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GEOGRAPHY
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Countries with the Highest Rates of Unemployment
This list features the countries that have the highest unemployment rates as of 2026 according to World Bank.
RANK | COUNTRY | UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
1 | Sudan | 58.00% |
2 | South Africa | 32.70% |
3 | Georgia | 13.90% |
4 | Armenia | 13.30% |
5 | North Macedonia | 12.70% |
6 | Morocco | 12.70% |
7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.60% |
8 | Spain | 10.70% |
9 | Ukraine | 10.20% |
10 | Colombia | 9.80% |
11 | Iran | 9.20% |
12 | Bahamas | 9.10% |
13 | Suriname | 9.00% |
14 | Albania | 8.70% |
15 | Finland | 8.70% |
16 | Serbia | 8.60% |
17 | Cape Verde | 8.50% |
18 | Greece | 8.40% |
19 | Sweden | 8.40% |
20 | Chile | 8.30% |
21 | Turkey | 8.30% |
22 | Costa Rica | 8.00% |
23 | Honduras | 8.00% |
24 | Uruguay | 8.00% |
25 | Barbados | 7.80% |
References
International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Economic Outlook (April 2025) - Unemployment rate. Available at: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/LUR@WEO/VNM/THA/SGP/PHL/MYS/IDN (Accessed: 6 July 2025).
Global Finance Magazine, Unemployment Rates Around the World 2024. Available at: https://gfmag.com/data/economic-data/world-unemployment-rates/ (Accessed: 6 July 2025).
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