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Labour: country rankings

Who works and who is looking for work, by ILO modelled estimates. For each indicator: the ten highest and five lowest values among countries reporting in recent years.

Unemployment187 countries
  1. 1Eswatini34.2%2025
  2. 2South Africa32.4%2025
  3. 3Djibouti26.0%2025
  4. 4Botswana24.5%2025
  5. 5West Bank and Gaza24.4%2022
  6. 6Gabon20.2%2025
  7. 7Republic of the Congo19.9%2025
  8. 8Namibia19.3%2025
  9. 9Somalia18.9%2025
  10. 10Libya18.8%2025
Lowest
  1. 187Qatar0.1%2025
  2. 186Cambodia0.3%2025
  3. 185Niger0.4%2025
  4. 184Thailand0.8%2025
  5. 183Burundi0.9%2025
All 187 countries
Youth unemployment187 countries
  1. 1Djibouti76.8%2025
  2. 2South Africa59.9%2025
  3. 3Eswatini54.3%2025
  4. 4Libya50.1%2025
  5. 5Botswana46.0%2025
  6. 6Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41.9%2025
  7. 7Republic of the Congo40.5%2025
  8. 8Jordan38.9%2025
  9. 9Tunisia38.1%2025
  10. 10Namibia38.0%2025
Lowest
  1. 187Niger0.5%2025
  2. 186Qatar0.6%2025
  3. 185Cambodia0.7%2025
  4. 184Chad1.5%2025
  5. 183Burundi1.7%2025
All 187 countries
Participation rate187 countries
  1. 1Qatar87.0%2025
  2. 2Madagascar85.5%2025
  3. 3Solomon Islands84.3%2025
  4. 4Tanzania83.7%2025
  5. 5Nigeria82.5%2025
  6. 6Cambodia82.4%2025
  7. 7North Korea82.2%2025
  8. 8Uganda80.0%2025
  9. 9Niger79.7%2025
  10. 10Mozambique78.7%2025
Lowest
  1. 187São Tomé and Príncipe23.3%2025
  2. 186Djibouti31.7%2025
  3. 185Yemen33.1%2025
  4. 184Somalia33.8%2025
  5. 183Syria36.9%2025
All 187 countries
Women's participation187 countries
  1. 1Madagascar82.9%2025
  2. 2Solomon Islands82.3%2025
  3. 3Nigeria80.7%2025
  4. 4Tanzania80.3%2025
  5. 5Burundi79.5%2025
  6. 6North Korea77.7%2025
  7. 7Cambodia77.4%2025
  8. 8Mozambique77.1%2025
  9. 9Uganda75.6%2025
  10. 10Benin75.2%2025
Lowest
  1. 187Yemen4.7%2025
  2. 186Afghanistan5.1%2025
  3. 185Iraq10.9%2025
  4. 184Syria12.7%2025
  5. 183Iran14.0%2025
All 187 countries
Jobs in agriculture187 countries
  1. 1Burundi85.3%2025
  2. 2Mozambique73.0%2025
  3. 3Niger73.0%2025
  4. 4Chad71.7%2025
  5. 5Madagascar69.2%2025
  6. 6Laos68.6%2025
  7. 7Central African Republic66.1%2025
  8. 8Malawi65.0%2025
  9. 9Uganda64.9%2025
  10. 10Tanzania64.6%2025
Lowest
  1. 187Singapore0.1%2025
  2. 186Hong Kong0.2%2025
  3. 185Macao0.4%2025
  4. 184Israel0.8%2025
  5. 183Bahamas0.8%2025
All 187 countries
Employment rate187 countries
  1. 1Qatar86.9%2025
  2. 2Solomon Islands83.1%2025
  3. 3Madagascar82.9%2025
  4. 4Tanzania82.4%2025
  5. 5Cambodia82.2%2025
  6. 6Nigeria80.0%2025
  7. 7Niger79.4%2025
  8. 8North Korea79.2%2025
  9. 9Uganda77.8%2025
  10. 10Burundi77.5%2025
Lowest
  1. 187São Tomé and Príncipe21.2%2025
  2. 186Djibouti23.5%2025
  3. 185Yemen27.4%2025
  4. 184Somalia27.4%2025
  5. 183Syria31.9%2025
All 187 countries
Vulnerable employment187 countries
  1. 1Chad90.2%2025
  2. 2Sierra Leone86.0%2025
  3. 3Madagascar84.4%2025
  4. 4Ethiopia84.1%2025
  5. 5Niger83.7%2025
  6. 6Mozambique83.7%2025
  7. 7Burundi83.7%2025
  8. 8Tanzania83.7%2025
  9. 9Afghanistan81.8%2025
  10. 10Democratic Republic of the Congo81.5%2025
Lowest
  1. 187Qatar0.5%2025
  2. 186Bahrain0.7%2025
