Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+) 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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The unemployed comprise all...
What the numbers show
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+) is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 7,314 in United States; the lowest is 2.31 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 207.58, and the mean is 636.15.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,168.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 250.1%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 83.2%).
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7,314 | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 2 | Brazil | 6,346 | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 2,608 | 2025 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 4 | France | 2,451 | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 5 | Japan | 1,760 | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 1,756 | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 1,692 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 8 | Angola | 1,644 | 2025 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 9 | Russia | 1,603 | 2025 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 10 | Italy | 1,576 | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 11 | Canada | 1,539 | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 12 | Vietnam | 1,078 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 13 | Chile | 922.97 | 2025 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 883.71 | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 15 | South Korea | 828.68 | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 16 | Rwanda | 682.52 | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 635.74 | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 18 | Zambia | 587.88 | 2024 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 19 | Jordan | 577.43 | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 541.26 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 21 | Ghana | 522.42 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 510.48 | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 500.27 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 24 | Taiwan | 460 | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 25 | Greece | 420.77 | 2025 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands | 396.12 | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 27 | Cambodia | 341.96 | 2025 | up 250.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Belgium | 339.27 | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 327.69 | 2025 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 30 | Botswana | 295.59 | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 277.77 | 2025 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 32 | Austria | 275.97 | 2025 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 33 | Serbia | 259.95 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 34 | Switzerland | 248.54 | 2025 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 35 | Hungary | 216.48 | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 36 | Denmark | 208.9 | 2025 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 37 | Georgia | 206.25 | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 185.18 | 2025 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 39 | Armenia | 182.04 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 40 | Panama | 178.31 | 2025 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 173.47 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 42 | New Zealand | 159.8 | 2025 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 151.04 | 2025 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 150.51 | 2025 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 45 | Slovakia | 149.54 | 2025 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 46 | Uruguay | 140.37 | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 47 | Hong Kong | 139.21 | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 48 | Ireland | 137.16 | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 49 | Norway | 136.32 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 50 | Israel | 134.28 | 2025 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 51 | Lithuania | 107.83 | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 106.86 | 2025 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 53 | El Salvador | 90.11 | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 54 | Croatia | 86.82 | 2025 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 55 | Singapore | 79.95 | 2025 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 56 | Mongolia | 78.35 | 2025 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 57 | Latvia | 65.8 | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 58 | Estonia | 56.17 | 2025 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 59 | Kosovo | 51.96 | 2024 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 60 | Slovenia | 40.19 | 2025 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 61 | Moldova | 31.55 | 2025 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 62 | Guyana | 26.58 | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.6 | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 64 | Cyprus | 22.97 | 2025 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 22.73 | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 66 | New Caledonia | 12.76 | 2023 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 67 | Iceland | 10.54 | 2025 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 68 | Malta | 10.37 | 2025 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 69 | Macao | 10.3 | 2020 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 70 | Barbados | 8.12 | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 71 | Belize | 3.6 | 2025 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Qatar | 2.31 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The unemployed comprise all persons of working age who were: a) without work during the reference period, i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment; b) currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; and c) seeking work, i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.