Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability by country
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS (%).
Countries reporting
54
Highest
24.6%
Botswana
Lowest
0.2%
Cambodia
Median
5.8%
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
815
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 24.6% in Botswana; the lowest is 0.2% in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.8%, and the mean is 7.1%.
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 in people with vs. without disability: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 24.6% | 2024 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 2 | Palestine | 24.4% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 3 | Serbia | 23.3% | 2024 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 15.8% | 2024 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 5 | Greece | 13.8% | 2024 | down 52.7% | rising |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 12.2% | 2024 | up 140.2% | rising |
| 7 | Rwanda | 11.3% | 2024 | up 837.2% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 10.3% | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 9 | Portugal | 9.8% | 2024 | down 54.1% | flat |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 9.7% | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 11 | France | 9.7% | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 12 | Croatia | 9.2% | 2024 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 8.9% | 2024 | down 22.5% | flat |
| 14 | Armenia | 8.3% | 2023 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 15 | Italy | 8.1% | 2024 | down 48.8% | flat |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 8.1% | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 8.0% | 2022 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 18 | Sweden | 7.4% | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 7.0% | 2024 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 20 | Cyprus | 6.9% | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Latvia | 6.6% | 2024 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 22 | Hungary | 6.5% | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 23 | Austria | 6.2% | 2024 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 6.2% | 2024 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 6.1% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 26 | Denmark | 6.0% | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 27 | Mongolia | 5.8% | 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 | 5.7% | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 5.6% | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 32 | Germany | 5.3% | 2022 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 33 | Poland | 5.0% | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 4.9% | 2024 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 4.8% | 2024 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 4.7% | 2023 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 37 | Czechia | 4.7% | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 38 | Ireland | 4.5% | 2024 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 39 | United States | 4.1% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 40 | Ghana | 4.0% | 2024 | up 80.5% | falling |
| 41 | Norway | 3.9% | 2024 | up 26.2% | flat |
| 42 | Bolivia | 3.8% | 2019 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 43 | Switzerland | 3.8% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 3.8% | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 45 | Netherlands | 3.7% | 2024 | down 46.3% | rising |
| 46 | Indonesia | 3.3% | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 47 | Israel | 3.2% | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 48 | Malta | 2.6% | 2020 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 49 | Seychelles | 2.6% | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 50 | Iceland | 2.4% | 2016 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Moldova | 1.5% | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Romania | 1.1% | 2024 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 53 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2019 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 54 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 43.2% | volatile |
About this data
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS (%).