Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
0.4%
Kosovo
Lowest
0.0%
Niger
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,633
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 0.4% in Kosovo; the lowest is 0.0% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 111.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 616.4%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 95.4%).
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4% | 2017 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 3 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 4 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2020 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 5 | Djibouti | 0.3% | 2017 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 6 | Albania | 0.3% | 2019 | up 106.8% | rising |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% | 2018 | up 429.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Gambia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 254.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Greece | 0.3% | 2016 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 10 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 0.2% | 2016 | up 98.5% | rising |
| 12 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 283.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 14 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2010 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 15 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | up 299.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 24.2% | flat |
| 17 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 19 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2% | 2019 | down 41.1% | flat |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 0.2% | 2016 | up 85.5% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2016 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 23 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2014 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 25 | Puerto Rico | 0.2% | 2005 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 27 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2021 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 26.7% | flat |
| 29 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2019 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 39.3% | falling |
| 31 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 32 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2013 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 33 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 247.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 71.1% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2021 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 37 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 39 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | up 161.4% | falling |
| 40 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 41 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 42 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2016 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2016 | up 442.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 45 | Belize | 0.1% | 1999 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 46 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1% | 2006 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 0.1% | 2016 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 48 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 49 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 50 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 35.2% | falling |
| 51 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 52 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 53 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 54 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2017 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 55 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 56 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2021 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 57 | India | 0.1% | 2019 | up 141.9% | rising |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2016 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 59 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2020 | up 402.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 61 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2011 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 64 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 65 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 66 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | up 146.4% | rising |
| 67 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | up 54.4% | falling |
| 68 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 69 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 70 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 78.4% | falling |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2014 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 72 | Australia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 19.7% | flat |
| 73 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 616.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 76 | Kenya | 0.1% | 2019 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 77 | Peru | 0.0% | 2021 | up 42.1% | falling |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2013 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2016 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 80 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2019 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 81 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | up 40.8% | flat |
| 82 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | up 183.9% | volatile |
| 83 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 84 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2021 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 85 | United States | 0.0% | 2018 | down 62.1% | rising |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | up 248.0% | rising |
| 87 | Romania | 0.0% | 2018 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 88 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2018 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Malta | 0.0% | 2016 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 90 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2020 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 92 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2019 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 93 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | up 28.8% | flat |
| 94 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2014 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 95 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2016 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2018 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2016 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2015 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 99 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2018 | up 68.7% | falling |
| 100 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2014 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2009 | up 225.0% | rising |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2013 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 103 | China | 0.0% | 2013 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | down 50.9% | rising |
| 105 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 107 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | up 204.2% | rising |
| 108 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Togo | 0.0% | 2018 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Niger | 0.0% | 2018 | down 95.4% | volatile |