp |
124 | ![]() | 7.37% (2024) | 7.34% (2023) | +0.04 pp |
125 | ![]() | 9.06% (2024) | 9.01% (2023) | +0.04 pp |
126 | ![]() | 0.27% (2024) | 0.23% (2023) | +0.05 pp |
127 | ![]() | 8.40% (2024) | 8.36% (2023) | +0.05 pp |
128 | ![]() | 10.72% (2024) | 10.67% (2023) | +0.06 pp |
129 | ![]() | 5.96% (2024) | 5.91% (2023) | +0.06 pp |
130 | ![]() | 3.60% (2024) | 3.54% (2023) | +0.06 pp |
131 | ![]() | 5.47% (2024) | 5.41% (2023) | +0.06 pp |
132 | ![]() | 1.72% (2024) | 1.66% (2023) | +0.07 pp |
133 | ![]() | 3.09% (2024) | 3.02% (2023) | +0.07 pp |
134 | ![]() | 4.11% (2024) | 4.04% (2023) | +0.07 pp |
135 | ![]() | 4.56% (2024) | 4.48% (2023) | +0.07 pp |
136 | ![]() | 15.52% (2024) | 15.45% (2023) | +0.08 pp |
137 | ![]() | 10.71% (2024) | 10.63% (2023) | +0.08 pp |
138 | ![]() | 2.74% (2024) | 2.66% (2023) | +0.08 pp |
139 | ![]() | 4.37% (2024) | 4.29% (2023) | +0.08 pp |
140 | ![]() | 1.60% (2024) | 1.52% (2023) | +0.08 pp |
141 | ![]() | 13.33% (2024) | 13.25% (2023) | +0.08 pp |
142 | ![]() | 11.64% (2024) | 11.55% (2023) | +0.09 pp |
143 | ![]() | 3.88% (2024) | 3.78% (2023) | +0.10 pp |
144 | ![]() | 9.17% (2024) | 9.07% (2023) | +0.10 pp |
145 | ![]() | 3.06% (2024) | 2.96% (2023) | +0.10 pp |
146 | ![]() | 4.11% (2024) | 3.98% (2023) | +0.13 pp |
147 | ![]() | 10.25% (2024) | 10.11% (2023) | +0.14 pp |
148 | ![]() | 9.19% (2024) | 9.04% (2023) | +0.15 pp |
149 | ![]() | 2.94% (2024) | 2.79% (2023) | +0.15 pp |
150 | ![]() | 5.44% (2024) | 5.26% (2023) | +0.18 pp |
151 | ![]() | 2.99% (2024) | 2.80% (2023) | +0.19 pp |
152 | ![]() | 4.30% (2024) | 4.10% (2023) | +0.21 pp |
153 | ![]() | 4.68% (2024) | 4.45% (2023) | +0.23 pp |
154 | ![]() | 13.42% (2024) | 13.17% (2023) | +0.24 pp |
155 | ![]() | 6.72% (2024) | 6.47% (2023) | +0.26 pp |
156 | ![]() | 6.09% (2024) | 5.79% (2023) | +0.30 pp |
157 | ![]() | 4.43% (2024) | 4.11% (2023) | +0.33 pp |
158 | ![]() | 4.55% (2024) | 4.21% (2023) | +0.34 pp |
159 | ![]() | 3.41% (2024) | 3.07% (2023) | +0.34 pp |
160 | ![]() | 9.83% (2021) | 9.48% (2020) | +0.36 pp |
161 | ![]() | 4.64% (2024) | 4.24% (2023) | +0.40 pp |
162 | ![]() | 3.97% (2024) | 3.57% (2023) | +0.40 pp |
163 | ![]() | 4.07% (2024) | 3.67% (2023) | +0.40 pp |
164 | ![]() | 4.11% (2024) | 3.64% (2023) | +0.47 pp |
165 | ![]() | 4.89% (2024) | 4.40% (2023) | +0.48 pp |
166 | ![]() | 5.59% (2024) | 5.09% (2023) | +0.49 pp |
167 | ![]() | 15.06% (2024) | 14.56% (2023) | +0.50 pp |
168 | ![]() | 7.50% (2024) | 6.84% (2023) | +0.66 pp |
169 | ![]() | 5.94% (2024) | 5.18% (2023) | +0.75 pp |
170 | ![]() | 8.53% (2024) | 7.61% (2023) | +0.92 pp |
171 | ![]() | 6.45% (2024) | 5.42% (2023) | +1.04 pp |
172 | ![]() | 33.17% (2024) | 32.10% (2023) | +1.07 pp |
173 | ![]() | 16.20% (2024) | 15.11% (2023) | +1.10 pp |
174 | ![]() | 8.26% (2024) | 7.15% (2023) | +1.11 pp |
175 | ![]() | 4.87% (2024) | 3.73% (2023) | +1.14 pp |
176 | ![]() | 4.77% (2024) | 3.51% (2023) | +1.26 pp |
177 | ![]() | 7.83% (2024) | 6.38% (2023) | +1.45 pp |
178 | ![]() | 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.