Unemployment (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
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 7,314 in United States; the lowest is 1.33 in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 295.97, and the mean is 799.61.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,483.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 476.2%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 87.9%).
Unemployment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7,314 | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 2 | Indonesia | 4,763 | 2023 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 3 | Russia | 4,321 | 2020 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 3,856 | 2025 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 5 | France | 3,359 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 2,250 | 2025 | down 50.4% | flat |
| 7 | Germany | 2,226 | 2022 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 8 | Colombia | 2,193 | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 1,756 | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 10 | Peru | 805.07 | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 11 | Chile | 804.1 | 2022 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 12 | Tanzania | 773.13 | 2024 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Serbia | 708.42 | 2025 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 687.88 | 2024 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 590.77 | 2025 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 580.04 | 2025 | up 349.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Greece | 543.28 | 2025 | down 58.9% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 536 | 2025 | down 43.9% | flat |
| 19 | Ghana | 522.42 | 2024 | up 95.4% | falling |
| 20 | Zambia | 430.19 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 21 | Sweden | 427.45 | 2025 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 22 | Palestine | 367.02 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 23 | Rwanda | 363.63 | 2025 | up 460.2% | rising |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 358.65 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 357.39 | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 26 | Cambodia | 341.96 | 2025 | up 476.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Netherlands | 339 | 2025 | down 37.8% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 333.94 | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 297.69 | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 30 | Belgium | 294.24 | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 31 | Senegal | 286.1 | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 282.81 | 2019 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 33 | Botswana | 278.7 | 2024 | up 132.3% | rising |
| 34 | Bolivia | 277.27 | 2024 | up 164.5% | rising |
| 35 | Cote d'Ivoire | 273.97 | 2022 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 36 | Finland | 268.1 | 2025 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 37 | Czechia | 265.12 | 2025 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 38 | Switzerland | 181.82 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 181.46 | 2025 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 40 | Ireland | 169.23 | 2025 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 41 | Lithuania | 165.19 | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 163.59 | 2025 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 43 | Israel | 150.33 | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 44 | Slovakia | 142.71 | 2025 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 137.08 | 2025 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 46 | Armenia | 110.41 | 2023 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 47 | Norway | 89.76 | 2025 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 48 | Mongolia | 78.21 | 2025 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 49 | Slovenia | 69.83 | 2025 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 50 | Togo | 67.42 | 2022 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Latvia | 62.28 | 2025 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 52 | Estonia | 50.49 | 2025 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 53 | Romania | 48.05 | 2025 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Cyprus | 32.42 | 2025 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 18.44 | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 56 | Moldova | 18.27 | 2025 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 57 | Iceland | 4.17 | 2016 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Seychelles | 1.33 | 2025 | down 24.8% | 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 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. 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. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.