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

In 2023, Eswatini leads Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) with 34.61%. South Africa follows at 32.10%, and the gap between the top two positions is 2.51%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.08.717.326.034.6EswatiniEswatini: 34.61%34.6South AfricaSouth Africa: 32.10%32.1DjiboutiDjibouti: 26.07%26.1BotswanaBotswana: 23.38%23.4GabonGabon: 20.16%20.2Congo, Rep.Congo, Rep.: 19.92%19.9NamibiaNamibia: 19.15%19.2Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 18.96%19.0LibyaLibya: 18.71%18.7St. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the Grenadines: 18.35%18.3Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 16.94%16.9JordanJordan: 16.62%16.6

Full table

#CountryValue
101 Kazakhstan 4.84%
102 Nicaragua 4.70%
103 China 4.67%
104 Sri Lanka 4.53%
105 Congo, Dem. Rep. 4.47%
106 Uzbekistan 4.43%
107 Bulgaria 4.32%
108 Ireland 4.24%
109 India 4.17%
110 Hungary 4.10%
111 Switzerland 4.04%
112 United Kingdom 4.03%
113 Maldives 4.02%
114 Saudi Arabia 4.01%
115 Turkmenistan 4.01%
116 Malaysia 3.86%
117 Comoros 3.83%
118 New Zealand 3.73%
119 Australia 3.67%
120 Slovenia 3.65%
121 United States 3.64%
122 Cameroon 3.61%
123 Burkina Faso 3.60%
124 Norway 3.57%
125 Netherlands 3.54%
126 Iceland 3.52%
127 Ecuador 3.51%
128 Kyrgyz Republic 3.50%
129 Malta 3.48%
130 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 3.46%
131 Belarus 3.46%
132 Singapore 3.44%
133 Ethiopia 3.38%
134 Israel 3.37%
135 Trinidad and Tobago 3.36%
136 Bangladesh 3.35%
137 Indonesia 3.31%
138 Oman 3.18%
139 Bhutan 3.13%
140 Sierra Leone 3.09%
141 Russian Federation 3.08%
142 Nigeria 3.07%
143 Germany 3.07%
144 Madagascar 3.04%
145 Bolivia 3.02%
146 Jamaica 3.02%
147 El Salvador 2.99%
148 Myanmar 2.98%
149 Hong Kong SAR, China 2.95%
150 Mali 2.95%

Analytical takeaways

  • Eswatini leads the global ranking for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2023, with a lead of 2.51% 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 16.62%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.