Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability by country
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS (%)
Countries reporting
50
Highest
27.1%
Serbia
Lowest
0.4%
Cambodia
Median
5.9%
Years covered
21
2004–2024
Data points
762
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 27.1% in Serbia; the lowest is 0.4% in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.9%, and the mean is 7.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 66.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 920.7%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 75.7%).
Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 27.1% | 2022 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 2 | Palestine | 24.4% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 3 | Botswana | 23.4% | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 16.2% | 2023 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 5 | Greece | 14.7% | 2023 | down 50.1% | rising |
| 6 | Rwanda | 12.3% | 2023 | up 920.7% | rising |
| 7 | Croatia | 11.9% | 2023 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 8 | France | 10.5% | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 10.3% | 2023 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 10 | Portugal | 10.1% | 2023 | down 55.1% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 9.9% | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 9.4% | 2023 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 8.9% | 2023 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 14 | Armenia | 8.5% | 2021 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 8.1% | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 8.0% | 2022 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 17 | Latvia | 7.9% | 2023 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 18 | Slovenia | 7.9% | 2023 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 19 | Finland | 7.7% | 2023 | down 26.6% | flat |
| 20 | Slovakia | 7.2% | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 21 | Cyprus | 6.6% | 2023 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Belgium | 6.0% | 2023 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 6.0% | 2023 | down 31.1% | flat |
| 24 | Austria | 5.9% | 2023 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 5.9% | 2023 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 5.9% | 2023 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 27 | Estonia | 5.8% | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 28 | Hungary | 5.7% | 2023 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 29 | Russia | 5.7% | 2020 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 30 | Germany | 5.7% | 2021 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 32 | Mongolia | 5.2% | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 4.9% | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 4.8% | 2023 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 4.6% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 37 | Netherlands | 4.2% | 2023 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 38 | Czechia | 4.2% | 2023 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 39 | United States | 3.8% | 2024 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 40 | Bolivia | 3.8% | 2019 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 3.5% | 2023 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 42 | Switzerland | 3.4% | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 43 | Indonesia | 3.3% | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 44 | Israel | 3.2% | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 45 | Norway | 3.1% | 2023 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 47 | Ghana | 2.9% | 2022 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 48 | Senegal | 2.9% | 2022 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 49 | Iceland | 2.4% | 2016 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Moldova | 1.6% | 2023 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Romania | 1.1% | 2023 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 52 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2019 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 53 | Cambodia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 21.2% | falling |
About this data
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS (%)