Unemployment rate (9/26/2025) by country
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate (9/26/2025) is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 22.56 in Nigeria; the lowest is 1 in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.84, and the mean is 5.83.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 343.1%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong (China) (down 50.7%).
Unemployment rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 22.56 | 2018 | up 343.1% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 9.96 | 2031 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 3 | Egypt | 9.45 | 2031 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 9.14 | 2031 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 9 | 2031 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 6 | Honduras | 6.5 | 2031 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 6.26 | 2031 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 8 | Estonia | 6.21 | 2031 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 9 | Lithuania | 5.9 | 2031 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 2031 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 11 | India | 4.94 | 2031 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 12 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.75 | 2031 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 13 | Australia | 4.46 | 2031 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 3.5 | 2024 | down 38.8% | flat |
| 15 | Taïwan | 3.35 | 2031 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 3.18 | 2031 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Ecuador | 3.1 | 2031 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 18 | Korea | 2.8 | 2031 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 19 | Hong Kong (China) | 2.67 | 2031 | down 50.7% | rising |
| 20 | Japan | 2.53 | 2031 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 21 | Singapore | 2.1 | 2031 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 22 | Thailand | 1 | 2031 | down 47.4% | volatile |
About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.