Countries with the highest unemployment rate 2023

In 2023, Eswatini had the highest unemployment rate in the world, at 37.6 percent. Of the 10 countries with the highest unemployment rates, nine were in Sub-Saharan Africa. What exactly is unemployment?The unemployment rate is the number of people in the workforce currently looking for jobs but not working. This number does not include students and retirees, as they are not looking for work, nor does it include people who have given up on finding a job (known as discouraged workers). Comparing international unemployment rates can be problematic, however, as different countries use different methodologies when classifying unemployment. For example, Niger records the third lowest unemployment rate in the world, despite often being listed as the least developed country worldwide - this is because the majority of the population engage in subsistence farming, with very little opportunity for paid employment. Causes of unemployment in less developed countries A major driver in unemployment in these countries is conflict. In particular, internally displaced persons (IDPs) want to work, but moving to another part of the country disrupts their business network and moves them into a local economy with different labor demand. Countries with low levels of economic development, as roughly indicated by a low GDP per capita, often have fewer labor market opportunities, leading to high unemployment rates.

于2023年，斯威士兰（Eswatini）的世界失业率最高，达到37.6%。在全球失业率最高的十个国家中，有九个位于撒哈拉以南非洲。究竟何为失业？失业率系指在劳动力市场中积极寻求就业但尚未就业的人口比例。此数字不包括学生和退休人员，因为他们并非在寻求工作，亦不包括那些已放弃寻找工作（被称为消极工作者）的人群。然而，比较国际失业率可能存在一定的困难，因为不同国家在界定失业时采用的方法各异。例如，尼日尔的世界失业率排名第三低，尽管它常常被列为全球最不发达的国家——这是因为该国的绝大多数人口从事自给自足的农业，且几乎没有获得有偿就业的机会。在欠发达国家中失业的原因这些国家失业的主要驱动力是冲突。特别是，内部流离失所者（IDPs）渴望工作，但迁移至国内其他地区会破坏他们的商业网络，并将他们置于具有不同劳动力需求的地方经济中。经济开发水平较低的国家，大致以人均GDP的较低水平为指标，通常拥有较少的劳动力市场机会，从而导致高失业率。