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Unemployment rate (IMF)

Unemployment as estimated by the IMF — with a forecast, for countries with reliable labor market statistics.

Unit: % of labor force Period: 1980–2031 Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF)
Source: IMF · About the indicator
Average: 7% Countries: 118

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2010 to 2031.

Unemployment rate (IMF), 2010–2031

Top-20 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate (IMF), 2010–20310204060SudanSudan: 50.2%50.2VenezuelaVenezuela: 35.6%35.6South AfricaSouth Africa: 31.9%31.9PalestinePalestine: 24.4%24.4NigeriaNigeria: 22.6%22.6JordanJordan: 21.3%21.3TunisiaTunisia: 15.2%15.2GeorgiaGeorgia: 13.9%13.9Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe: 13.5%13.5Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina: 12.6%12.6ArmeniaArmenia: 12.1%12.1LebanonLebanon: 11.5%11.5AlgeriaAlgeria: 11.4%11.4MoroccoMorocco: 11%11North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia: 11%11KosovoKosovo: 10.9%10.9ColombiaColombia: 10%10SpainSpain: 10%10EgyptEgypt: 9.5%9.5UkraineUkraine: 9.3%9.3
Unemployment rate (IMF) — 2010–2031 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 SD Sudan 50.2 2031 118
2 VE Venezuela 35.6 2018 117
3 ZA South Africa 31.9 2031 116
4 PS Palestine 24.4 2022 115
5 NG Nigeria 22.6 2018 114
6 JO Jordan 21.3 2031 113
7 TN Tunisia 15.2 2025 112
8 GE Georgia 13.9 2031 111
9 ST Sao Tome and Principe 13.5 2017 110
10 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.6 2031 109
11 AM Armenia 12.1 2031 108
12 LB Lebanon 11.5 2023 107
13 DZ Algeria 11.4 2019 106
14 MA Morocco 11 2031 104
15 MK North Macedonia 11 2031 104
16 XK Kosovo 10.9 2023 103
17 CO Colombia 10 2031 101
18 ES Spain 10 2031 101
19 EG Egypt 9.5 2031 100
20 UA Ukraine 9.3 2031 99
21 TR Türkiye 9.1 2031 98
22 BS Bahamas 9 2031 96
23 IR Iran 9 2031 96
24 FI Finland 8.8 2031 95
25 AL Albania 8.7 2031 94
26 SY Syria 8.6 2010 93
27 CV Cabo Verde 8.5 2031 92
28 RS Serbia 8.3 2031 91
29 CR Costa Rica 8 2031 89
30 UY Uruguay 8 2031 89
31 SE Sweden 7.5 2031 88
32 BR Brazil 7.4 2031 86
33 CL Chile 7.4 2031 86
34 FR France 7.3 2031 85
35 BB Barbados 6.8 2031 82
36 GR Greece 6.8 2031 82
37 SR Suriname 6.8 2031 82
38 AR Argentina 6.5 2031 79
39 HN Honduras 6.5 2031 79
40 PE Peru 6.5 2031 79
41 LV Latvia 6.3 2031 78
42 BH Bahrain 6.2 2024 76
43 EE Estonia 6.2 2031 76
44 CA Canada 6 2031 73
45 IT Italy 6 2031 73
46 PA Panama 6 2031 73
47 LT Lithuania 5.9 2031 70
48 MU Mauritius 5.9 2031 70
49 PR Puerto Rico 5.9 2031 70
50 BE Belgium 5.8 2031 68
51 LU Luxembourg 5.8 2031 68
52 PT Portugal 5.7 2031 67
53 SK Slovakia 5.6 2031 66
54 RO Romania 5.5 2031 65
55 AT Austria 5.2 2031 63
56 PY Paraguay 5.2 2031 63
57 CN China 5.1 2031 62
58 AZ Azerbaijan 5 2031 57
59 DO Dominican Republic 5 2031 57
60 IE Ireland 5 2031 57
61 MN Mongolia 5 2031 57
62 PK Pakistan 5 2031 57
63 IN India 4.9 2031 56
64 SV El Salvador 4.8 2031 55
65 BN Brunei Darussalam 4.7 2031 51
66 HR Croatia 4.7 2031 51
67 CY Cyprus 4.7 2031 51
68 ID Indonesia 4.7 2031 51
69 AU Australia 4.5 2031 46
70 BO Bolivia 4.5 2026 46
71 FJ Fiji 4.5 2031 46
72 NL Netherlands 4.5 2031 46
73 GB United Kingdom 4.5 2031 46
74 AW Aruba 4.4 2031 40
75 KZ Kazakhstan 4.4 2031 40
76 NZ New Zealand 4.4 2031 40
77 PH Philippines 4.4 2031 40
78 SM San Marino 4.4 2031 40
79 LK Sri Lanka 4.4 2024 40
80 SI Slovenia 4.1 2031 38
81 TT Trinidad and Tobago 4.1 2031 38
82 IS Iceland 4 2031 36
83 KG Kyrgyzstan 4 2031 36
84 NO Norway 3.9 2031 34
85 US United States 3.9 2031 34
86 HU Hungary 3.8 2031 32
87 LI Liechtenstein 3.8 2031 32
88 IL Israel 3.6 2031 31
89 BT Bhutan 3.5 2023 28
90 MD Moldova 3.5 2031 28
91 SA Saudi Arabia 3.5 2024 28
92 JM Jamaica 3.4 2025 25
93 RU Russia 3.4 2031 25
94 TW Taiwan 3.4 2031 25
95 BG Bulgaria 3.2 2031 23
96 PL Poland 3.2 2031 23
97 EC Ecuador 3.1 2031 22
98 MY Malaysia 3 2031 18
99 MT Malta 3 2031 18
100 NI Nicaragua 3 2031 18
101 UZ Uzbekistan 3 2031 18
102 BY Belarus 2.9 2031 14
103 CZ Czechia 2.9 2031 14
104 DK Denmark 2.9 2031 14
105 DE Germany 2.9 2031 14
106 MX Mexico 2.8 2031 11
107 KR South Korea 2.8 2031 11
108 CH Switzerland 2.8 2031 11
109 HK Hong Kong 2.7 2031 10
110 BZ Belize 2.6 2031 9
111 JP Japan 2.5 2031 7
112 TJ Tajikistan 2.5 2011 7
113 SC Seychelles 2.4 2031 6
114 VN Vietnam 2.2 2031 5
115 SG Singapore 2.1 2031 4
116 MO Macao 1.7 2031 3
117 AD Andorra 1.5 2031 2
118 TH Thailand 1 2031 1
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Maximum 50.2%
Median 5%
Minimum 1%

About the indicator

The unemployment rate as a percent of the labor force, from the IMF World Economic Outlook database. The series is shorter than the ILO one: the IMF publishes it only for countries with comparable labor market statistics, but in exchange it includes a forecast. For full country coverage there is the unemployment rate based on ILO data.

Updates
twice a year: April and October
Unit of measurement
% of labor force
Observation period
1980–2031
License
IMF open data
Dataset
World Economic Outlook

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