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

In 2021, Eswatini leads Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) with 34.15%. South Africa follows at 34.01%, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.15%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.08.517.125.634.2EswatiniEswatini: 34.15%34.2South AfricaSouth Africa: 34.01%34.0DjiboutiDjibouti: 27.63%27.6West Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 26.39%26.4BotswanaBotswana: 23.11%23.1Congo, Rep.Congo, Rep.: 22.00%22.0GabonGabon: 21.22%21.2NamibiaNamibia: 20.93%20.9St. LuciaSt. Lucia: 20.51%20.5St. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the Grenadines: 20.36%20.4JordanJordan: 19.84%19.8LibyaLibya: 19.78%19.8

Full table

#CountryValue
151 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 3.69%
152 Korea, Rep. 3.64%
153 Germany 3.59%
154 Sierra Leone 3.55%
155 Madagascar 3.50%
156 Senegal 3.44%
157 Uganda 3.42%
158 Philippines 3.40%
159 Poland 3.27%
160 Ghana 3.20%
161 United Arab Emirates 3.11%
162 Papua New Guinea 3.03%
163 Guinea-Bissau 3.02%
164 Kuwait 2.97%
165 Japan 2.81%
166 Czechia 2.80%
167 Cote d'Ivoire 2.62%
168 Viet Nam 2.38%
169 Timor-Leste 2.34%
170 Togo 2.34%
171 Macao SAR, China 2.22%
172 Guatemala 2.17%
173 Tonga 2.11%
174 Cuba 2.11%
175 Lao PDR 2.08%
176 Oman 1.90%
177 Tanzania 1.88%
178 Benin 1.83%
179 Bahrain 1.55%
180 Chad 1.53%
181 Thailand 1.22%
182 Burundi 1.12%
183 Solomon Islands 0.88%
184 Niger 0.81%
185 Moldova 0.79%
186 Cambodia 0.40%
187 Qatar 0.14%

Analytical takeaways

  • Eswatini leads the global ranking for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2021, with a lead of 0.15% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Libya at 19.78%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.