Within the “Upper middle income” group, South Africa leads Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025 at 32.39%, while Thailand sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.78%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.
| # | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 32.39% |
| 2 | Botswana | 24.48% |
| 3 | Gabon | 20.15% |
| 4 | Libya | 18.76% |
| 5 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.00% |
| 6 | Jordan | 16.54% |
| 7 | Iraq | 15.49% |
| 8 | Montenegro | 13.57% |
| 9 | Armenia | 12.87% |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 12.26% |
| 11 | Georgia | 12.10% |
| 12 | Cabo Verde | 11.94% |
| 13 | Algeria | 11.63% |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.04% |
| 15 | Albania | 10.93% |
| 16 | St. Lucia | 9.45% |
| 17 | Belize | 8.86% |
| 18 | Turkiye | 8.52% |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.34% |
| 20 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 8.30% |
| 21 | Colombia | 8.29% |
| 22 | Suriname | 7.83% |
| 23 | Argentina | 7.15% |
| 24 | Serbia | 7.12% |
| 25 | Brazil | 5.97% |
| 26 | Mauritius | 5.64% |
| 27 | Azerbaijan | 5.46% |
| 28 | Fiji | 5.35% |
| 29 | Mongolia | 5.23% |
| 30 | Peru | 5.12% |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 5.09% |
| 32 | Samoa | 5.00% |
| 33 | Paraguay | 4.80% |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 4.77% |
| 35 | China | 4.62% |
| 36 | Maldives | 4.51% |
| 37 | Turkmenistan | 4.27% |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 4.01% |
| 39 | Malaysia | 3.76% |
| 40 | Belarus | 3.38% |
| 41 | Ecuador | 3.31% |
| 42 | El Salvador | 3.30% |
| 43 | Jamaica | 3.29% |
| 44 | Indonesia | 3.24% |
| 45 | Mexico | 2.67% |
| 46 | Guatemala | 2.60% |
| 47 | Philippines | 2.24% |
| 48 | Tonga | 2.01% |
| 49 | Cuba | 1.75% |
| 50 | Viet Nam | 1.52% |