Countries with the Highest Unemployment Rate 2025
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Eswatini leads in Unemployment (% of Labour Force) with 34.20 in 2025.
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Average Unemployment (% of Labour Force) in 2025: 19.12 · median: 17.66.
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Gap in 2025: Eswatini is 2.6× larger than Afghanistan.
About This Dataset
Countries with the Highest Unemployment Rate 2025
Countries ranked by unemployment (% of labour force) in 2025, using World Bank figures for the 182 countries that reported that year. Eswatini leads on 34.20, ahead of South Africa (32.39) and Djibouti (26.02). The share of the labour force without work but available for and seeking work, modelled by the ILO. People who have stopped looking are not counted as unemployed, so a country with little formal employment can post a low rate.
Analysis
Eswatini (34.20), South Africa (32.39) and Djibouti (26.02) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 34.20 down to 13.35, a spread of 20.85. Only 1.81 separates Eswatini from South Africa in second, 5.3% of the leading figure. 11 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 17.10 or more. The chart shows the twenty highest of 182 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2025 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Unemployment (% of Labour Force)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2025.
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