Countries with the highest
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

In 2020, Eswatini leads Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) with 32.98%. South Africa follows at 29.22%, and the gap between the top two positions is 3.76%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.08.216.524.733.0EswatiniEswatini: 32.98%33.0South AfricaSouth Africa: 29.22%29.2DjiboutiDjibouti: 27.70%27.7West Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 25.90%25.9St. LuciaSt. Lucia: 25.22%25.2Congo, Rep.Congo, Rep.: 22.29%22.3GabonGabon: 21.28%21.3BotswanaBotswana: 21.02%21.0NamibiaNamibia: 21.00%21.0St. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the Grenadines: 20.64%20.6LibyaLibya: 19.65%19.7Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 19.41%19.4

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Eswatini 32.98%
2 South Africa 29.22%
3 Djibouti 27.70%
4 West Bank and Gaza 25.90%
5 St. Lucia 25.22%
6 Congo, Rep. 22.29%
7 Gabon 21.28%
8 Botswana 21.02%
9 Namibia 21.00%
10 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 20.64%
11 Libya 19.65%
12 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 19.41%
13 Jordan 19.21%
14 Lesotho 18.39%
15 Armenia 18.18%
16 Yemen, Rep. 17.96%
17 Montenegro 17.88%
18 Tunisia 17.65%
19 Angola 16.70%
20 North Macedonia 16.58%
21 Costa Rica 16.43%
22 Colombia 15.98%
23 Greece 15.90%
24 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.87%
25 Iraq 15.77%
26 Haiti 15.57%
27 Spain 15.53%
28 Guyana 15.31%
29 Syrian Arab Republic 15.18%
30 Panama 14.66%
31 Cabo Verde 14.65%
32 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 14.37%
33 South Sudan 14.25%
34 Algeria 14.08%
35 Brazil 13.70%
36 New Caledonia 13.56%
37 Lebanon 13.25%
38 Turkiye 13.15%
39 Nepal 13.04%
40 French Polynesia 12.96%
41 Bahamas, The 12.02%
42 Sudan 12.00%
43 Rwanda 11.83%
44 Georgia 11.73%
45 Afghanistan 11.71%
46 Albania 11.64%
47 Argentina 11.46%
48 Morocco 11.19%
49 Mauritania 11.05%
50 Honduras 10.98%

Analytical takeaways

  • Eswatini leads the global ranking for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2020, with a lead of 3.76% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Somalia, Fed. Rep. at 19.41%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.