Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 by country
Countries reporting
69
Highest
28.71
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0.081
Tajikistan
Median
5.78
Years covered
57
1969–2025
Data points
2,350
What the numbers show
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 28.71 in Palestine, State of; the lowest is 0.081 in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.78, and the mean is 6.88.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 354.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 522.7%), and the largest decrease in Tajikistan (down 96.3%).
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 28.71 | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 2 | Jordan | 16.62 | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 3 | Iraq | 16.17 | 2021 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 4 | Tunisia | 15.11 | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.9 | 2011 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 6 | Yemen | 13.47 | 2014 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 12.27 | 2024 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 8 | Morocco | 11.79 | 2022 | up 31.1% | falling |
| 9 | Algeria | 11.71 | 2017 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 10 | Montenegro | 11.53 | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 11 | Lebanon | 11.3 | 2019 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 12 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 10.83 | 2024 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.71 | 2024 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 14 | Spain | 10.5 | 2025 | down 52.4% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 10.02 | 2024 | down 62.5% | rising |
| 16 | Ukraine | 9.83 | 2021 | up 25.2% | flat |
| 17 | Türkiye | 8.71 | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 18 | Albania | 8.43 | 2024 | down 53.3% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 8.34 | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Sweden | 8.31 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 21 | Armenia | 8.3 | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Georgia | 8.01 | 2024 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 23 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 7.63 | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 24 | Sudan | 7.53 | 2022 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 7.5 | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 26 | France | 7.44 | 2024 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia | 7.24 | 2024 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 7.09 | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 6.88 | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 30 | Italy | 6.5 | 2024 | down 48.8% | rising |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 6.42 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 6.15 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 33 | Egypt | 5.95 | 2024 | down 54.6% | rising |
| 34 | Portugal | 5.86 | 2025 | down 52.8% | rising |
| 35 | Austria | 5.78 | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 36 | Belgium | 5.71 | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 5.7 | 2022 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 5.43 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 39 | Slovakia | 5.33 | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 5.29 | 2020 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Croatia | 5.03 | 2024 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 42 | San Marino | 4.92 | 2022 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 4.9 | 2022 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 44 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.9 | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 45 | Cyprus | 4.87 | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Ireland | 4.47 | 2024 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 47 | Hungary | 4.47 | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 48 | Switzerland | 4.34 | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 4.17 | 2024 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 50 | Norway | 3.98 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 51 | Slovenia | 3.7 | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 52 | Netherlands | 3.64 | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 53 | Iceland | 3.56 | 2024 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 3.52 | 2024 | down 40.1% | flat |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.5 | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 56 | Germany | 3.36 | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 57 | Oman | 3.3 | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Malta | 3.2 | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 59 | Belarus | 3.04 | 2024 | up 522.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Poland | 2.81 | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Czechia | 2.6 | 2024 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 2.43 | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 63 | Liechtenstein | 2.31 | 2017 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 64 | Kuwait | 2.16 | 2016 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 1.88 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 66 | Republic of Moldova | 1.43 | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Bahrain | 0.894 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Qatar | 0.1 | 2022 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 0.081 | 2016 | down 96.3% | volatile |