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
101 New Zealand 4.72%
102 China 4.59%
103 Hungary 4.50%
104 Uzbekistan 4.44%
105 Congo, Dem. Rep. 4.42%
106 United Kingdom 4.36%
107 Switzerland 4.34%
108 Ireland 4.30%
109 Maldives 4.28%
110 Sri Lanka 4.24%
111 Bulgaria 4.20%
112 India 4.17%
113 United States 4.02%
114 Turkmenistan 4.02%
115 Norway 4.00%
116 Australia 3.94%
117 Malaysia 3.85%
118 Comoros 3.82%
119 Netherlands 3.70%
120 Slovenia 3.70%
121 Bangladesh 3.64%
122 Cameroon 3.60%
123 Iceland 3.60%
124 Israel 3.60%
125 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 3.54%
126 Saudi Arabia 3.52%
127 Kyrgyz Republic 3.49%
128 Belarus 3.46%
129 Ecuador 3.45%
130 Burkina Faso 3.44%
131 Germany 3.40%
132 Ethiopia 3.36%
133 Trinidad and Tobago 3.32%
134 Indonesia 3.30%
135 Bhutan 3.28%
136 Bolivia 3.27%
137 El Salvador 3.26%
138 Oman 3.20%
139 Jamaica 3.15%
140 Sierra Leone 3.10%
141 Malta 3.10%
142 Madagascar 3.05%
143 Nigeria 3.05%
144 Hong Kong SAR, China 2.99%
145 Mali 2.92%
146 Liberia 2.91%
147 Myanmar 2.89%
148 Ghana 2.82%
149 Poland 2.81%
150 Senegal 2.79%

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.