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
151 Liberia 2.91%
152 Ghana 2.83%
153 Senegal 2.78%
154 Mexico 2.77%
155 Uganda 2.75%
156 Poland 2.74%
157 Korea, Rep. 2.68%
158 Papua New Guinea 2.65%
159 Guinea-Bissau 2.63%
160 Japan 2.60%
161 Czechia 2.58%
162 Guatemala 2.34%
163 Cote d'Ivoire 2.26%
164 Macao SAR, China 2.21%
165 Philippines 2.20%
166 United Arab Emirates 2.15%
167 Kuwait 2.08%
168 Togo 1.94%
169 Cuba 1.73%
170 Tonga 1.65%
171 Viet Nam 1.65%
172 Benin 1.64%
173 Moldova 1.57%
174 Tanzania 1.57%
175 Timor-Leste 1.53%
176 Solomon Islands 1.44%
177 Lao PDR 1.19%
178 Chad 1.06%
179 Bahrain 1.05%
180 Burundi 0.91%
181 Thailand 0.73%
182 Niger 0.41%
183 Cambodia 0.26%
184 Qatar 0.13%

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.