LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for persons ages 25 to 54 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) by country
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have...
What the numbers show
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for persons ages 25 to 54 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 42.96 in Kosovo; the lowest is 0.194 in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.14, and the mean is 9.01.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 221.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 1,430.3%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 74.8%).
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo | 42.96 | 2021 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 2 | Namibia | 29.79 | 2018 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 3 | Zambia | 25.99 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 4 | Rwanda | 22.19 | 2025 | up 1,430.3% | rising |
| 5 | Tanzania | 16.72 | 2024 | up 315.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Turkey | 15.16 | 2013 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 7 | Angola | 15.13 | 2025 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 8 | Honduras | 14.29 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 9 | Montenegro | 14.11 | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 10 | Guatemala | 13.48 | 2024 | up 606.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Serbia | 13.2 | 2019 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 12 | Kenya | 12.99 | 2022 | up 233.2% | flat |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 12.63 | 2025 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 14 | Chile | 12.35 | 2025 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 15 | Italy | 12.15 | 2020 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 12.11 | 2024 | down 50.4% | rising |
| 17 | Moldova | 10.38 | 2005 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 18 | Albania | 9.59 | 2024 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 19 | France | 9.48 | 2004 | — | flat |
| 20 | Fiji | 9.21 | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 9.2 | 2024 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 22 | Greece | 9.16 | 2025 | down 60.2% | rising |
| 23 | Cyprus | 9.07 | 2020 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 8.69 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 25 | Panama | 8.65 | 2025 | up 115.3% | rising |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 8.42 | 2025 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 27 | Armenia | 8.37 | 2023 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 28 | Finland | 8.31 | 2020 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 8.25 | 2025 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 30 | Colombia | 8.22 | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 8.18 | 2014 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 8.16 | 2025 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 8.14 | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 34 | Portugal | 7.87 | 2020 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 35 | Uruguay | 7.79 | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 36 | Mongolia | 7.38 | 2017 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 37 | Lithuania | 7.33 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 38 | Belize | 7.25 | 2017 | — | falling |
| 39 | Paraguay | 7.05 | 2017 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 40 | Austria | 6.97 | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 6.83 | 2025 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 42 | Romania | 6.54 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 43 | Belgium | 5.76 | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 44 | Ireland | 5.52 | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 5.34 | 2024 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 46 | Bolivia | 5.32 | 2024 | up 51.9% | falling |
| 47 | Germany | 5.21 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 48 | Iran | 5.14 | 2024 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 49 | Mauritius | 5.12 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 50 | Netherlands | 5.07 | 2020 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 51 | Croatia | 4.62 | 2024 | down 74.8% | falling |
| 52 | Hungary | 4.43 | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 53 | Pakistan | 4.13 | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 54 | United States | 3.86 | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 3.83 | 2019 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 3.54 | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 57 | Philippines | 3.48 | 2023 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 58 | Slovenia | 3.42 | 2024 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 59 | Malta | 3.03 | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 60 | El Salvador | 2.84 | 2025 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 61 | Poland | 2.35 | 2025 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Myanmar | 1.42 | 2020 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 63 | Thailand | 1.15 | 2021 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 64 | Vietnam | 0.905 | 2024 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 65 | Cambodia | 0.194 | 2023 | down 49.6% | volatile |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force, in this case for persons of prime age (i.e., persons ages 25 to 54), that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.