Economy
Unemployment
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS ยท %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Egypt, Sierra Leone. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, United Kingdom
- 4.75%2025
- Period covered
- 1991 - 202535 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 10.38%Spain, 2025
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 3.15%Sierra Leone, 2025
8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.
Latest known valuesorted by value
Spain10.38%2025
Egypt6.78%2025
Italy6.39%2025
United Kingdom4.75%2025
China4.62%2025
United States4.2%2025
Netherlands3.87%2025
Sierra Leone3.15%2025
Year by year values
Click the Year header to reverse the order. An empty cell means the World Bank publishes nothing for that country that year.
| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Egypt | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.75% | 6.39% | 10.38% | 3.87% | 4.2% | 4.62% | 6.78% | 3.15% |
| 2024 | 4.36% | 6.5% | 11.4% | 3.7% | 4.02% | 4.59% | 6.82% | 3.1% |
| 2023 | 4.03% | 7.63% | 12.18% | 3.54% | 3.64% | 4.67% | 6.75% | 3.09% |
| 2022 | 3.77% | 8.07% | 13.03% | 3.53% | 3.65% | 4.98% | 6.55% | 3.14% |
| 2021 | 4.86% | 9.5% | 14.91% | 4.21% | 5.35% | 4.55% | 7.44% | 3.55% |
| 2020 | 4.47% | 9.19% | 15.53% | 3.82% | 8.06% | 5% | 7.97% | 3.51% |
| 2019 | 3.66% | 9.88% | 14.1% | 3.38% | 3.67% | 4.56% | 7.85% | 3.2% |
| 2018 | 4.15% | 10.54% | 15.26% | 3.83% | 3.9% | 4.31% | 9.86% | 3.19% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | 11.21% | 17.22% | 4.84% | 4.36% | 4.47% | 11.77% | 3.66% |
| 2016 | 4.91% | 11.69% | 19.64% | 6.01% | 4.87% | 4.56% | 12.45% | 4.18% |
| 2015 | 5.55% | 11.9% | 22.06% | 6.87% | 5.28% | 4.65% | 13.05% | 4.48% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | 12.68% | 24.44% | 7.42% | 6.17% | 4.63% | 13.11% | 4.68% |
| 2013 | 7.75% | 12.15% | 26.09% | 7.24% | 7.38% | 4.6% | 13.15% | 4.38% |
| 2012 | 8.28% | 10.66% | 24.79% | 5.82% | 8.07% | 4.58% | 12.6% | 4.38% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | 8.36% | 21.39% | 4.98% | 8.95% | 4.55% | 11.85% | 4.39% |
| 2010 | 7.97% | 8.36% | 19.86% | 4.99% | 9.63% | 4.53% | 8.76% | 4.34% |
| 2009 | 7.68% | 7.75% | 17.86% | 4.35% | 9.25% | 4.72% | 9.09% | 4.27% |
| 2008 | 5.75% | 6.72% | 11.25% | 3.66% | 5.78% | 4.59% | 8.52% | 4.13% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | 6.08% | 8.23% | 4.15% | 4.62% | 4.35% | 8.8% | 4.02% |
| 2006 | 5.47% | 6.78% | 8.45% | 5.01% | 4.62% | 4.43% | 10.49% | 3.89% |
| 2005 | 4.88% | 7.73% | 9.15% | 5.87% | 5.08% | 4.52% | 11.05% | 3.73% |
| 2004 | 4.59% | 7.87% | 11.09% | 4.65% | 5.53% | 4.49% | 10.32% | 3.42% |
| 2003 | 4.81% | 8.87% | 11.28% | 3.59% | 5.99% | 4.58% | 10.91% | 3.88% |
| 2002 | 5.04% | 9.21% | 11.15% | 2.55% | 5.78% | 4.24% | 10.01% | 3.91% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | 9.6% | 10.35% | 2.12% | 4.73% | 3.8% | 9.26% | 4.24% |
| 2000 | 5.56% | 10.83% | 13.79% | 2.73% | 3.99% | 3.26% | 8.98% | 4.14% |
| 1999 | 6.04% | 11.68% | 15.48% | 3.62% | 4.22% | 3.25% | 7.95% | 4.29% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | 12.12% | 18.67% | 4.39% | 4.51% | 3.24% | 8.03% | 4.24% |
| 1997 | 7.07% | 11.99% | 20.7% | 5.51% | 5% | 3.23% | 8.37% | 4.36% |
| 1996 | 8.19% | 11.86% | 22.14% | 6.42% | 5.45% | 3.12% | 9% | 4.31% |
| 1995 | 8.69% | 11.66% | 22.68% | 7.16% | 5.65% | 3% | 11.04% | 4.32% |
| 1994 | 9.65% | 11.09% | 24.21% | 7.16% | 6.12% | 2.9% | 10.93% | 4.46% |
| 1993 | 10.35% | 10.21% | 22.16% | 6.29% | 6.9% | 2.69% | 10.92% | 4.4% |
| 1992 | 9.77% | 9.32% | 17.7% | 5.56% | 7.5% | 2.37% | 8.92% | 4.38% |
| 1991 | 8.55% | 10.1% | 15.93% | 7.29% | 6.8% | 2.37% | 9.38% | 4.14% |
World Bank definition
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
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The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia
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