1. 12. 2020
Unemployment
Unemployment
Source: OECD
KT Vývoj (KT Development), Karel Tichý, 23 Jul 2025
Unemployment rate in 38 OECD countries.
RANKING in 2024:
1. Japan, 2. Mexico, 3.-4. Czechia, 3.-4. South Korea, 5. Poland, 6. Israel, 7.-8. Germany, 7.-8. Iceland, 9.-10. Netherlands, 9.-10. Slovenia, 11.-13. USA, 11.-13. Australia …14.-16. United Kingdom … 19. Austria, 20. Slovakia … 24. Canada, 25.-26. Italy … 29. France … 36. Greece, 37. Colombia, 38. Spain.
DIFFERENCES 2020 - 2024:
Biggest move up: USA (16 positions, before 27., after 11.), Iceland (12 positions, before 19., after 7.), Australia (9 positions, before 20., after 11.), Canada (8 positions, before 32., after 24.), Costa Rica (8 positions, before 38., after 30.).
Biggest move down: Hungary (10 positions, before 7., after 17.), Estonia (8 positions, before 23., after 31.), Finland (7 positions, before 25., after 32.).
UNITED KINGDOM:
2005 - 2010: Down 8 pos. (before 9., after 17.)
2010 - 2020: Up 7 pos. (before 17., after 10.)
2020 - 2024: Down 4 pos. (before 10., after 14.)
Unemployment rate from 2005 to 2024
United Kingdom : 4,3 % (2024) / 4,79 % (2005) / - 0,49 ; -10%
Unemployment rate (2005 - 2024)
Country : status 2024 / status 2005 ; difference ; % difference
Australia : 4,0 % / 5,03 % / - 1,03 ; -20%
Austria : 5,2 % / 5,63 % / - 0,43 ; -8%
Belgium : 5,7 % / 8,43 % / - 2,73 ; -32%
Canada : 6,4 % / 6,76 % / - 0,36 ; -5%
Chile : 8,5 % / 9,23 % / - 0,73 ; -8%
Colombia : 10,2 % / 11,22 % (2007) / - 1,02 ; -9%
Costa Rica : 7,5 % / 19,69 % (2020) / - 12,19 ; -62%
Czechia : 2,8 % / 7,94 % / - 5,14 ; -65%
Denmark : 6,2 % / 4,84 % / + 1,36 ; + 28%
Estonia : 7,6 % / 7,97 % / - 0,37 ; -5%
Finland : 8,4 % / 8,40 % / 0,00 ; 0%
France : 7,4 % / 8,87 % / - 1,47 ; -17%
Germany : 3,4 % / 11,28 % / - 7,88 ; -70%
Greece : 10,1 % / 10,01 % / + 0,09 ; + 1%
Hungary : 4,4 % / 7,17 % / - 2,77 ; -39%
Iceland : 3,4 % / 2,58 % / + 0,82 ; + 32%
Ireland : 4,3 % / 4,63 % / - 0,33 ; -7%
Israel : 3,0 % / 8,99 % / - 5,99 ; -67%
Italy : 6,5 % / 7,71 % / - 1,21 ; -15,7%
Japan : 2,6 % / 4,42 % / - 1,82 ; -41%
Latvia : 6,9 % / 10,05 % / - 3,15 ; -31%
Lithuania : 7,1 % / 8,32 % / - 1,22 ; -15%
Luxembourg : 6,3 % / 4,65 % / + 1,65 ; + 35%
Mexico : 2,7 % / 3,60 % / - 0,90 ; -25%
Netherlands : 3,7 % / 5,88 % / - 2,18 ; -37%
New Zealand : 4,7 % / 3,83 % / 0,87 ; 23%
Norway : 4,0 % / 4,53 % / - 0,53 ; -12%
Poland : 2,9 % / 17,93 % / - 15,03 ; -84%
Portugal : 6,5 % / 8,77 % / - 2,27 ; -26%
Slovakia : 5,3 % / 16,38 % / - 11,08 ; -68%
Slovenia : 3,7 % / 6,54 % / - 2,84 ; -43%
South Korea : 2,8 % / 3,75 % / - 0,95 ; -25%
Spain : 11,4 % / 9,17 % / + 2,23 ; + 24%
Sweden : 8,4 % / 7,64 % / + 0,76 ; + 10%
Switzerland : 4,3 % / 4,80 % / - 0,50 ; -10%
Türkiye : 8,7 % / 9,51 % / - 0,81 ; -9%
United Kingdom : 4,3 % / 4,79 % / - 0,49 ; -10%
USA : 4,0 % / 5,07 % / - 1,07 ; -21%
TOP 10 (Unemployment) - 2024
(only OECD countries)
Rank. Country: Unemployment rate
1. Japan: 2,6 %
2. Mexico: 2,7 %
3.-4. Czechia: 2,8 %
3.-4. South Korea: 2,8 %
5. Poland: 2,9 %
6. Israel: 3,0 %
