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Highest Unemployment Rates by Country 2026

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Sudan has the world's highest unemployment rate at 52.7% (est.). The unemployment rate measures the share of the labour force actively seeking but unable to find work. Note: coverage is limited to 115 countries — countries without data appear at the bottom of the table.

RankCountry%
1🇸🇩Sudan52.7% (est.)
2🇻🇪Venezuela, RB35.6%
3🇿🇦South Africa32.1% (est.)
4🇳🇬Nigeria22.6%
5🇯🇴Jordan21.3% (est.)
6🇹🇳Tunisia15.2%
7🇬🇪Georgia13.9% (est.)
8🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe13.5%
9🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina12.6% (est.)
10🇦🇲Armenia12.4% (est.)
11🇱🇧Lebanon11.5%
12🇩🇿Algeria11.4%
13🇲🇰North Macedonia11.2% (est.)
14🇲🇦Morocco11.0% (est.)
15🇺🇦Ukraine10.9% (est.)
16🇨🇴Colombia10.0% (est.)
17🇪🇸Spain9.9% (est.)
18🇹🇷Turkiye9.1% (est.)
19🇧🇸Bahamas, The9.0% (est.)
20🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.9.0% (est.)
21🇫🇮Finland8.9% (est.)
22🇦🇱Albania8.7% (est.)
23🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic8.6%
24🇷🇸Serbia8.5% (est.)
25🇨🇻Cabo Verde8.5% (est.)
26🇨🇷Costa Rica8.0% (est.)
27🇺🇾Uruguay8.0% (est.)
28🇵🇦Panama7.8% (est.)
29🇸🇪Sweden7.5% (est.)
30🇫🇷France7.5% (est.)
31🇧🇷Brazil7.4% (est.)
32🇨🇱Chile7.3% (est.)
33🇸🇷Suriname7.0% (est.)
34🇬🇷Greece6.9% (est.)
35🇧🇧Barbados6.8% (est.)
36🇦🇷Argentina6.5% (est.)
37🇭🇳Honduras6.5% (est.)
38🇵🇪Peru6.5% (est.)
39🇪🇪Estonia6.5% (est.)
40🇱🇻Latvia6.4% (est.)
41🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.6.4% (est.)
42🇧🇭Bahrain6.2%
43🇨🇦Canada6.1% (est.)
44🇱🇹Lithuania6.1% (est.)
45🇮🇹Italy6.0% (est.)
46🇲🇺Mauritius5.9% (est.)
47🇱🇺Luxembourg5.9% (est.)
48🌐Belgium5.9% (est.)
49🌐Puerto Rico (US)5.9% (est.)
50🇵🇹Portugal5.7% (est.)
51🇷🇴Romania5.7% (est.)
52🇸🇰Slovak Republic5.6% (est.)
53🇵🇰Pakistan5.5% (est.)
54🇦🇹Austria5.2% (est.)
55🇵🇾Paraguay5.2% (est.)
56🇨🇳China5.1% (est.)
57🇩🇴Dominican Republic5.1% (est.)
58🇦🇿Azerbaijan5.1% (est.)
59🇲🇳Mongolia5.0% (est.)
60🇮🇳India4.9% (est.)
61🇮🇪Ireland4.9% (est.)
62🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam4.7% (est.)
63🇨🇾Cyprus4.7% (est.)
64🇭🇷Croatia4.7% (est.)
65🇮🇩Indonesia4.7% (est.)
66🇸🇻El Salvador4.7% (est.)
67🇧🇴Bolivia4.5%
68🇫🇯Fiji4.5% (est.)
69🇬🇧United Kingdom4.5% (est.)
70🌐Aruba4.4% (est.)
71🇸🇲San Marino4.4% (est.)
72🇰🇿Kazakhstan4.4% (est.)
73🇳🇿New Zealand4.4% (est.)
74🇳🇱Netherlands4.4% (est.)
75🇵🇭Philippines4.4% (est.)
76🇱🇰Sri Lanka4.4%
77🇦🇺Australia4.4% (est.)
78🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago4.1% (est.)
79🇸🇮Slovenia4.0% (est.)
80🇮🇸Iceland4.0% (est.)
81🇳🇴Norway4.0% (est.)
82🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic4.0% (est.)
83🇺🇸United States3.9% (est.)
84🇭🇺Hungary3.8% (est.)
85🇱🇮Liechtenstein3.8% (est.)
86🇮🇱Israel3.6% (est.)
87🇧🇹Bhutan3.5%
88🇲🇩Moldova3.5% (est.)
89🇸🇦Saudi Arabia3.5%
90🇯🇲Jamaica3.4%
91🇵🇱Poland3.4% (est.)
92🇷🇺Russian Federation3.3% (est.)
93🇧🇬Bulgaria3.2% (est.)
94🇺🇿Uzbekistan3.2% (est.)
95🇪🇨Ecuador3.1% (est.)
96🇲🇾Malaysia3.0% (est.)
97🇲🇹Malta3.0% (est.)
98🇩🇪Germany3.0% (est.)
99🇨🇿Czechia2.9% (est.)
100🇩🇰Denmark2.9% (est.)
101🇧🇾Belarus2.9% (est.)
102🇰🇷Korea, Rep.2.8% (est.)
103🇨🇭Switzerland2.8% (est.)
104🇲🇽Mexico2.8% (est.)
