Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) by country
Countries reporting
108
Highest
0.4%
Kosovo
Lowest
0.0%
Niger
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,528
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) is currently reported for 108 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 158.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 828.6%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 95.1%).
Unemployment rate, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4% | 2017 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 3 | Georgia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 4 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2020 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 5 | Albania | 0.3% | 2019 | up 124.3% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 0.2% | 2016 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 9 | Gambia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 295.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Djibouti | 0.2% | 2017 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 11 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 303.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2018 | up 416.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2010 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 14 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | up 314.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 16 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 17 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2016 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 0.2% | 2016 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 20 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 27.7% | flat |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2019 | down 40.2% | flat |
| 23 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2014 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 35.5% | falling |
| 26 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 27 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 29 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2019 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 71.3% | falling |
| 31 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 32 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2021 | up 135.2% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 36 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 37 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2013 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 38 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2021 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 40 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | up 214.8% | falling |
| 41 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2016 | up 510.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 142.0% | rising |
| 44 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1% | 2006 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 45 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 46 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 47 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 48 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2020 | up 610.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Belize | 0.1% | 1999 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2016 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 302.6% | rising |
| 52 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 53 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 54 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 55 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 56 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 57 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 58 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2021 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 59 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 78.0% | falling |
| 60 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | up 237.4% | rising |
| 61 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 62 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 63 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2019 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2011 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 65 | India | 0.0% | 2019 | up 187.6% | rising |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2019 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 68 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 69 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2021 | up 34.5% | falling |
| 70 | Mauritius | 0.0% | 2017 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2014 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Pakistan | 0.0% | 2020 | up 828.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | up 63.3% | flat |
| 74 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | up 155.5% | volatile |
| 75 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 76 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2021 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Peru | 0.0% | 2021 | up 65.0% | falling |
| 78 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Kenya | 0.0% | 2019 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 80 | Philippines | 0.0% | 2019 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 81 | Malta | 0.0% | 2016 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2013 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | up 26.4% | flat |
| 84 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2018 | down 64.4% | rising |
| 85 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2019 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | up 292.0% | rising |
| 87 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2018 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2020 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 89 | Romania | 0.0% | 2018 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2016 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 91 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2016 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 92 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2018 | up 76.4% | falling |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2019 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 94 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2018 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2016 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2013 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2014 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 98 | China | 0.0% | 2013 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2014 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 100 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2019 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 101 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 102 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 103 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 104 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | up 288.7% | falling |
| 106 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Togo | 0.0% | 2018 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Niger | 0.0% | 2018 | down 95.1% | volatile |