Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age) by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
0.4%
Georgia
Lowest
0.0%
Senegal
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,339
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age) is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 0.4% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.0% in Senegal.
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 31.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 475.2%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 90.5%).
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4% | 2017 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 2 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 4 | Djibouti | 0.3% | 2017 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 5 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2020 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 6 | Greece | 0.3% | 2016 | up 147.2% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 0.2% | 2016 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 156.3% | falling |
| 10 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 11 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 12 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | up 300.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 15 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 16 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2013 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 17 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2016 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 18 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.2% | 2002 | up 265.5% | rising |
| 19 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 20 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 22 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2021 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 23 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 24 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 63.3% | falling |
| 25 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | up 159.0% | falling |
| 26 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 28 | Belize | 0.1% | 1999 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 29 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2021 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 31 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 32 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2013 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 33 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 34 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2014 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 87.3% | falling |
| 36 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 37 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 38 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 95.0% | falling |
| 39 | India | 0.1% | 2019 | up 152.8% | rising |
| 40 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 43 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 44 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 32.8% | falling |
| 45 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 46 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 29.7% | flat |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2016 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 48 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 49 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 50 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | up 125.7% | rising |
| 51 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2016 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 52 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 53 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2014 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 55 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | up 43.6% | flat |
| 56 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 57 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2016 | up 475.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 59 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 60 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2020 | up 46.9% | falling |
| 61 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 275.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2018 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 65 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | up 312.5% | falling |
| 66 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | up 38.7% | falling |
| 67 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 68 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 69 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 70 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 75 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2019 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 76 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 77 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 78 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | up 261.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2004 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 80 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2019 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2018 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 84 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2020 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 85 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2018 | down 62.6% | rising |
| 86 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2013 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 88 | Malta | 0.0% | 2016 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 89 | Romania | 0.0% | 2018 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2017 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 92 | China | 0.0% | 2013 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | down 53.8% | flat |
| 94 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | down 53.0% | flat |
| 95 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 96 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | up 157.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 90.5% | volatile |