Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 by country
Countries reporting
69
Highest
28.71
Palestine
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; 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 | 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 | Syria | 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 | Turkey | 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 | 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 | 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 | Russia | 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 | 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 |