Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS (%) by country
Countries reporting
58
Highest
24.4%
Botswana
Lowest
0.3%
Cambodia
Median
5.8%
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
870
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS (%) is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 24.4% in Botswana; the lowest is 0.3% in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.8%, and the mean is 7.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 94.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 39 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 (%) (disability): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 24.4% | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 2 | State of Palestine | 24.4% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 3 | Serbia | 23.9% | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 16.1% | 2024 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 5 | Greece | 14.1% | 2024 | down 52.6% | rising |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 12.1% | 2024 | up 154.3% | rising |
| 7 | Rwanda | 11.3% | 2024 | up 868.4% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 10.6% | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 9 | France | 10.5% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 10.0% | 2024 | down 54.0% | flat |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 9.7% | 2024 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 12 | Finland | 9.5% | 2024 | down 19.7% | flat |
| 13 | Croatia | 9.4% | 2024 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 14 | Armenia | 8.3% | 2023 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 8.2% | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 8.2% | 2024 | down 48.9% | flat |
| 17 | Chile | 8.1% | 2022 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 18 | Sweden | 7.7% | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 19 | Austria | 7.4% | 2024 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 20 | Slovenia | 7.2% | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 7.1% | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 22 | Cyprus | 7.0% | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Hungary | 6.8% | 2024 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 6.6% | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 6.4% | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 6.3% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 27 | Mongolia | 5.8% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 28 | Russian Federation | 5.8% | 2020 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 28 | Germany | 5.8% | 2022 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 28 | Russia | 5.8% | 2020 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 31 | Senegal | 5.8% | 2024 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 32 | Belgium | 5.8% | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 33 | Zambia | 5.7% | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 34 | Czechia | 5.3% | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 5.1% | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 5.0% | 2024 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 37 | Peru | 4.9% | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 38 | Ireland | 4.8% | 2024 | down 72.0% | falling |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 4.7% | 2023 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.4% | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 4.4% | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 42 | United States | 4.3% | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 43 | Ghana | 4.0% | 2024 | up 82.9% | falling |
| 44 | Norway | 3.9% | 2024 | up 23.1% | flat |
| 44 | Switzerland | 3.9% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.8% | 2019 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 47 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.8% | 2024 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 48 | Israel | 3.4% | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 49 | Indonesia | 3.3% | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 50 | Malta | 2.7% | 2020 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 51 | Seychelles | 2.6% | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 52 | Iceland | 2.5% | 2016 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 53 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.4% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 54 | Moldova | 1.4% | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Republic of Moldova | 1.4% | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | 1.2% | 2024 | down 75.6% | falling |
| 57 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2019 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 58 | 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.