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.

Year archive

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
101 Austria 4.99%
102 China 4.98%
103 Nicaragua 4.97%
104 Kazakhstan 4.86%
105 India 4.82%
106 Kyrgyz Republic 4.77%
107 Bangladesh 4.59%
108 Luxembourg 4.59%
109 Congo, Dem. Rep. 4.54%
110 Sri Lanka 4.53%
111 Ireland 4.47%
112 Uzbekistan 4.46%
113 Denmark 4.43%
114 Trinidad and Tobago 4.38%
115 Hong Kong SAR, China 4.32%
116 Maldives 4.30%
117 Peru 4.29%
118 Bulgaria 4.15%
119 Switzerland 4.12%
120 Jamaica 4.08%
121 Turkmenistan 4.02%
122 Slovenia 4.01%
123 Malaysia 3.93%
124 Comoros 3.88%
125 Russian Federation 3.87%
126 Burkina Faso 3.83%
127 Nigeria 3.83%
128 Iceland 3.79%
129 United Kingdom 3.77%
130 Australia 3.73%
131 Ecuador 3.71%
132 Israel 3.70%
133 United States 3.65%
134 Cameroon 3.65%
135 Singapore 3.59%
136 Hungary 3.58%
137 Belarus 3.57%
138 Bolivia 3.55%
139 Netherlands 3.53%
140 Malta 3.47%
141 Indonesia 3.46%
142 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 3.46%
143 Ethiopia 3.39%
144 Oman 3.30%
145 New Zealand 3.30%
146 Mexico 3.26%
147 Norway 3.23%
148 Madagascar 3.19%
149 Germany 3.14%
150 Sierra Leone 3.14%

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.