  3. 185United Arab Emirates1.5%2025
  4. 184Saudi Arabia1.7%2025
  5. 183Kuwait2.4%2025
All 187 countries
Wage workers187 countries
  1. 1Qatar99.2%2025
  2. 2Bahrain97.6%2025
  3. 3Kuwait96.8%2025
  4. 4Norway95.1%2025
  5. 5Oman95.0%2025
  6. 6United Arab Emirates94.9%2025
  7. 7Saudi Arabia94.5%2025
  8. 8United States93.9%2025
  9. 9Russia93.7%2025
  10. 10Macao93.2%2025
Lowest
  1. 187Chad8.4%2025
  2. 186Niger10.5%2025
  3. 185Sierra Leone11.2%2025
  4. 184Madagascar11.7%2025
  5. 183Nigeria13.8%2025
All 187 countries
Jobs in industry187 countries
  1. 1Oman39.4%2025
  2. 2Qatar38.0%2025
  3. 3Bahrain34.9%2025
  4. 4Czechia34.9%2025
  5. 5Vietnam34.8%2025
  6. 6Iran34.7%2025
  7. 7Slovakia34.5%2025
  8. 8Tunisia33.3%2025
  9. 9Lesotho33.0%2025
  10. 10Romania32.6%2025
Lowest
  1. 187South Sudan1.7%2023
  2. 186Burundi3.1%2025
  3. 185Timor-Leste3.8%2025
  4. 184Mozambique6.4%2025
  5. 183Ethiopia6.4%2025
All 187 countries
Jobs in services187 countries
  1. 1Djibouti92.2%2025
  2. 2Luxembourg91.5%2025
  3. 3Macao88.6%2025
  4. 4Singapore85.9%2025
  5. 5Hong Kong85.8%2025
  6. 6Channel Islands85.3%2025
  7. 7Netherlands84.5%2025
  8. 8Bahamas84.4%2025
  9. 9Puerto Rico84.1%2025
  10. 10Israel84.1%2025
Lowest
  1. 187Burundi11.6%2025
  2. 186Niger17.7%2025
  3. 185Chad19.8%2025
  4. 184Central African Republic20.5%2025
  5. 183Mozambique20.6%2025
All 187 countries
Labour force187 countries
  1. 1China768m2025
  2. 2India618m2025
  3. 3United States175m2025
  4. 4Indonesia147m2025
  5. 5Nigeria117m2025
  6. 6Brazil108m2025
  7. 7Pakistan85.2m2025
  8. 8Bangladesh74.7m2025
  9. 9Russia72.8m2025
  10. 10Japan69.5m2025
Lowest
  1. 187Tonga33,6282025
  2. 186São Tomé and Príncipe35,0752025
  3. 185US Virgin Islands47,1322025
  4. 184Saint Vincent and the Grenadines53,6882025
  5. 183Samoa57,7762025
All 187 countries
Youth NEET rate170 countries
  1. 1Belarus65.7%2024
  2. 2Somalia51.0%2022
  3. 3Nauru50.4%2024
  4. 4Sudan46.5%2022
  5. 5São Tomé and Príncipe45.5%2017
  6. 6Mauritania44.1%2019
  7. 7Djibouti44.0%2025
  8. 8Afghanistan43.8%2021
  9. 9Chad42.3%2022
  10. 10Tajikistan41.3%2016
Lowest
  1. 170Japan3.1%2019
  2. 169Netherlands3.9%2025
  3. 168Iceland4.0%2025
  4. 167Czechia4.9%2025
  5. 166Sweden5.0%2025
All 170 countries
Female unemployment187 countries
  1. 1West Bank and Gaza40.0%2022
  2. 2Eswatini36.0%2025
  3. 3Djibouti35.4%2025
  4. 4South Africa34.0%2025
  5. 5Yemen30.3%2025
  6. 6Iraq30.1%2025
  7. 7Gabon28.6%2025
  8. 8Botswana27.9%2025
  9. 9Syria26.1%2025
  10. 10Libya25.2%2025
Lowest
  1. 187Cambodia0.2%2025
  2. 186Niger0.3%2025
  3. 185Qatar0.4%2025
  4. 184Chad0.7%2025
  5. 183Burundi0.8%2025
All 187 countries
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
by group

Labour by region and income group

Every country in the group ranked on the same indicators, with the group aggregate.

East Asia & Pacific37 economiesEurope & Central Asia58 economiesLatin America & Caribbean42 economiesMiddle East & North Africa23 economiesSouth Asia6 economiesSub-Saharan Africa48 economiesLow-income countries25 economiesLower-middle-income countries47 economiesUpper-middle-income countries59 economiesHigh-income countries86 economies