Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS (%) by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
24.4%
Botswana
Lowest
0.3%
Cambodia
Median
6.1%
Years covered
22
2004β2025
Data points
820
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS (%) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 24.4% in Botswana; the lowest is 0.3% in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.1%, and the mean is 7.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 94.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 868.4%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 75.6%).
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 24.4% | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 2 | Serbia | 23.9% | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 16.1% | 2024 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 4 | Greece | 14.1% | 2024 | down 52.6% | rising |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 12.1% | 2024 | up 154.3% | rising |
| 6 | Rwanda | 11.3% | 2024 | up 868.4% | rising |
| 7 | Lithuania | 10.6% | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 8 | France | 10.5% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 9 | Portugal | 10.0% | 2024 | down 54.0% | flat |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 9.7% | 2024 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 11 | Finland | 9.5% | 2024 | down 19.7% | flat |
| 12 | Croatia | 9.4% | 2024 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 13 | Armenia | 8.3% | 2023 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 8.2% | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 8.2% | 2024 | down 48.9% | flat |
| 16 | Chile | 8.1% | 2022 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 7.7% | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 18 | Austria | 7.4% | 2024 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 7.2% | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 20 | Latvia | 7.1% | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 21 | Cyprus | 7.0% | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Hungary | 6.8% | 2024 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 6.6% | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 6.4% | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 6.3% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 26 | Mongolia | 5.8% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 5.8% | 2020 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 27 | Germany | 5.8% | 2022 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 29 | Senegal | 5.8% | 2024 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 30 | Belgium | 5.8% | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 31 | Zambia | 5.7% | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 32 | Czechia | 5.3% | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 33 | Poland | 5.1% | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 5.0% | 2024 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 4.9% | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 36 | Ireland | 4.8% | 2024 | down 72.0% | falling |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 4.7% | 2023 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.4% | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 39 | Ghana | 4.0% | 2024 | up 82.9% | falling |
| 40 | Norway | 3.9% | 2024 | up 23.1% | flat |
| 40 | Switzerland | 3.9% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.8% | 2024 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 43 | Israel | 3.4% | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 44 | Indonesia | 3.3% | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 45 | Malta | 2.7% | 2020 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 46 | Seychelles | 2.6% | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 47 | Iceland | 2.5% | 2016 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Romania | 1.2% | 2024 | down 75.6% | falling |
| 49 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2019 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 50 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 40.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- State of Palestine 24.4%
- United States of America 4.3%
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.8%
- United Republic of Tanzania 2.4%
- Republic of Moldova 1.4%