El desempleo es la proporción de la población activa que no tiene trabajo pero que busca trabajo y está disponible para realizarlo. Las definiciones de población activa y desempleo difieren según el país
Organización Internacional del Trabajo, base de datos sobre estadísticas de la OIT (ILOSTAT). Licencia: CC BY-4.0Unidad de medida: porcentaje
| País | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| México | 4.38 | 4.45 | 3.48 |
| Argentina | 10.90 | 11.46 | 9.84 |
| Brasil | 14.40 | 13.69 | 11.93 |
| Canadá | 7.51 | 9.46 | 5.66 |
| Chile | 9.13 | 11.18 | 7.29 |
| Colombia | 14.34 | 15.04 | 9.96 |
| Estados Unidos | 5.46 | 8.05 | 3.67 |
| Perú | 4.83 | 7.18 | 3.38 |
| Afganistán | 13.28 | 11.71 | 11.22 |
| Albania | 11.82 | 13.33 | 11.47 |
| Alemania | 3.54 | 3.81 | 3.14 |
| Angola | 8.53 | 8.33 | 7.42 |
| Antigua y Barbuda | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Arabia Saudita | 7.36 | 7.45 | 5.67 |
| Argelia | 12.70 | 12.55 | 10.51 |
| Armenia | 20.90 | 21.21 | 18.30 |
| Australia | 5.11 | 6.46 | 5.16 |
| Austria | 6.30 | 5.36 | 4.49 |
| Azerbayán | 6.58 | 6.46 | 4.85 |
| Bahamas | 13.24 | 13.32 | 10.06 |
| Bangladesh | 5.23 | 5.41 | 4.44 |
| Barbados | 10.41 | 10.38 | 8.41 |
| Baréin | 1.87 | 1.78 | 1.20 |
| Bélgica | 6.42 | 5.55 | 5.36 |
| Belice | 8.22 | 8.46 | 6.71 |
| Benín | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.47 |
| Bielorusia | 4.74 | 4.77 | 4.16 |
| Bolivia | 8.51 | 7.90 | 3.82 |
| Bosnia y Herzegovina | 15.22 | 15.27 | 15.69 |
| Botsuana | 24.72 | 24.93 | 22.61 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 7.65 | 7.68 | 6.92 |
| Bulgaria | 5.42 | 5.12 | 4.23 |
| Burkina Faso | 4.76 | 4.89 | 4.69 |
| Burundi | 1.79 | 1.71 | 1.59 |
| Bután | 4.33 | 3.65 | 2.50 |
| Cabo Verde | 15.42 | 15.31 | 12.22 |
| Camboya | 0.61 | 0.33 | 0.15 |
| Camerún | 3.87 | 3.84 | 3.64 |
| Catar | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.10 |
| Chad | 1.88 | 1.74 | 1.12 |
| China | 4.82 | 5.00 | 4.52 |
| Chipre | 6.13 | 7.59 | 7.07 |
| Comoras | 9.45 | 9.22 | 8.08 |
| Congo, República del | 23.01 | 22.84 | 20.62 |
| Congo, República Democrática del | 5.43 | 5.27 | 4.45 |
| Corea del Sur | 3.53 | 3.93 | 3.75 |
| Costa de Marfil | 3.47 | 3.49 | 3.32 |
| Costa Rica | 17.95 | 17.41 | 11.49 |
| Croacia | 8.68 | 7.51 | 6.62 |
| Dinamarca | 4.80 | 5.64 | 5.02 |
| Dominica | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ecuador | 6.43 | 6.11 | 3.81 |
| Egipto | 9.33 | 9.17 | 7.84 |
| El Salvador | 5.94 | 6.25 | 4.17 |
| Emiratos Árabes Unidos | 3.36 | 3.19 | 2.23 |
| Eslovenia | 4.97 | 4.45 | 4.42 |
| España | 14.73 | 15.53 | 14.10 |
| Estonia | 6.33 | 6.80 | 4.45 |
| Etiopía | 3.69 | 3.24 | 2.33 |
| Fiji | 5.24 | 4.72 | 4.45 |
| Filipinas | 2.41 | 2.52 | 2.24 |
| Finlandia | 7.53 | 7.76 | 6.69 |
| Francia | 8.06 | 8.01 | 8.41 |
| Gabón | 22.26 | 21.97 | 20.74 |
| Gambia | 11.21 | 11.08 | 9.50 |
| Georgia | 10.66 | 18.50 | 11.57 |
| Ghana | 4.70 | 4.65 | 4.32 |
| Granada | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Grecia | 14.80 | 16.30 | 17.31 |
| Guatemala | 3.57 | 3.55 | 2.19 |
| Guinea | 6.34 | 6.10 | 5.02 |
| Guinea Ecuatorial | 9.24 | 9.90 | 8.68 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 6.76 | 6.74 | 6.04 |
| Guyana | 16.42 | 16.43 | 13.99 |
| Haití | 15.73 | 15.45 | 13.91 |
| Honduras | 8.51 | 8.37 | 5.70 |
| Hungría | 4.12 | 4.25 | 3.42 |
| India | 5.98 | 8.00 | 5.27 |
| Indonesia | 4.41 | 4.28 | 3.62 |
| Irán | 11.46 | 12.17 | 10.74 |
| Iraq | 14.19 | 14.09 | 12.86 |
| Irlanda | 6.63 | 5.62 | 4.95 |
| Islandia | 5.40 | 5.48 | 3.51 |
| Islas Marshall | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Islas Salomón | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.75 |
