Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) by country
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have...
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 24.18 in Botswana; the lowest is 0.158 in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.83, and the mean is 4.7.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 153.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 484.6%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 75.6%).
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 24.18 | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 2 | Namibia | 18.23 | 2018 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 3 | France | 10.27 | 2011 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 9.62 | 2024 | down 54.6% | rising |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 9.25 | 2025 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 6 | Montenegro | 8.71 | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 8.69 | 2019 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 8 | Kosovo | 8.54 | 2024 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 9 | Cyprus | 8.32 | 2020 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 10 | Angola | 8.02 | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 11 | Albania | 7.84 | 2024 | down 57.1% | rising |
| 12 | Armenia | 7.64 | 2023 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 13 | Italy | 7.41 | 2020 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 14 | Panama | 7.32 | 2025 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Colombia | 7.08 | 2025 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 16 | Greece | 7.07 | 2025 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Chile | 7.05 | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 18 | Saint Lucia | 6.85 | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 6.82 | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 20 | Turkey | 6.5 | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 6.36 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 22 | Lithuania | 6.05 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 5.86 | 2020 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 24 | Moldova | 5.86 | 2005 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 25 | Uruguay | 5.79 | 2024 | up 42.4% | falling |
| 26 | Argentina | 5.27 | 2025 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 27 | Tunisia | 5.16 | 2023 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 28 | Portugal | 5.11 | 2020 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 29 | Austria | 4.91 | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 4.58 | 2014 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 31 | Fiji | 4.52 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 4.52 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 33 | Zambia | 4.52 | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 34 | Belgium | 4.47 | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 35 | Brazil | 4.43 | 2025 | down 22.4% | flat |
| 36 | Romania | 4.34 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 4.32 | 2025 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 38 | Rwanda | 4.19 | 2025 | up 484.6% | rising |
| 39 | Belize | 4.01 | 2017 | — | falling |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 3.91 | 2024 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 41 | Honduras | 3.84 | 2024 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 42 | Venezuela | 3.83 | 2017 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 43 | Mauritius | 3.71 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 44 | Iran | 3.6 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 45 | Kenya | 3.58 | 2022 | up 119.8% | falling |
| 46 | Hungary | 3.47 | 2024 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 47 | Ireland | 3.31 | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 48 | United States | 3.22 | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 49 | Croatia | 3.19 | 2024 | down 75.6% | falling |
| 50 | Egypt | 3.14 | 2024 | down 61.9% | rising |
| 51 | Nigeria | 3.14 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 52 | Germany | 3.13 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 53 | Bolivia | 2.96 | 2024 | up 129.8% | falling |
| 54 | Peru | 2.83 | 2022 | up 54.4% | falling |
| 55 | Uganda | 2.75 | 2021 | up 426.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Ghana | 2.71 | 2024 | up 67.6% | falling |
| 57 | Malta | 2.68 | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 58 | Slovenia | 2.62 | 2024 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 59 | Netherlands | 2.6 | 2020 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 2.54 | 2017 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 61 | United Kingdom | 2.51 | 2019 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.47 | 2016 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 63 | East Timor | 2.43 | 2016 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 64 | Ecuador | 2.42 | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 65 | Tanzania | 2.26 | 2024 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Bhutan | 2.22 | 2025 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 67 | Mongolia | 2.21 | 2018 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 68 | Poland | 2.2 | 2025 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 69 | Mali | 2.19 | 2022 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 70 | India | 2.03 | 2025 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 71 | Jamaica | 2.02 | 2023 | down 74.1% | falling |
| 72 | El Salvador | 1.93 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 73 | Pakistan | 1.92 | 2025 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Paraguay | 1.9 | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 75 | Mexico | 1.83 | 2026 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 76 | Philippines | 1.7 | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 1.67 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 78 | Guatemala | 1.28 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 79 | Vietnam | 0.738 | 2024 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 80 | Myanmar | 0.666 | 2020 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Thailand | 0.639 | 2021 | up 205.7% | rising |
| 82 | Cambodia | 0.158 | 2023 | down 54.3% | volatile |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Prime-age refers to persons aged 25 to 54 years. The unemployment rate conveys the number of persons who are unemployed as a percent of the labour force (i.e., the employed plus the unemployed). The unemployed comprise all persons of working age who were: a) without work during the reference period, i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment; b) currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; and c) seeking work, i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.