Economy · 2026
Unemployment rate by country, 2026
The share of the labour force without work and looking for it, as national statistics define it (definitions differ, so compare with care). Highest: Sudan (59.5%); lowest: Thailand (1.0%).
IMF projection World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Highest
- 1. Sudan59.5%
- 2. South Africa33.2%
- 3. Georgia13.9%
- 4. Armenia12.8%
- 5. Bosnia and Herzegovina12.2%
Lowest
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Darker = more people looking for work without finding it.
Unemployment, % of the labour force
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All 102 economies
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 59.5% | $30.9B | 53.3 million |
| 2 | South Africa | 33.2% | $489B | 65.5 million |
| 3 | Georgia | 13.9% | $44.1B | 3.8 million |
| 4 | Armenia | 12.8% | $33B | 2.9 million |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.2% | $37.3B | 3.1 million |
| 6 | Morocco | 12.2% | $196B | 38.8 million |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 11.5% | $21.2B | 1.8 million |
| 8 | Finland | 10.2% | $339B | 5.6 million |
| 9 | Ukraine | 10.2% | $229B | 39.5 million |
| 10 | Spain | 9.8% | $2.09T | 47.9 million |
| 11 | Chile | 9.5% | $402B | 19.9 million |
| 12 | Bahamas | 9.3% | $18.3B | 405 thousand |
| 13 | Iran | 9.2% | $312B | 93.2 million |
| 14 | Panama | 9.1% | $96.5B | 4.6 million |
| 15 | Colombia | 9.0% | $573B | 53.9 million |
| 16 | Suriname | 9.0% | $6B | 645 thousand |
| 17 | Albania | 8.7% | $32.8B | 2.8 million |
| 18 | Serbia | 8.6% | $111B | 6.6 million |
| 19 | Cabo Verde | 8.5% | $3.4B | 530 thousand |
| 20 | Sweden | 8.5% | $745B | 10.7 million |
| 21 | France | 8.4% | $3.55T | 66.7 million |
| 22 | Turkey | 8.2% | $1.82T | 87.9 million |
| 23 | Greece | 8.0% | $305B | 9.9 million |
| 24 | Argentina | 7.6% | $768B | 46 million |
| 25 | Uruguay | 7.5% | $95.2B | 3.4 million |
| 26 | Barbados | 7.3% | $8.3B | 283 thousand |
| 27 | Honduras | 7.1% | $41B | 11.2 million |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 7.0% | $115B | 5.2 million |
| 29 | Pakistan | 6.9% | $450B | 259 million |
| 30 | Estonia | 6.8% | $51B | 1.3 million |
| 31 | Lithuania | 6.8% | $105B | 2.8 million |
| 32 | Latvia | 6.7% | $53.2B | 1.8 million |
| 33 | Canada | 6.5% | $2.49T | 40.5 million |
| 34 | Romania | 6.5% | $470B | 18.8 million |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 6.4% | $108B | 687 thousand |
| 36 | Belgium | 6.2% | $773B | 11.8 million |
| 37 | Brazil | 6.2% | $2.65T | 214 million |
| 38 | Mauritius | 6.0% | $16.9B | 1.3 million |
| 39 | Portugal | 5.9% | $375B | 10.4 million |
| 40 | Slovakia | 5.8% | $167B | 5.5 million |
| 41 | Austria | 5.7% | $617B | 9.1 million |
| 42 | Italy | 5.6% | $2.7T | 58.9 million |
| 43 | New Zealand | 5.4% | $273B | 5.3 million |
| 44 | Philippines | 5.4% | $502B | 118 million |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | 5.4% | $133B | 3.2 million |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 5.3% | $89.2B | 10.5 million |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 5.3% | $145B | 11.6 million |
| 48 | United Kingdom | 5.3% | $4.27T | 69.9 million |
| 49 | China | 5.1% | $21.55T | 1.41 billion |
| 50 | Fiji | 5.0% | $6.6B | 937 thousand |
| 51 | India | 5.0% | $4.06T | 1.48 billion |