| Israel | 5.05 | 4.33 | 3.80 |
| Italia | 9.83 | 9.16 | 9.95 |
| Jamaica | 9.18 | 9.48 | 7.69 |
| Japón | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.40 |
| Jordania | 19.25 | 19.03 | 16.81 |
| Kazajstán | 4.90 | 4.89 | 4.80 |
| Kenya | 5.74 | 5.73 | 5.01 |
| Kirguistán | 9.10 | 8.71 | 6.92 |
| Kiribati | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Kosovo | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Kuwait | 3.71 | 3.54 | 2.17 |
| Lesotho | 24.60 | 24.56 | 22.44 |
| Letonia | 7.60 | 8.10 | 6.31 |
| Líbano | 14.49 | 13.30 | 11.35 |
| Liberia | 4.09 | 3.98 | 3.02 |
| Libia | 19.58 | 20.07 | 19.66 |
| Lituania | 7.90 | 8.49 | 6.26 |
| Luxemburgo | 5.23 | 6.77 | 5.59 |
| Macedonia del Norte | 16.20 | 17.20 | 17.26 |
| Madagascar | 2.59 | 2.47 | 1.86 |
| Malasia | 4.61 | 4.50 | 3.26 |
| Malawi | 7.02 | 6.70 | 5.75 |
| Maldivas | 6.08 | 6.33 | 5.34 |
| Malí | 7.72 | 7.70 | 7.44 |
| Malta | 3.50 | 4.26 | 3.62 |
| Marruecos | 11.47 | 11.45 | 9.28 |
| Mauricio | 7.41 | 7.41 | 6.33 |
| Mauritania | 11.46 | 11.27 | 10.39 |
| Micronesia (Estados Federados de) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Mongolia | 7.08 | 7.01 | 5.44 |
| Montenegro | 18.49 | 17.90 | 15.12 |
| Mozambique | 3.98 | 3.81 | 3.47 |
| Namibia | 21.68 | 21.45 | 19.99 |
| Nepal | 5.05 | 4.72 | 3.10 |
| Nicaragua | 5.96 | 6.08 | 5.21 |
| Níger | 0.75 | 0.62 | 0.55 |
| Nigeria | 9.79 | 9.71 | 8.53 |
| Noruega | 4.99 | 4.42 | 3.69 |
| Nueva Zelandia | 4.12 | 4.59 | 4.11 |
| Omán | 3.12 | 2.94 | 1.85 |
| Países Bajos | 4.01 | 3.82 | 3.38 |
| Pakistán | 4.35 | 4.30 | 3.54 |
| Palau | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Panamá | 12.09 | 12.85 | 4.73 |
| Papua Nueva Guinea | 2.75 | 2.60 | 2.45 |
| Paraguay | 7.21 | 7.55 | 6.59 |
| Polonia | 3.37 | 3.16 | 3.28 |
| Portugal | 6.65 | 6.79 | 6.46 |
| Reino Unido | 4.53 | 4.47 | 3.74 |
| República Centroafricana | 6.57 | 6.36 | 5.62 |
| República Checa | 2.89 | 2.55 | 2.01 |
| República de Eslovaquia | 6.74 | 6.69 | 5.75 |
| República de Moldavia | 3.96 | 3.82 | 5.10 |
| República Democrática Popular de Laos | 1.26 | 1.03 | 0.85 |
| República Dominicana | 8.50 | 6.13 | 6.36 |
| Ruanda | 1.10 | 1.61 | 1.49 |
| Rumania | 5.17 | 5.03 | 3.91 |
| Rusia | 5.01 | 5.59 | 4.50 |
| Samoa | 9.84 | 9.15 | 8.41 |
| San Cristobal y Nieves | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| San Marino | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| San Vicente y las Granadinas | 21.62 | 21.00 | 19.28 |
| Santa Lucía | 16.91 | 16.89 | 15.32 |
| Santo Tomé y Príncipe | 15.91 | 15.75 | 14.14 |
| Senegal | 3.72 | 3.62 | 2.86 |
| Serbia | 11.81 | 9.01 | 10.39 |
| Seychelles | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leona | 5.33 | 5.20 | 4.65 |
| Singapur | 3.62 | 4.10 | 3.10 |
| Somalia | 19.86 | 19.72 | 18.83 |
| Sri Lanka | 5.39 | 5.88 | 4.35 |
| Sudáfrica | 33.56 | 29.22 | 28.47 |
| Sudán | 19.81 | 19.65 | 17.65 |
| Suecia | 8.66 | 8.29 | 6.83 |
| Suiza | 5.32 | 4.82 | 4.39 |
| Suriname | 10.06 | 9.78 | 8.04 |
| Tailandia | 1.42 | 1.10 | 0.72 |
| Tanzanía | 2.65 | 2.53 | 2.22 |
| Tayikistán | 7.75 | 7.58 | 7.06 |
| Timor Oriental | 5.07 | 4.91 | 4.51 |
| Togo | 4.00 | 3.94 | 3.72 |
| Tonga | 3.97 | 3.63 | 3.06 |
| Trinidad y Tobago | 4.80 | 4.57 | 3.42 |
| Túnez | 16.82 | 16.59 | 15.13 |
| Turquía | 13.39 | 13.11 | 13.67 |
| Ucrania | 8.88 | 9.13 | 8.19 |
| Uganda | 2.94 | 2.77 | 1.92 |
| Uruguay | 10.45 | 10.35 | 8.88 |
| Uzbekistán | 7.16 | 7.04 | 5.85 |
| Vanuatu | 2.18 | 2.12 | 1.80 |
| Vietnam | 2.17 | 2.39 | 2.04 |
| Yemen, Rep. del | 13.57 | 13.39 | 13.06 |
| Zambia | 13.03 | 12.85 | 12.52 |
| Zimbabue | 5.17 | 5.35 | 4.83 |
