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
151 Myanmar 3.06%
152 Guatemala 3.05%
153 El Salvador 3.00%
154 Liberia 2.96%
155 Uganda 2.89%
156 United Arab Emirates 2.87%
157 Ghana 2.87%
158 Korea, Rep. 2.86%
159 Senegal 2.84%
160 Poland 2.81%
161 Papua New Guinea 2.69%
162 Guinea-Bissau 2.67%
163 Japan 2.61%
164 Philippines 2.60%
165 Macao SAR, China 2.45%
166 Mali 2.39%
167 Cote d'Ivoire 2.31%
168 Czechia 2.22%
169 Kuwait 2.13%
170 Tonga 2.00%
171 Togo 1.97%
172 Cuba 1.83%
173 Benin 1.69%
174 Tanzania 1.57%
175 Viet Nam 1.57%
176 Timor-Leste 1.54%
177 Solomon Islands 1.48%
178 Bahrain 1.27%
179 Lao PDR 1.21%
180 Chad 1.08%
181 Thailand 0.94%
182 Burundi 0.91%
183 Moldova 0.91%
184 Niger 0.40%
185 Cambodia 0.25%
186 Qatar 0.13%

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.