Countries with the Highest Unemployment Rate 2024

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Countries with the Highest Unemployment Rate 2024
The 20 countries with the highest unemployment rate in 2024, as a percentage of the labour force. Eswatini is highest at 34.64%, ahead of South Africa at 32.28% and Djibouti at 26.01%. Figures are ILO modelled estimates covering 182 countries.
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Eswatini's rate is 266.5 times that of Qatar, the lowest of the 182 countries measured at 0.13%. The median country sits at 5.16%.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Eswatini leads with 35 in 2024.
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Average value in 2024: 19  ·  median: 18.
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Gap in 2024: Eswatini is 2.6× larger than Montenegro.

Countries with the Highest Unemployment Rate 2024

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Data Points
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Top Value
34.64
Eswatini
Unemployment rate (% of labour force) · 2024
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Unemployment rate (% of labour force)
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2024
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Unemployment rate (% of labour force) · ranked by 2024

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# Category 2024 Source
🥇 Eswatini 34.64
🥈 South Africa 32.28
🥉 Djibouti 26.01
4 Botswana 23.81
5 Gabon 20.09
6 Republic of the Congo 19.90
7 Namibia 19.16
8 Libya 19.09
9 Somalia 18.95
10 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.09
11 Yemen 16.97
12 Jordan 16.69
13 Lesotho 16.34
14 Tunisia 15.34
15 Iraq 15.29
16 Haiti 14.61
17 Angola 14.02
18 Afghanistan 13.69
19 Syria 13.36
20 Montenegro 13.21

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