Unemployment rate forecast - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Unemployment rate forecast, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 102 countries was 6.88 percent. The highest value was in Sudan: 45.96 percent and the lowest value was in Thailand: 1.2 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2028. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
Sudan 45.96 1 1981 - 2028
South Africa 32.8 2 1980 - 2028
Ukraine 19.07 3 1995 - 2028
Georgia 16.4 4 1996 - 2028
Tunisia 16.4 5 1990 - 2023
North Macedonia 14.3 6 1996 - 2028
Bosnia & Herz. 13.3 7 1995 - 2028
Morocco 13 8 1995 - 2028
Armenia 12.5 9 2001 - 2028
Spain 12.12 10 1980 - 2028
Albania 11 11 1980 - 2028
Greece 10.89 12 1980 - 2028
Suriname 10.6 13 1994 - 2028
Colombia 10.1 14 1980 - 2028
Serbia 9.46 15 1997 - 2028
Turkey 9.39 16 1980 - 2028
Kyrgyzstan 9.01 17 1994 - 2028
Iran 9 18 1990 - 2028
Chile 8.84 19 1980 - 2028
Bahamas 8.79 20 1986 - 2028
Cape Verde 8.5 21 1980 - 2028
Pakistan 8.5 22 1983 - 2028
Barbados 8.44 23 1981 - 2028
Uzbekistan 8.35 24 2002 - 2028
Uruguay 8.33 25 1983 - 2028
Honduras 8.08 26 1980 - 2028
Brazil 7.98 27 1991 - 2028
Sweden 7.67 28 1980 - 2028
Italy 7.66 29 1980 - 2028
Panama 7.43 30 1980 - 2028
France 7.41 31 1980 - 2028
Costa Rica 7.3 32 1980 - 2028
Finland 7.21 33 1980 - 2028
Egypt 7.19 34 1990 - 2028
Nicaragua 7.16 35 1980 - 2028
Puerto Rico 6.85 36 1980 - 2028
Peru 6.79 37 1980 - 2028
Argentina 6.58 38 1980 - 2028
Portugal 6.58 39 1980 - 2028
Lithuania 6.56 40 1999 - 2028
Latvia 6.5 41 1992 - 2028
Estonia 6.38 42 1993 - 2028
Mauritius 6.27 43 1982 - 2028
Croatia 6.22 44 1991 - 2028
Domin. Rep. 6.2 45 1991 - 2028
Paraguay 6.19 46 1983 - 2028
Cyprus 6.14 47 1982 - 2028
Mongolia 6.03 48 2007 - 2028
Slovakia 5.84 49 1993 - 2028
Aruba 5.69 50 1991 - 2028
Azerbaijan 5.58 51 2000 - 2028
Romania 5.57 52 1985 - 2028
Belgium 5.53 53 1980 - 2028
El Salvador 5.5 54 1988 - 2028
Fiji 5.5 55 1986 - 2028
Canada 5.41 56 1980 - 2028
Indonesia 5.32 57 1984 - 2028
Luxembourg 5.23 58 1980 - 2028
China 5.2 59 2017 - 2028
Austria 5.1 60 1980 - 2028
Bolivia 4.9 61 2000 - 2028
Brunei 4.9 62 2011 - 2028
Denmark 4.89 63 1980 - 2028
Kazakhstan 4.78 64 1994 - 2028
Moldova 4.46 65 1993 - 2028
Bulgaria 4.42 66 1989 - 2028
Jamaica 4.4 67 1980 - 2023
Philippines 4.35 68 1985 - 2028
Ireland 4.32 69 1985 - 2028
Hungary 4.13 70 1980 - 2028
San Marino 4.05 71 2001 - 2028
UK 4.03 72 1980 - 2028
New Zealand 3.73 73 1980 - 2028
Ecuador 3.7 74 1988 - 2028
Slovenia 3.68 75 1992 - 2028
Australia 3.67 76 1980 - 2028
Taiwan 3.67 77 1980 - 2028
