Unemployment Rate
Unemployed as a share of the total labour force. IMF WEO, 2019–2026.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (Apr 2026) Licence: IMF terms — public data Unit: % Parsed: 2026-08-03 Open source ↗
Method: Years after the latest actual are IMF estimates/projections, not outturns.
Avg (2026)
6.5%
0.00pp vs 2025
Improving
9
of 105 tracked
Declining
6
period over period
Stable
90
±0.5pp band
Unemployment rate
Interactive — choose a period, search a country, switch between bars, table and map.
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2019–2026.
AmericasEurope & Central AsiaEast Asia & PacificMiddle East & North AfricaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan AfricaAdvanced / other
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Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 4.5% | +1.2pp |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | 9.2% | +1.2pp |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | 9% | +1.0pp |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | 6.8% | +0.90pp |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 6.8% | +0.80pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 0% | -15.2pp |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 0% | -3.4pp |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 7.4% | -1.5pp |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 10.2% | -1.4pp |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | 12.2% | -0.80pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Americas +0.30pp
Sub-Saharan Africa +0.20pp
East Asia & Pacific 0.00pp
Europe & Central Asia -0.10pp
South Asia -0.10pp
Middle East & North Africa -0.60pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 5 | 22.2% | +0.20pp |
| Middle East & North Africa | 5 | 10.7% | -0.60pp |
| Americas | 25 | 6% | +0.30pp |
| Europe & Central Asia | 49 | 6% | -0.10pp |
| South Asia | 2 | 5.9% | -0.10pp |
| East Asia & Pacific | 17 | 3.6% | 0.00pp |
Unemployment Rate — full ranking
Every entity in this dataset, in HTML. The interactive panel above shows the same numbers; this is the one that survives without JavaScript.
| # | Entity | Unemployment rate | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 61.3% | +0.70pp |
| 2 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 32.5% | +0.10pp |
| 3 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 21.3% | 0.00pp |
| 4 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 13.9% | 0.00pp |
| 5 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 12.8% | -0.20pp |
| 6 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.6% | 0.00pp |
| 7 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 12.2% | -0.80pp |
| 8 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 11.5% | 0.00pp |
| 9 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 10.4% | 0.00pp |
| 10 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 10.2% | -1.4pp |
| 11 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 9.8% | -0.70pp |
| 12 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 9.6% | -0.10pp |
| 13 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas, The | 9.4% | -0.10pp |
| 14 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 9.2% | +1.2pp |
| 15 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 9% | +1.0pp |
| 16 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 9% | -0.50pp |
| 17 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 8.8% | +0.10pp |
| 18 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 8.7% | 0.00pp |
| 19 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 8.6% | -0.30pp |
| 20 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | 8.5% | 0.00pp |
| 21 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye, Republic of | 8.3% | 0.00pp |
| 22 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 8.1% | -0.40pp |
| 23 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 8% | +0.50pp |
| 24 | 🇫🇷 France | 7.9% | +0.30pp |
| 25 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 7.4% | +0.10pp |
| 26 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 7.4% | -1.5pp |
| 27 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 7.3% | -0.10pp |
| 28 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 7.2% | -0.20pp |
| 29 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 7% | +0.70pp |
| 30 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 6.9% | -0.20pp |
| 31 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 6.8% | +0.80pp |
| 32 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 6.8% | -0.10pp |
| 33 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 6.8% | +0.90pp |
| 34 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 6.7% | -0.20pp |
| 35 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 6.5% | -0.40pp |
| 36 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 6.5% | -0.40pp |
| 37 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 6.3% | +0.40pp |
| 38 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 6.2% | 0.00pp |
| 39 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 6% | -0.10pp |
| 40 | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 6% | -0.40pp |
| 41 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 6% | -0.10pp |
| 42 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 5.9% | -0.10pp |
| 43 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 5.9% | 0.00pp |
| 44 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 5.9% | -0.10pp |
| 45 | 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic | 5.8% | +0.40pp |
| 46 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 5.7% | 0.00pp |
| 47 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 5.6% | +0.70pp |
| 48 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 5.4% | +0.10pp |
| 49 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 5.3% | 0.00pp |
| 50 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 5.3% | 0.00pp |
| 51 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 5.2% | 0.00pp |
| 52 | 🇨🇳 China, People's Republic of | 5.1% | 0.00pp |
| 53 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 5% | -0.50pp |
| 54 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 5% | -0.30pp |
| 55 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 4.9% | 0.00pp |
| 56 | 🇮🇳 India | 4.9% | 0.00pp |
| 57 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 4.8% | +0.10pp |
| 58 | 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam | 4.7% | 0.00pp |
| 59 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 4.7% | +0.50pp |
| 60 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 4.6% | +0.20pp |
| 61 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 4.6% | +0.10pp |
| 62 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 4.6% | 0.00pp |
| 63 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 4.5% | +1.2pp |
| 64 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 4.4% | -0.10pp |
| 65 | 🇺🇸 United States | 4.4% | +0.10pp |
| 66 | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 4.3% | +0.70pp |
| 67 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 4.3% | +0.10pp |
| 68 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 4.3% | -0.50pp |
| 69 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 4.2% | 0.00pp |
| 70 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 4.2% | -0.10pp |
| 71 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 4.2% | -0.20pp |
| 72 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 4.2% | -0.30pp |
| 73 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 4.2% | +0.20pp |
| 74 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 4.1% | +0.20pp |
| 75 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic | 4% | 0.00pp |
| 76 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 3.9% | +0.10pp |
| 77 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 3.9% | +0.40pp |
| 78 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 3.9% | 0.00pp |
| 79 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 3.8% | 0.00pp |
| 80 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 3.4% | -0.20pp |
| 81 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 3.4% | +0.30pp |
| 82 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan Province of China | 3.4% | 0.00pp |
| 83 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR | 3.3% | -0.30pp |
| 84 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 3.2% | +0.20pp |
| 85 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 3.1% | 0.00pp |
| 86 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 3% | +0.20pp |
| 87 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 3% | +0.10pp |
| 88 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 3% | 0.00pp |
| 89 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 3% | 0.00pp |
| 90 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 2.9% | 0.00pp |
| 91 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2.9% | 0.00pp |
| 92 | 🇰🇷 Korea, Republic of | 2.8% | 0.00pp |
| 93 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2.7% | +0.10pp |
| 94 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 2.7% | 0.00pp |
| 95 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 2.6% | 0.00pp |
| 96 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 2.6% | 0.00pp |
| 97 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2.5% | 0.00pp |
| 98 | 🇷🇺 Russian Federation | 2.4% | +0.20pp |
| 99 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 2.1% | -0.10pp |
| 100 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 2% | 0.00pp |
| 101 | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR | 1.7% | 0.00pp |
| 102 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 1.1% | 0.00pp |
| 103 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 1% | 0.00pp |
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