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
151 Korea, Rep. 2.78%
152 Uganda 2.74%
153 Singapore 2.74%
154 Mexico 2.68%
155 Guinea-Bissau 2.65%
156 Papua New Guinea 2.63%
157 Guatemala 2.61%
158 Czechia 2.60%
159 Japan 2.50%
160 Russian Federation 2.43%
161 Cote d'Ivoire 2.27%
162 Macao SAR, China 2.26%
163 Philippines 2.20%
164 United Arab Emirates 2.16%
165 Kuwait 2.15%
166 Tonga 1.97%
167 Togo 1.95%
168 Cuba 1.76%
169 Benin 1.64%
170 Viet Nam 1.60%
171 Tanzania 1.56%
172 Timor-Leste 1.52%
173 Solomon Islands 1.44%
174 Moldova 1.43%
175 Lao PDR 1.17%
176 Bahrain 1.08%
177 Chad 1.05%
178 Burundi 0.92%
179 Thailand 0.78%
180 Niger 0.38%
181 Cambodia 0.25%
182 Qatar 0.13%

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.