Unemployment rate forecast - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Unemployment rate forecast, 2026:

The average for 2026 based on 102 countries was 6.62 percent. The highest value was in Sudan: 61.33 percent and the lowest value was in Thailand: 1 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2030. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: International Monetary Fund
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Countries Unemployment rate forecast, 2026 Global rank Available data
Sudan 61.33 1 1981 - 2030
South Africa 32.46 2 1980 - 2030
Jordan 21.33 3 1984 - 2030
Georgia 13.9 4 1996 - 2030
Armenia 12.8 5 2001 - 2030
Bosnia & Herz. 12.6 6 1995 - 2030
Morocco 12.2 7 1995 - 2030
North Macedonia 11.5 8 1996 - 2030
Panama 10.4 9 1980 - 2030
Ukraine 10.19 10 1995 - 2030
Spain 9.8 11 1980 - 2030
Finland 9.6 12 1980 - 2030
Bahamas 9.4 13 1986 - 2030
Iran 9.2 14 1990 - 2030
Colombia 9 15 1980 - 2030
Suriname 9 16 1994 - 2030
Serbia 8.78 17 1997 - 2030
Albania 8.7 18 1980 - 2030
Sweden 8.62 19 1980 - 2030
Cape Verde 8.5 20 1980 - 2030
Turkey 8.28 21 1980 - 2030
Chile 8.08 22 1980 - 2030
Uruguay 8 23 1983 - 2030
France 7.94 24 1980 - 2030
Greece 7.43 25 1980 - 2030
Egypt 7.37 26 1990 - 2030
Estonia 7.26 27 1993 - 2030
Argentina 7.23 28 1980 - 2030
Costa Rica 7 29 1980 - 2030
Pakistan 6.9 30 1983 - 2030
Barbados 6.83 31 1981 - 2030
Brazil 6.83 32 1991 - 2030
Honduras 6.8 33 1980 - 2030
Latvia 6.66 34 1992 - 2030
Canada 6.52 35 1980 - 2030
Lithuania 6.5 36 1999 - 2030
Peru 6.25 37 1980 - 2030
Belgium 6.2 38 1980 - 2030
Italy 6.04 39 1980 - 2030
Puerto Rico 5.98 40 1980 - 2030
Romania 5.95 41 1985 - 2030
Luxembourg 5.94 42 1980 - 2030
Portugal 5.91 43 1980 - 2030
Mauritius 5.9 44 1982 - 2030
Slovakia 5.76 45 1993 - 2030
Austria 5.72 46 1980 - 2030
UK 5.58 47 1980 - 2030
New Zealand 5.41 48 1980 - 2030
Domin. Rep. 5.3 49 1991 - 2030
Azerbaijan 5.27 50 2000 - 2030
Paraguay 5.2 51 1983 - 2030
China 5.1 52 2017 - 2030
Fiji 5 53 1986 - 2030
Mongolia 5 54 2007 - 2030
India 4.94 55 2018 - 2030
Indonesia 4.85 56 1984 - 2030
Ireland 4.84 57 1985 - 2030
Brunei 4.75 58 2011 - 2030
Philippines 4.72 59 1985 - 2030
Cyprus 4.64 60 1982 - 2030
Croatia 4.6 61 1991 - 2030
Kazakhstan 4.57 62 1994 - 2030
Bolivia 4.5 63 2000 - 2026
San Marino 4.44 64 2001 - 2030
USA 4.38 65 1980 - 2030
Aruba 4.35 66 1986 - 2030
El Salvador 4.32 67 1988 - 2030
Uzbekistan 4.25 68 2002 - 2030
Australia 4.21 69 1980 - 2030
Hungary 4.2 70 1980 - 2030
Iceland 4.2 71 1980 - 2030
Norway 4.2 72 1980 - 2030
Tr.&Tobago 4.18 73 1991 - 2030
Netherlands 4.05 74 1980 - 2030
Kyrgyzstan 3.98 75 1994 - 2030
Slovenia 3.93 76 1992 - 2030
Germany 3.86 77 1980 - 2030
Moldova 3.75 78 1993 - 2030
Bulgaria 3.4 79 1989 - 2030
Poland 3.37 80 1990 - 2030
Taiwan 3.35 81 1980 - 2030
Hong Kong 3.26 82 1980 - 2030
Israel 3.2 83 1980 - 2030
Ecuador 3.1 84 1988 - 2030
Czechia 3 85 1995 - 2030
Malaysia 3 86 1985 - 2030
Switzerland 3 87 1980 - 2030
Malta 2.98 88 1983 - 2030
Denmark 2.9 89 1980 - 2030
Belarus 2.89 90 1993 - 2030
South Korea 2.8 91 1980 - 2030
Mexico 2.75 92 1980 - 2030
Nicaragua 2.7 93 1980 - 2030
Belize 2.6 94 1990 - 2030
Seychelles 2.55 95 1995 - 2030
Japan 2.53 96 1980 - 2030
Russia 2.39 97 1992 - 2030
Vietnam 2.1 98 1990 - 2030
Singapore 1.98 99 1980 - 2030
Macao 1.7 100 2001 - 2030
Andorra 1.1 101 2010 - 2030
Thailand 1 102 1990 - 2030


