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
101 Pakistan 5.99%
102 Kyrgyz Republic 5.95%
103 Gambia, The 5.84%
104 Hong Kong SAR, China 5.81%
105 Malawi 5.72%
106 Nigeria 5.71%
107 Denmark 5.64%
108 Ireland 5.62%
109 Russian Federation 5.62%
110 Kenya 5.61%
111 Belgium 5.55%
112 Bangladesh 5.54%
113 Iceland 5.48%
114 Maldives 5.42%
115 Sri Lanka 5.36%
116 Congo, Dem. Rep. 5.36%
117 Uzbekistan 5.29%
118 Austria 5.20%
119 Fiji 5.05%
120 Bulgaria 5.04%
121 Romania 5.04%
122 Bhutan 5.03%
123 Mozambique 5.02%
124 El Salvador 5.01%
125 China 5.00%
126 Slovenia 4.97%
127 Kazakhstan 4.89%
128 Malta 4.86%
129 Switzerland 4.82%
130 New Zealand 4.60%
131 Burkina Faso 4.59%
132 Malaysia 4.54%
133 Turkmenistan 4.49%
134 United Kingdom 4.47%
135 Comoros 4.47%
136 Mexico 4.44%
137 Norway 4.42%
138 United Arab Emirates 4.29%
139 Indonesia 4.26%
140 Hungary 4.25%
141 Trinidad and Tobago 4.21%
142 Israel 4.17%
143 Liberia 4.10%
144 Singapore 4.10%
145 Belarus 4.05%
146 Vanuatu 4.05%
147 Ethiopia 4.00%
148 Korea, Rep. 3.93%
149 Cameroon 3.88%
150 Germany 3.88%

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.