Indicator · %
Unemployment (% of labor force)
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS). Tracked across 186 countries.
Top 10
- 1
Eswatini34.6% - 2
South Africa32.3% - 3
Djibouti26.0% - 4
Palestine24.4% - 5
Botswana23.8% - 6
Gabon20.1% - 7
Republic of the Congo19.9% - 8
Namibia19.2% - 9
Libya19.1% - 10
Somalia18.9%
About this metric
Unemployment (% of labor force) is measured in %. Values are sourced from the World Bank's Open Data API and updated annually. Generally, lower values indicate better outcomes.
World Bank indicator code: SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS