Countries with the Lowest Unemployment 2025

Source:  World Bank

Countries with the Lowest Unemployment 2025

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Key Findings

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Qatar records the lowest in Unemployment (% of Labour Force) at 0.13 in 2025.
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Average Unemployment (% of Labour Force) in 2025: 1.36  ·  median: 1.52.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Lowest Unemployment 2025
The twenty countries with the lowest unemployment (% of labour force) in 2025, from World Bank figures for the 182 countries that reported that year. Qatar records the lowest figure at 0.13, with Cambodia (0.26) and Niger (0.39) next. 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

Qatar (0.13), Cambodia (0.26) and Niger (0.39) record the three lowest figures. Across the twenty shown, values run from 0.13 up to 2.18, a spread of 2.05. Cambodia, the next country up, records 2.00 times the figure for Qatar. 2 of the 20 sit within double the lowest figure, 0.26 or less. The chart shows the twenty lowest of 182 reporting countries, so it describes the bottom of the distribution rather than the world average. Countries recorded as zero are left out: the World Bank writes zero where a country did not report.

Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
20
20 categories  ·  1 year
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Top Value
0.13
Qatar
Unemployment (% of Labour Force) · 2025
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Metrics
1
Unemployment (% of Labour Force)
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Period
2025
Single year snapshot

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 lowest-first, because on this measure a lower number is the better result.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Unemployment (% of Labour Force) · ranked by 2025

✓ 20 sourced
# Category 2025 Source
🥇 Qatar 0.13
🥈 Cambodia 0.26
🥉 Niger 0.39
4 Thailand 0.78
5 Burundi 0.92
6 Chad 1.06
7 Bahrain 1.10
8 Laos 1.19
9 Solomon Islands 1.43
10 Moldova 1.51
11 Vietnam 1.52
12 Tanzania 1.57
13 Benin 1.59
14 Timor-Leste 1.59
15 Cuba 1.75
16 Togo 2
17 Tonga 2.01
18 Russia 2.13
19 United Arab Emirates 2.17
20 Kuwait 2.18

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