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Definition: The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labor force (the total number of people employed plus unemployed). The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.

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1. Sudan
2. South Africa
3. Jordan
4. Georgia
5. Armenia
6. Bosnia & Herz.
7. Morocco
8. North Macedonia
9. Panama
10. Ukraine
11. Spain
12. Finland
13. Bahamas
14. Iran
15. Colombia
16. Suriname
17. Serbia
18. Albania
19. Sweden
20. Cape Verde
21. Turkey
22. Chile
23. Uruguay
24. France
25. Greece
26. Egypt
27. Estonia
28. Argentina
29. Costa Rica
30. Pakistan
31. Barbados
32. Brazil
33. Honduras
34. Latvia
35. Canada
36. Lithuania
37. Peru
38. Belgium
39. Italy
40. Puerto Rico
41. Romania
42. Luxembourg
43. Portugal
44. Mauritius
45. Slovakia
46. Austria
47. UK
48. New Zealand
49. Domin. Rep.
50. Azerbaijan
51. Paraguay
52. China
53. Fiji
54. Mongolia
55. India
56. Indonesia
57. Ireland
58. Brunei
59. Philippines
60. Cyprus
61. Croatia
62. Kazakhstan
63. Bolivia
64. San Marino
65. USA
66. Aruba
67. El Salvador
68. Uzbekistan
69. Australia
70. Hungary
71. Iceland
72. Norway
73. Tr.&Tobago
74. Netherlands
75. Kyrgyzstan
76. Slovenia
77. Germany
78. Moldova
79. Bulgaria
80. Poland
81. Taiwan
82. Hong Kong
83. Israel
84. Ecuador
85. Czechia
86. Malaysia
87. Switzerland
88. Malta
89. Denmark
90. Belarus
91. South Korea
92. Mexico
93. Nicaragua
94. Belize
95. Seychelles
96. Japan
97. Russia
98. Vietnam
99. Singapore
100. Macao
101. Andorra
102. Thailand
61.33
32.46
21.33
13.90
12.80
12.60
12.20
11.50
10.40
10.19
9.80
9.60
9.40
9.20
9.00
9.00
8.78
8.70
8.62
8.50
8.28
8.08
8.00
7.94
7.43
7.37
7.26
7.23
7.00
6.90
6.83
6.83
6.80
6.66
6.52
6.50
6.25
6.20
6.04
5.98
5.95
5.94
5.91
5.90
5.76
5.72
5.58
5.41
5.30
5.27
5.20
5.10
5.00
5.00
4.94
4.85
4.84
4.75
4.72
4.64
4.60
4.57
4.50
4.44
4.38
4.35
4.32
4.25
4.21
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.18
4.05
3.98
3.93
3.86
3.75
3.40
3.37
3.35
3.26
3.20
3.10
3.00
3.00
3.00
2.98
2.90
2.89
2.80
2.75
2.70
2.60
2.55
2.53
2.39
2.10
1.98
1.70
1.10
1.00
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30.7
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