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Unemployment Rate by Country

118 countries ranked lowest to highest · Data: 2026

Top 10

1Thailand
1.0%
2Andorra
1.6%
3Macao
1.7%
4Singapore
2.1%
5Czech Republic
2.4%
6Malta
2.5%
7Tajikistan
2.5%
8Vietnam
2.5%
9Belize
2.6%
10Japan
2.6%
#CountryValue (%)YearPeak
1Thailand1.0%20264.4% (1998)
2Andorra1.6%20266.2% (2013)
3Macao1.7%20266.4% (2001)
4Singapore2.1%20266.3% (1982)
5Czech Republic2.4%20268.8% (2000)
6Malta2.5%202612.5% (1983)
7Tajikistan2.5%20113.2% (1999)
8Vietnam2.5%202612.3% (1990)
9Belize2.6%202618.5% (2010)
10Japan2.6%20265.4% (2002)
11Liechtenstein2.7%20264.0% (2014)
12Belarus2.9%20268.8% (1996)
13Denmark3.0%20269.5% (1993)
14Malaysia3.0%20268.3% (1986)
15Seychelles3.0%20267.7% (1995)
16Korea, Republic of3.0%20267.0% (1998)
17Mexico3.1%20266.2% (1995)
18Poland3.1%202620.2% (2002)
19Russian Federation3.1%202613.0% (1999)
20Switzerland3.1%20265.2% (1997)
21Israel3.2%202613.4% (2003)
22Hong Kong3.3%20267.9% (2003)
23Bulgaria3.4%202618.1% (2000)
24Germany3.4%202611.0% (2005)
25Nicaragua3.4%202617.1% (1994)
26Taiwan Province of China3.4%20265.9% (2009)
27Bhutan3.5%20235.9% (2022)
28Moldova3.5%202615.0% (1994)
29Saudi Arabia3.5%20247.7% (2020)
30Ecuador3.8%202613.1% (1999)
31Philippines3.9%202611.8% (2004)
32Iceland4.0%20268.3% (2010)
33Kyrgyz Republic4.0%202612.5% (2002)
34Netherlands4.0%20268.3% (1983)
35Slovenia4.0%202610.1% (2013)
36Trinidad and Tobago4.1%202619.8% (1993)
37Hungary4.2%202611.3% (1993)
38Jamaica4.2%202427.6% (1982)
39Norway4.2%20265.9% (1992)
40Australia4.3%202610.9% (1993)
41United States4.3%20259.7% (1982)
42San Marino4.5%20269.2% (2015)
43Uzbekistan4.5%202610.5% (2020)
44Aruba4.6%202619.6% (1986)
45Ireland4.6%202619.0% (1991)
46Kazakhstan4.6%202613.5% (1999)
47Brunei Darussalam4.7%20269.3% (2018)
48Cyprus4.7%202616.1% (2014)
49United Kingdom4.7%202611.8% (1984)
50Sri Lanka4.8%202415.9% (1990)
51El Salvador4.9%202610.2% (1988)
52India4.9%20268.9% (2018)
53Croatia5.0%202621.8% (2002)
54Fiji5.0%202613.4% (2020)
55Indonesia5.0%202611.2% (2005)
56Mongolia5.0%202611.6% (2009)
57Bolivia5.1%20258.7% (2002)
58China5.1%20265.6% (2020)
59New Zealand5.1%202610.7% (1992)
60Paraguay5.2%20269.4% (2002)
61Azerbaijan5.3%202611.8% (2000)
62Dominican Republic5.3%20269.5% (1992)
63Austria5.6%20266.5% (2016)
64Slovakia5.6%202619.5% (2001)
65Romania5.8%202611.0% (1994)
66Mauritius5.9%202620.6% (1982)
67Puerto Rico6.0%202623.4% (1983)
68Lithuania6.1%202617.8% (2010)
69Bahrain6.2%20246.3% (2023)
70Belgium6.2%202611.5% (1982)
71Luxembourg6.2%20267.1% (2014)
72Portugal6.3%202617.2% (2013)
73Peru6.5%202613.0% (2020)
74Argentina6.6%202622.5% (2002)
75Canada6.6%202612.0% (1983)
76Latvia6.6%202620.7% (1996)
77Italy6.7%202612.8% (2014)
78Brazil7.3%202613.8% (2020)
79Egypt7.3%202613.4% (2014)
80Estonia7.4%202616.7% (2010)
81France7.5%202610.9% (1997)
82Pakistan7.5%20268.5% (2023)
83Panama7.7%202618.9% (1989)
84Barbados7.8%202624.4% (1993)
85Costa Rica8.0%202620.0% (2020)
86Honduras8.0%202610.9% (2020)
87Uruguay8.0%202617.2% (2003)
88Chile8.3%202621.0% (1983)
89Turkey8.3%202613.7% (2019)
90Greece8.4%202627.5% (2013)
91Sweden8.4%202611.2% (1993)
92Cabo Verde8.5%202626.0% (1992)
93Serbia8.6%202624.6% (2012)
94Syria8.6%201016.8% (1997)
95Albania8.7%202626.5% (1992)
96Finland8.7%202616.7% (1994)
97Suriname9.0%202613.8% (2000)
98Bahamas, The9.1%202625.9% (2020)
99Iran9.2%202616.6% (2001)
100Colombia9.8%202616.7% (2020)
101Ukraine10.2%202624.5% (2022)
102Spain10.7%202626.1% (2013)
103Kosovo10.9%202335.3% (2014)
104Algeria11.4%201929.5% (2000)
105Lebanon11.5%202313.3% (2020)
106Bosnia and Herzegovina12.6%202670.0% (1995)
107Morocco12.7%202616.0% (1995)
108North Macedonia 12.7%202637.3% (2005)
109Armenia13.3%202638.4% (2001)
110São Tomé and Príncipe13.5%201717.6% (2002)
111Georgia13.9%202627.2% (2010)
112Tunisia16.4%202318.9% (2011)
113Jordan22.0%202324.1% (2021)
114Nigeria22.6%201822.6% (2018)
115West Bank and Gaza24.4%202231.2% (2002)
116South Africa32.7%202634.3% (2021)
117Venezuela35.6%201835.6% (2018)
118Sudan58.0%202660.8% (2024)

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