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

In 2022, Eswatini leads Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) with 36.47%. South Africa follows at 33.27%, and the gap between the top two positions is 3.20%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.09.118.227.436.5EswatiniEswatini: 36.47%36.5South AfricaSouth Africa: 33.27%33.3DjiboutiDjibouti: 26.27%26.3West Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 24.42%24.4BotswanaBotswana: 23.62%23.6GabonGabon: 20.32%20.3Congo, Rep.Congo, Rep.: 20.13%20.1NamibiaNamibia: 19.62%19.6St. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the Grenadines: 19.28%19.3LibyaLibya: 19.24%19.2Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 19.11%19.1JordanJordan: 18.20%18.2

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Eswatini 36.47%
2 South Africa 33.27%
3 Djibouti 26.27%
4 West Bank and Gaza 24.42%
5 Botswana 23.62%
6 Gabon 20.32%
7 Congo, Rep. 20.13%
8 Namibia 19.62%
9 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.28%
10 Libya 19.24%
11 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 19.11%
12 Jordan 18.20%
13 Yemen, Rep. 17.22%
14 Lesotho 16.62%
15 St. Lucia 15.93%
16 Iraq 15.41%
17 Tunisia 15.30%
18 Rwanda 15.08%
19 Montenegro 14.85%
20 Haiti 14.54%
21 North Macedonia 14.48%
22 Angola 14.12%
23 Afghanistan 14.10%
24 Armenia 13.45%
25 Syrian Arab Republic 13.25%
26 Spain 13.03%
27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.66%
28 South Sudan 12.48%
29 Greece 12.43%
30 Algeria 12.38%
31 Cabo Verde 12.24%
32 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 12.09%
33 Guyana 11.91%
34 French Polynesia 11.79%
35 Georgia 11.62%
36 Costa Rica 11.33%
37 Lebanon 11.11%
38 Albania 10.79%
39 New Caledonia 10.71%
40 Nepal 10.66%
41 Colombia 10.54%
42 Mauritania 10.52%
43 Turkiye 10.47%
44 Zimbabwe 10.09%
45 Morocco 9.41%
46 Bahamas, The 9.25%
47 Brazil 9.23%
48 Iran, Islamic Rep. 9.09%
49 Sao Tome and Principe 8.96%
50 Honduras 8.77%

Analytical takeaways

  • Eswatini leads the global ranking for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2022, with a lead of 3.20% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Jordan at 18.20%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.