Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2 by country
Countries reporting
69
Highest
26.02
Djibouti
Lowest
0.13
Qatar
Median
6.16
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
2,403
What the numbers show
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2 is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 26.02 in Djibouti; the lowest is 0.13 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.16, and the mean is 7.56.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 200.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 42.5%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 69.0%).
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 26.02 | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Palestine, State of | 24.42 | 2022 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 3 | Libya | 18.76 | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 4 | Yemen | 17.32 | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 5 | Jordan | 16.54 | 2025 | up 26.5% | flat |
| 6 | Iraq | 15.48 | 2025 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 7 | Tunisia | 15.11 | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Montenegro | 13.57 | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 9 | Syria | 13.57 | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 10 | Armenia | 12.87 | 2025 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 11 | North Macedonia | 12.26 | 2025 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 12 | Georgia | 12.1 | 2025 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 13 | Algeria | 11.63 | 2025 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.04 | 2025 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 15 | Lebanon | 10.98 | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 16 | Albania | 10.93 | 2025 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 10.38 | 2025 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 18 | Ukraine | 9.83 | 2021 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 9.46 | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 20 | Morocco | 9 | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 21 | Sweden | 8.69 | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 22 | Greece | 8.54 | 2025 | down 65.8% | rising |
| 23 | Türkiye | 8.52 | 2025 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 8.31 | 2025 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 25 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8.3 | 2025 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 26 | France | 7.54 | 2025 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 27 | Sudan | 7.53 | 2022 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 28 | Serbia | 7.12 | 2025 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 29 | Tajikistan | 6.93 | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 30 | Egypt | 6.78 | 2025 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 6.73 | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia | 6.57 | 2025 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 33 | Italy | 6.39 | 2025 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 6.34 | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 35 | Portugal | 6.16 | 2025 | down 50.3% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 5.99 | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 37 | Belgium | 5.91 | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 38 | Austria | 5.58 | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 5.53 | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 5.46 | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 41 | Slovakia | 5.36 | 2025 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 5 | 2025 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 43 | Cyprus | 4.92 | 2025 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Switzerland | 4.87 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 4.77 | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 46 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.75 | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 47 | Norway | 4.64 | 2025 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 48 | Ireland | 4.63 | 2025 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 4.62 | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 50 | Hungary | 4.52 | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 51 | Turkmenistan | 4.27 | 2025 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Netherlands | 3.87 | 2025 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 53 | Germany | 3.71 | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 54 | Iceland | 3.62 | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 3.54 | 2025 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.53 | 2025 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 57 | Belarus | 3.38 | 2025 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Oman | 3.25 | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 59 | Slovenia | 3.17 | 2025 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 3.04 | 2025 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 61 | Poland | 2.98 | 2025 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Malta | 2.9 | 2025 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 63 | Czechia | 2.83 | 2025 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 64 | Kuwait | 2.18 | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 2.17 | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 2.13 | 2025 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 67 | Republic of Moldova | 1.5 | 2025 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Bahrain | 1.1 | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 69 | Qatar | 0.13 | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |