Japan
2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
Indicator · Prices & labour
Unemployment rate
AddThe share of the labour force without work but available for and seeking employment. A modelled ILO estimate.
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- Unit
- Percent
- World Bank indicator code
- SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
- Source
- World Bank Open Data
- Latest year published
- 2025
Latest available World Bank data
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Last refreshed by BizNavi Hub: Sep 22, 2026
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Selected economies in 2025
United States
4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
Germany
3.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
Trend, 2016 to 2025
One indicator for one geography across the available periods.
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| Period | Japan | United States | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.1% | 4.9% | 4.1% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | 4.4% | 3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | 3.9% | 3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | 3.7% | 3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | 8.1% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | 5.3% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | 3.7% | 3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | 3.6% | 3.1% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | 4% | 3.4% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | 4.2% | 3.7% |
Global ranking for 2025
| # | Geography | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 34.2% |
| 2 | South Africa | 32.4% |
| 3 | Djibouti | 26% |
| 4 | Botswana | 24.5% |
| 5 | Gabon | 20.2% |
| 6 | Congo, Rep. | 19.9% |
| 7 | Namibia | 19.3% |
| 8 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 18.9% |
| 9 | Libya | 18.8% |
| 10 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 18% |
| 11 | Yemen, Rep. | 17.3% |
| 12 | Jordan | 16.5% |
| 13 | Lesotho | 16.3% |
| 14 | Iraq | 15.5% |
| 15 | Tunisia | 15.1% |
| 16 | Haiti | 14.9% |
| 17 | Angola | 14.1% |
| 18 | Montenegro | 13.6% |
| 19 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.6% |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 13.4% |
| 21 | Armenia | 12.9% |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 12.3% |
| 23 | Georgia | 12.1% |
| 24 | Guyana | 12% |
| 25 | Cabo Verde | 11.9% |
Top 25 economies by the selected indicator in 2025. Countries only, so World Bank aggregates are excluded. An economy with no figure for 2025 has no rank rather than a last place.
Observations, 2016 to 2025
| Indicator | Geography | Period | Value | Source | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | Germany | 2016 | 4.1% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Japan | 2016 | 3.1% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | United States | 2016 | 4.9% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Germany | 2017 | 3.8% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Japan | 2017 | 2.8% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | United States | 2017 | 4.4% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Germany | 2018 | 3.4% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Japan | 2018 | 2.5% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | United States | 2018 | 3.9% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Germany | 2019 | 3.2% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Japan | 2019 | 2.4% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | United States | 2019 | 3.7% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Germany | 2020 | 3.9% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Japan | 2020 | 2.8% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | United States | 2020 | 8.1% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Germany | 2021 | 3.6% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Japan | 2021 | 2.8% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | United States | 2021 | 5.3% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Germany | 2022 | 3.1% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Japan | 2022 | 2.6% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | United States | 2022 | 3.7% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Germany | 2023 | 3.1% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Japan | 2023 | 2.6% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | United States | 2023 | 3.6% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Germany | 2024 | 3.4% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Japan | 2024 | 2.5% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | United States | 2024 | 4% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Germany | 2025 | 3.7% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | Japan | 2025 | 2.5% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unemployment rate | United States | 2025 | 4.2% | World Bank Open Data | Jul 13, 2026 |
Where these figures come from
- Indicator code
- SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
- Official series name
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Retrieved by BizNavi Hub
- Sep 22, 2026
- Provider last revised
- Jul 13, 2026
- Last refreshed by BizNavi Hub
- Sep 22, 2026
- Attribution
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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