| 52 | Ireland | 5.0% | $710B | 5.4 million |
| 53 | Mongolia | 5.0% | $31.1B | 3.6 million |
| 54 | Peru | 5.0% | $400B | 34.9 million |
| 55 | Iceland | 4.8% | $42.8B | 402 thousand |
| 56 | Brunei | 4.7% | $18.9B | 470 thousand |
| 57 | Indonesia | 4.7% | $1.48T | 288 million |
| 58 | Paraguay | 4.7% | $64B | 7.1 million |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 4.6% | $398B | 21.1 million |
| 60 | Norway | 4.6% | $652B | 5.7 million |
| 61 | Bolivia | 4.5% | $53.8B | 12.7 million |
| 62 | Croatia | 4.5% | $116B | 3.8 million |
| 63 | Hungary | 4.5% | $266B | 9.6 million |
| 64 | Australia | 4.4% | $2.11T | 27.2 million |
| 65 | San Marino | 4.4% | $2.4B | 34 thousand |
| 66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.4% | $26.8B | 1.5 million |
| 67 | El Salvador | 4.3% | $39.4B | 6.4 million |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 4.3% | $178B | 37.7 million |
| 69 | United States | 4.2% | $32.64T | 349 million |
| 70 | Cyprus | 4.0% | $44.3B | 1.4 million |
| 71 | Germany | 4.0% | $5.47T | 83.6 million |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.0% | $26.7B | 7.4 million |
| 73 | Netherlands | 4.0% | $1.42T | 18.4 million |
| 74 | Aruba | 3.9% | $4.7B | 108 thousand |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 3.9% | $111B | 23.3 million |
| 76 | Slovenia | 3.9% | $88.9B | 2.1 million |
| 77 | Hong Kong | 3.8% | $455B | 7.4 million |
| 78 | Moldova | 3.8% | $22.2B | 3 million |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 3.4% | $147B | 6.7 million |
| 80 | Taiwan | 3.4% | $1.02T | 23 million |
| 81 | Poland | 3.2% | $1.13T | 37.8 million |
| 82 | Ecuador | 3.1% | $138B | 18.4 million |
| 83 | Israel | 3.1% | $747B | 9.6 million |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 3.1% | $25.4B | 7.1 million |
| 85 | Switzerland | 3.0% | $1.14T | 9 million |
| 86 | Czechia | 3.0% | $428B | 10.5 million |
| 87 | Denmark | 3.0% | $499B | 6 million |
| 88 | Malta | 3.0% | $30.5B | 549 thousand |
| 89 | Malaysia | 3.0% | $547B | 36.4 million |
| 90 | South Korea | 2.8% | $2.25T | 51.6 million |
| 91 | Mexico | 2.8% | $2.18T | 133 million |
| 92 | Seychelles | 2.6% | $2.4B | 135 thousand |
| 93 | Belarus | 2.5% | $108B | 8.9 million |
| 94 | Japan | 2.5% | $4.34T | 122 million |
| 95 | Liechtenstein | 2.3% | $9.6B | 40 thousand |
| 96 | Russia | 2.2% | $2.86T | 143 million |
| 97 | Singapore | 2.1% | $668B | 5.9 million |
| 98 | Vietnam | 2.1% | $542B | 102 million |
| 99 | Belize | 2.0% | $3.4B | 429 thousand |
| 100 | Macao | 1.7% | $54.7B | 723 thousand |
| 101 | Andorra | 1.5% | $4.9B | 84 thousand |
| 102 | Thailand | 1.0% | $599B | 71.6 million |
T = trillion, B = billion US dollars. Countries with a full page are linked. Figures for 2026 and later are IMF projections; earlier years are IMF estimates from national data.
Questions
Which country has the highest unemployment?
Sudan (59.5% in 2026), then South Africa (33.2%), Georgia (13.9%), Armenia (12.8%).
Which countries have the lowest unemployment?
Thailand (1.0%), Vietnam (2.1%), Singapore (2.1%), Russia (2.2%).
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Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026). Reused with credit to the IMF. Figures are in current US dollars (or international dollars at purchasing power parity) unless stated.