Unemployment rate by disability by country
Countries reporting
54
Highest
24.55
Botswana
Lowest
0.25
Cambodia
Median
5.8
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
815
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate by disability is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 24.55 in Botswana; the lowest is 0.25 in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.8, and the mean is 7.06.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 98.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 837.2%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 76.3%).
Unemployment rate by disability: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 24.55 | 2024 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 2 | Palestine | 24.38 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 3 | Serbia | 23.3 | 2024 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 15.76 | 2024 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 5 | Greece | 13.79 | 2024 | down 52.7% | rising |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 12.2 | 2024 | up 140.2% | rising |
| 7 | Rwanda | 11.34 | 2024 | up 837.2% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 10.29 | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 9 | Portugal | 9.77 | 2024 | down 54.1% | flat |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 9.71 | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 11 | France | 9.68 | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 12 | Croatia | 9.18 | 2024 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 8.87 | 2024 | down 22.5% | flat |
| 14 | Armenia | 8.32 | 2023 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 15 | Italy | 8.08 | 2024 | down 48.8% | flat |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 8.07 | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 8 | 2022 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 18 | Sweden | 7.4 | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 6.98 | 2024 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 20 | Cyprus | 6.87 | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Latvia | 6.63 | 2024 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 22 | Hungary | 6.53 | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 23 | Austria | 6.2 | 2024 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 6.17 | 2024 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 6.08 | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 26 | Denmark | 6.03 | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 27 | Mongolia | 5.81 | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 28 | Senegal | 5.8 | 2024 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 29 | Russia | 5.7 | 2020 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 5.69 | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 5.59 | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 32 | Germany | 5.29 | 2022 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 33 | Poland | 4.98 | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 4.87 | 2024 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 4.81 | 2024 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 4.72 | 2023 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 37 | Czechia | 4.71 | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 38 | Ireland | 4.53 | 2024 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 39 | United States | 4.07 | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 40 | Ghana | 3.97 | 2024 | up 80.5% | falling |
| 41 | Norway | 3.85 | 2024 | up 26.2% | flat |
| 42 | Bolivia | 3.81 | 2019 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 43 | Switzerland | 3.8 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 3.75 | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 45 | Netherlands | 3.67 | 2024 | down 46.3% | rising |
| 46 | Indonesia | 3.31 | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 47 | Israel | 3.19 | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 48 | Malta | 2.63 | 2020 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 49 | Seychelles | 2.6 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 50 | Iceland | 2.44 | 2016 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Moldova | 1.47 | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Romania | 1.12 | 2024 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 53 | Thailand | 0.76 | 2019 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 54 | Cambodia | 0.25 | 2023 | down 43.2% | volatile |