Malaysia 3.63 78 1985 - 2028
USA 3.63 79 1980 - 2028
Norway 3.6 80 1980 - 2028
Netherlands 3.55 81 1980 - 2028
Bhutan 3.5 82 2003 - 2023
Israel 3.47 83 1980 - 2028
Belarus 3.46 84 1993 - 2028
Belize 3.4 85 1990 - 2028
Iceland 3.38 86 1980 - 2028
Russia 3.17 87 1992 - 2028
Germany 3.01 88 1980 - 2028
Seychelles 3 89 1995 - 2028
Hong Kong 2.9 90 1980 - 2028
Poland 2.82 91 1990 - 2028
Mexico 2.8 92 1980 - 2028
South Korea 2.7 93 1980 - 2028
Macao 2.65 94 2001 - 2028
Czechia 2.58 95 1995 - 2028
Japan 2.57 96 1980 - 2028
Malta 2.5 97 1983 - 2028
Switzerland 2.04 98 1980 - 2028
Vietnam 2.01 99 1990 - 2028
Singapore 1.93 100 1980 - 2028
Andorra 1.5 101 2010 - 2028
Thailand 1.2 102 1990 - 2028



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. Ukraine
4. Georgia
5. Tunisia
6. North Macedonia
7. Bosnia & Herz.
8. Morocco
9. Armenia
10. Spain
11. Albania
12. Greece
13. Suriname
14. Colombia
15. Serbia
16. Turkey
17. Kyrgyzstan
18. Iran
19. Chile
20. Bahamas
21. Cape Verde
22. Pakistan
23. Barbados
24. Uzbekistan
25. Uruguay
26. Honduras
27. Brazil
28. Sweden
29. Italy
30. Panama
31. France
32. Costa Rica
33. Finland
34. Egypt
35. Nicaragua
36. Puerto Rico
37. Peru
38. Argentina
39. Portugal
40. Lithuania
41. Latvia
42. Estonia
43. Mauritius
44. Croatia
45. Domin. Rep.
46. Paraguay
47. Cyprus
48. Mongolia
49. Slovakia
50. Aruba
51. Azerbaijan
52. Romania
53. Belgium
54. El Salvador
55. Fiji
56. Canada
57. Indonesia
58. Luxembourg
59. China
60. Austria
61. Bolivia
62. Brunei
63. Denmark
64. Kazakhstan
65. Moldova
66. Bulgaria
67. Jamaica
68. Philippines
69. Ireland
70. Hungary
71. San Marino
72. UK
73. New Zealand
74. Ecuador
75. Slovenia
76. Australia
77. Taiwan
78. Malaysia
79. USA
80. Norway
81. Netherlands
82. Bhutan
83. Israel
84. Belarus
85. Belize
86. Iceland
87. Russia
88. Germany
89. Seychelles
90. Hong Kong
91. Poland
92. Mexico
93. South Korea
94. Macao
95. Czechia
96. Japan
97. Malta
98. Switzerland
99. Vietnam
100. Singapore
101. Andorra
102. Thailand
45.96
32.80
19.07
16.40
16.40
14.30
13.30
13.00
12.50
12.12
11.00
10.89
10.60
10.10
9.46
9.39
9.01
9.00
8.84
8.79
8.50
8.50
8.44
8.35
8.33
8.08
7.98
7.67
7.66
7.43
7.41
7.30
7.21
7.19
7.16
6.85
6.79
6.58
6.58
6.56
6.50
6.38
6.27
6.22
6.20
6.19
6.14
6.03
5.84
5.69
5.58
5.57
5.53
5.50
5.50
5.41
5.32
5.23
5.20
5.10
4.90
4.90
4.89
4.78
4.46
4.42
4.40
4.35
4.32
4.13
4.05
4.03
3.73
3.70
3.68
3.67
3.67
3.63
3.63
3.60
3.55
3.50
3.47
3.46
3.40
3.38
3.17
3.01
3.00
2.90
2.82
2.80
2.70
2.65
2.58
2.57
2.50
2.04
2.01
1.93
1.50
1.20
0
11.5
23
34.5
45.96


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