105🌐Hong Kong SAR, China2.8% (est.)
106🇳🇮Nicaragua2.7% (est.)
107🇧🇿Belize2.6% (est.)
108🇯🇵Japan2.5% (est.)
109🇹🇯Tajikistan2.5%
110🇸🇨Seychelles2.5% (est.)
111🇻🇳Viet Nam2.2% (est.)
112🇸🇬Singapore2.1% (est.)
113🌐Macao SAR, China1.6% (est.)
114🇦🇩Andorra1.3% (est.)
115🇹🇭Thailand1.0% (est.)
—🌐AbkhaziaNo data
—🇦🇫AfghanistanNo data
—🌐American SamoaNo data
—🇦🇴AngolaNo data
—🇦🇬Antigua and BarbudaNo data
—🇧🇩BangladeshNo data
—🇧🇯BeninNo data
—🌐BermudaNo data
—🇧🇼BotswanaNo data
—🌐British Virgin IslandsNo data
—🇧🇫Burkina FasoNo data
—🇧🇮BurundiNo data
—🇰🇭CambodiaNo data
—🇨🇲CameroonNo data
—🌐Cayman IslandsNo data
—🇨🇫Central African RepublicNo data
—🇹🇩ChadNo data
—🌐Channel IslandsNo data
—🇰🇲ComorosNo data
—🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.No data
—🇨🇬Congo, Rep.No data
—🇨🇮Cote d'IvoireNo data
—🇨🇺CubaNo data
—🌐CuracaoNo data
—🇩🇯DjiboutiNo data
—🇩🇲DominicaNo data
—🇬🇶Equatorial GuineaNo data
—🇪🇷EritreaNo data
—🇸🇿EswatiniNo data
—🇪🇹EthiopiaNo data
—🌐Faroe IslandsNo data
—🌐French PolynesiaNo data
—🇬🇦GabonNo data
—🇬🇲Gambia, TheNo data
—🇬🇭GhanaNo data
—🌐GibraltarNo data
—🌐GreenlandNo data
—🇬🇩GrenadaNo data
—🌐GuamNo data
—🇬🇹GuatemalaNo data
—🇬🇳GuineaNo data
—🇬🇼Guinea-BissauNo data
—🇬🇾GuyanaNo data
—🇭🇹HaitiNo data
—🇮🇶IraqNo data
—🌐Isle of ManNo data
—🇰🇪KenyaNo data
—🇰🇮KiribatiNo data
—🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.No data
—🌐KosovoNo data
—🇰🇼KuwaitNo data
—🇱🇦Lao PDRNo data
—🇱🇸LesothoNo data
—🇱🇷LiberiaNo data
—🇱🇾LibyaNo data
—🇲🇬MadagascarNo data
—🇲🇼MalawiNo data
—🇲🇻MaldivesNo data
—🇲🇱MaliNo data
—🇲🇭Marshall IslandsNo data
—🇲🇷MauritaniaNo data
—🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.No data
—🇲🇨MonacoNo data
—🇲🇪MontenegroNo data
—🇲🇿MozambiqueNo data
—🇲🇲MyanmarNo data
—🇳🇦NamibiaNo data
—🇳🇷NauruNo data
—🇳🇵NepalNo data
—🌐New CaledoniaNo data
—🇳🇪NigerNo data
—🌐Northern CyprusNo data
—🌐Northern Mariana IslandsNo data
—🇴🇲OmanNo data
—🇵🇼PalauNo data
—🇵🇬Papua New GuineaNo data
—🇶🇦QatarNo data
—🇷🇼RwandaNo data
—🇼🇸SamoaNo data
—🇸🇳SenegalNo data
—🇸🇱Sierra LeoneNo data
—🌐Sint Maarten (Dutch part)No data
—🇸🇧Solomon IslandsNo data
—🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.No data
—🌐SomalilandNo data
—🌐South OssetiaNo data
—🇸🇸South SudanNo data
—🇰🇳St. Kitts and NevisNo data
—🇱🇨St. LuciaNo data
—🌐St. Martin (French part)No data
—🇻🇨St. Vincent and the GrenadinesNo data
—🌐TaiwanNo data
—🇹🇿TanzaniaNo data
—🇹🇱Timor-LesteNo data
—🇹🇬TogoNo data
—🇹🇴TongaNo data
—🇹🇲TurkmenistanNo data
—🌐Turks and Caicos IslandsNo data
—🇹🇻TuvaluNo data
—🇺🇬UgandaNo data
—🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesNo data
—🇻🇺VanuatuNo data
—🌐Virgin Islands (U.S.)No data
—🇵🇸West Bank and GazaNo data
—🌐Western SaharaNo data
—🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.No data
—🇿🇲ZambiaNo data
—🇿🇼ZimbabweNo data

Key Insights

The top three countries in highest unemployment rates by country 2026 are: Sudan (52.7% (est.)), Venezuela, RB (35.6%), South Africa (32.1% (est.)). At the other end of the scale, Thailand (1.0% (est.)), Andorra (1.3% (est.)), Macao SAR, China (1.6% (est.)) record the lowest values among countries with data. The median value across 115 countries with data is 5.1% (est.).

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