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

In 2024, Eswatini leads Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) with 34.64%. South Africa follows at 32.28%, and the gap between the top two positions is 2.36%. 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: 34.64%34.6South AfricaSouth Africa: 32.28%32.3DjiboutiDjibouti: 26.01%26.0BotswanaBotswana: 23.81%23.8GabonGabon: 20.09%20.1Congo, Rep.Congo, Rep.: 19.90%19.9NamibiaNamibia: 19.16%19.2LibyaLibya: 19.09%19.1Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 18.95%18.9St. Vincent and the GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the Grenadines: 18.09%18.1Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 16.97%17.0JordanJordan: 16.69%16.7

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Iran, Islamic Rep. 8.15%
52 Suriname 7.62%
53 Estonia 7.60%
54 France 7.40%
55 Serbia 7.24%
56 Argentina 7.15%
57 Tajikistan 7.04%
58 Costa Rica 6.94%
59 Latvia 6.90%
60 Lithuania 6.85%
61 Egypt, Arab Rep. 6.82%
62 Brazil 6.80%
63 Mozambique 6.67%
64 Italy 6.50%
65 Portugal 6.50%
66 Gambia, The 6.48%
67 Barbados 6.45%
68 Luxembourg 6.40%
69 Canada 6.35%
70 Central African Republic 6.25%
71 Channel Islands 6.03%
72 Eritrea 5.95%
73 Zambia 5.90%
74 Belgium 5.70%
75 Paraguay 5.69%
76 Azerbaijan 5.65%
77 Puerto Rico (US) 5.64%
78 Mauritius 5.55%
79 Pakistan 5.49%
80 Kenya 5.49%
81 Romania 5.40%
82 Fiji 5.36%
83 Denmark 5.36%
84 Venezuela, RB 5.32%
85 Dominican Republic 5.31%
86 Slovak Republic 5.30%
87 Guam 5.25%
88 Austria 5.20%
89 Peru 5.20%
90 Brunei Darussalam 5.18%
91 Mongolia 5.16%
92 Guinea 5.13%
93 Malawi 5.05%
94 Croatia 5.00%
95 Vanuatu 4.99%
96 Nicaragua 4.98%
97 Honduras 4.91%
98 Cyprus 4.90%
99 Samoa 4.86%
100 Kazakhstan 4.83%

Analytical takeaways

  • Eswatini leads the global ranking for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2024, with a lead of 2.36% 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 16.69%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.