Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS (%) by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
28.0%
Botswana
Lowest
1.2%
Romania
Median
7.0%
Years covered
12
2014β2025
Data points
397
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS (%) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 28.0% in Botswana; the lowest is 1.2% in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.0%, and the mean is 8.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 45.1%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 75.6%).
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 28.0% | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 24.5% | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 16.1% | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 4 | Greece | 14.1% | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 5 | Rwanda | 13.3% | 2024 | down 23.5% | flat |
| 6 | Zambia | 12.9% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 12.4% | 2023 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 8 | Lithuania | 10.6% | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 9 | France | 10.5% | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 10 | Portugal | 10.0% | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 9.7% | 2024 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 12 | Finland | 9.5% | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 13 | Croatia | 9.4% | 2024 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 8.2% | 2022 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 8.2% | 2024 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 16 | Sweden | 7.7% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 7.4% | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 18 | Slovenia | 7.2% | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 19 | Latvia | 7.1% | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 20 | Cyprus | 7.0% | 2024 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 21 | Hungary | 6.8% | 2024 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 6.6% | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 23 | Denmark | 6.4% | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 24 | Estonia | 6.3% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 25 | Mongolia | 5.9% | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 5.8% | 2020 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 26 | Germany | 5.8% | 2022 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 28 | Belgium | 5.8% | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 29 | Czechia | 5.3% | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 5.0% | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 31 | Ireland | 4.8% | 2024 | down 72.0% | falling |
| 32 | Ghana | 4.5% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.4% | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 3.9% | 2024 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 34 | Switzerland | 3.9% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 36 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.8% | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 37 | Israel | 3.4% | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 38 | Malta | 2.7% | 2020 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 39 | Romania | 1.2% | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 4.3%
- Republic of Moldova 4.0%