# Unemployment by country: data and definition

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Page last materially revised: 2026-11-02
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Indicator field guide / SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS

# Unemployment

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Unit: % of labor force. [Original provider definition and metadata ↗](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS)

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## Covered economies, 2023

| Economy | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Afghanistan | 14.0% |
| Albania | 10.7% |
| Algeria | 11.6% |
| Angola | 14.1% |
| Argentina | 6.1% |
| Armenia | 12.4% |
| Australia | 3.7% |
| Austria | 5.3% |
| Azerbaijan | 5.6% |
| Bahamas, The | 8.6% |
| Bahrain | 1.0% |
| Bangladesh | 3.4% |
| Barbados | 6.5% |
| Belarus | 3.5% |
| Belgium | 5.5% |
| Belize | 8.3% |
| Benin | 1.6% |
| Bhutan | 3.1% |
| Bolivia | 3.0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.7% |
| Botswana | 23.4% |
| Brazil | 7.9% |
| Brunei Darussalam | 5.3% |
| Bulgaria | 4.3% |
| Burkina Faso | 3.6% |
| Burundi | 0.9% |
| Cabo Verde | 11.9% |
| Cambodia | 0.3% |
| Cameroon | 3.6% |
| Canada | 5.4% |
| Central African Republic | 6.2% |
| Chad | 1.1% |
| Chile | 9.0% |
| China | 4.7% |
| Colombia | 9.6% |
| Comoros | 3.8% |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 4.5% |
| Congo, Rep. | 19.9% |
| Costa Rica | 8.3% |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 2.3% |
| Croatia | 6.1% |
| Cyprus | 5.8% |
| Czechia | 2.6% |
| Denmark | 5.1% |
| Djibouti | 26.1% |
| Dominican Republic | 5.6% |
| Ecuador | 3.5% |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 6.8% |
| El Salvador | 3.0% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 8.2% |
| Estonia | 6.4% |
| Eswatini | 34.6% |
| Ethiopia | 3.4% |
| Fiji | 5.3% |
| Finland | 7.1% |
| France | 7.3% |
| Gabon | 20.2% |
| Gambia, The | 6.5% |
| Georgia | 11.5% |
| Germany | 3.1% |
| Ghana | 2.8% |
| Greece | 11.0% |
| Guatemala | 2.3% |
| Guinea | 5.1% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2.6% |
| Guyana | 11.9% |
| Haiti | 14.5% |
| Honduras | 6.1% |
| Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.9% |
| Hungary | 4.1% |
| Iceland | 3.5% |
| India | 4.2% |
| Indonesia | 3.3% |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 8.1% |
| Iraq | 15.2% |
| Ireland | 4.2% |
| Israel | 3.4% |
| Italy | 7.6% |
| Jamaica | 3.0% |
| Japan | 2.6% |
| Jordan | 16.6% |
| Kazakhstan | 4.8% |
| Kenya | 5.4% |
| Korea, Rep. | 2.7% |
| Kuwait | 2.1% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 3.5% |
| Lao PDR | 1.2% |
| Latvia | 6.5% |
| Lebanon | 11.0% |
| Lesotho | 16.3% |
| Liberia | 2.9% |
| Libya | 18.7% |
| Lithuania | 6.8% |
| Luxembourg | 5.2% |
| Macao SAR, China | 2.2% |
| Madagascar | 3.0% |
| Malawi | 5.0% |
| Malaysia | 3.9% |
| Maldives | 4.0% |
| Mali | 2.9% |
| Malta | 3.5% |
| Mauritania | 10.4% |
| Mauritius | 5.6% |
| Mexico | 2.8% |
| Moldova | 1.6% |
| Mongolia | 5.2% |
| Montenegro | 13.1% |
| Morocco | 8.9% |
| Mozambique | 6.7% |
| Myanmar | 3.0% |
| Namibia | 19.2% |
| Nepal | 10.4% |
| Netherlands | 3.5% |
| New Zealand | 3.7% |
| Nicaragua | 4.7% |
| Niger | 0.4% |
| Nigeria | 3.1% |
| North Macedonia | 13.2% |
| Norway | 3.6% |
| Oman | 3.2% |
| Pakistan | 5.2% |
| Panama | 6.5% |
| Papua New Guinea | 2.6% |
| Paraguay | 5.8% |
| Peru | 4.9% |
| Philippines | 2.2% |
| Poland | 2.7% |
| Portugal | 6.5% |
| Puerto Rico (US) | 5.7% |
| Qatar | 0.1% |
| Romania | 5.6% |
| Russian Federation | 3.1% |
| Rwanda | 12.4% |
| Samoa | 4.9% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 9.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 4.0% |
| Senegal | 2.8% |
| Serbia | 8.3% |
| Sierra Leone | 3.1% |
| Singapore | 3.4% |
| Slovak Republic | 5.8% |
| Slovenia | 3.7% |
| Solomon Islands | 1.4% |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 19.0% |
| South Africa | 32.1% |
| Spain | 12.2% |
| Sri Lanka | 4.5% |
| St. Lucia | 12.1% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.3% |
| Suriname | 7.7% |
| Sweden | 7.6% |
| Switzerland | 4.0% |
| Tajikistan | 7.0% |
| Tanzania | 1.6% |
| Thailand | 0.7% |
| Timor-Leste | 1.5% |
| Togo | 1.9% |
| Tonga | 1.7% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3.4% |
| Tunisia | 15.1% |
| Turkiye | 9.4% |
| Turkmenistan | 4.0% |
| Uganda | 2.8% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2.2% |
| United Kingdom | 4.0% |
| United States | 3.6% |
| Uruguay | 8.4% |
| Uzbekistan | 4.4% |
| Vanuatu | 5.0% |
| Viet Nam | 1.6% |
| Zambia | 5.9% |
| Zimbabwe | 9.3% |

Snapshot retrieval: 2026-11-01. Coverage is limited to the atlas comparison set. [Download and limitations](https://www.pluraterra.com/data/).