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Upper middle income
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

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.

Group leaders

0.08.116.224.332.4South AfricaSouth Africa: 32.39%32.4BotswanaBotswana: 24.48%24.5GabonGabon: 20.15%20.2LibyaLibya: 18.76%18.8St. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the Grenadines: 18.00%18.0JordanJordan: 16.54%16.5IraqIraq: 15.49%15.5MontenegroMontenegro: 13.57%13.6ArmeniaArmenia: 12.87%12.9North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia: 12.26%12.3GeorgiaGeorgia: 12.10%12.1Cabo VerdeCabo Verde: 11.94%11.9

Country table

#CountryValue
51 Moldova 1.51%
52 Thailand 0.78%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Upper middle income group for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, South Africa leads with a gap of 7.91% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 52 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Thailand at 0.78%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.