7.-8. Germany: 3,4 %
7.-8. Iceland: 3,4 %
9.-10. Netherlands: 3,7 %
9.-10. Norway: 4,0 %
11.-13. USA: 4,0 %
14.-16. United Kingdom: 4,3 %
25.-26. Italy: 6,5 %
29. France: 7,4 %
36. Greece: 10,1 %
37. Colombia: 10,2 %
38. Spain: 11,4 %
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TOP 10 - 2005 Rank. Country: Unemployment 1. Iceland: 2,58 %
2. Mexico: 3,60 %
3. South Korea: 3,75 %
4. New Zealand: 3,83 %
5. Japan: 4,42 %
6. Norway: 4,53 %
7. Ireland: 4,63 %
8. Luxembourg: 4,65 %
9. UK: 4,79 %
10. Denmark: 4,84 %
12. USA: 5,07 %
19. Italy: 7,71 %
20. Czechia: 7,94 %
26. France: 8,87 %
33. Germany: 11,28 %
34. Slovakia: 16,38 %
35. Poland: 17,93 %
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TOP 10 - 2010 Rank. Country: Unemployment 1. South Korea: 3,71 %
2. Norway: 3,73 %
3. Luxembourg: 4,58 %
4. Switzerland: 4,80 %
5. Austria: 4,84 %
6. Netherlands: 5,01 %
7. Japan: 5,05 %
8. Australia: 5,21 %
9. Mexico: 5,38 %
10. New Zealand: 6,22 %
12. Germany: 6,97 %
14. Czechia: 7,29 %
17. UK: 7,81 %
21. Italy: 8,35 %
24. France: 9,27 %
25. USA: 9,62 %
35. Lithuania: 17,84 %
36. Latvia: 19,48 %
37. Spain: 19,88 %
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TOP 10 - 2015 Rank. Country: Unemployment 1. Japan: 3,38 %
2. South Korea: 3,59 %
3. Iceland: 3,99 %
4. Mexico: 4,35 %
5. Norway: 4,50 %
6. Germany: 4,63 %
7. Switzerland: 4,80 %
8. Czechia: 5,06 %
9. Israele: 5,24 %
10. USA: 5,29 %
11. UK: 5,33 %
32. France: 10,36 %
34. Italy: 11,89 %
35. Portugal: 12,66 %
36. Spain: 22,07 %
37. Greece: 24,96 %
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TOP 10 - 2020 Rank. Country: Unemployment 1. Czechia: 2,55 %
2. Japan: 2,78 %
3. Poland: 3,16 %
4. Germany: 3,83 %
5. Netherlands: 3,83 %
6. South Korea: 3,94 %
7. Hungary: 4,13 %
8. Izrael: 4,33 %
9. Mexico: 4,43 %
10. UK: 4,55 %
26. France: 8,03 %
27. USA: 8,09 %
31. Italy: 9,28 %
36. Colombia: 16,13 %
37. Greece: 16,44 %
38. Costa Rica: 19,69 %
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Unemployment development
The number in brackets after the abbreviation of the country name shows the rank of this country in the relevant year. Red or blue numbers at the end of the line = difference.
UK vs. Ireland (Unemployment [%])
2005 – UK (9.): 3% higher IRL (7.) – 4,79 vs. 4,63 / 0,16
2010 – UK (17.): 86% lower IRL (33.) – 7,81 vs. 14,56 / -6,75
2015 – UK (11.): 87% lower IRL (30.) – 5,33 vs. 9,96 / -4,63
2020 – UK (10.): 29% lower IRL (17.) – 4,55 vs. 5,85 / -1,30
2024 – UK (14.): 0% the same IRL (14.) – 4,30 vs. 4,30 / 0,00
UK vs. USA (Unemployment [%])
2005 – UK (9.): 6% lower USA (12.) – 4,79 vs. 5,07 / -0,28
2010 – UK (17.): 23% lower USA (25.) – 7,81 vs. 9,62 / -1,81
2015 – UK (11.): 1% higher USA (10.) – 5,33 vs. 5,29 / 0,04
2020 – UK (10.): 78% lower USA (27.) – 4,55 vs. 8,09 / -3,54
2024 – UK (14.): 8% higher USA (11.) – 4,30 vs. 4,00 / 0,30
UK vs. Canada (Unemployment [%])
2005 – UK (9.): 41% lower CDN (16.) – 4,79 vs. 6,76 / -1,97
2010 – UK (17.): 3% lower CDN (18.) – 7,81 vs. 8,06 / -0,25
2015 – UK (11.): 30% lower CDN (21.) – 5,33 vs. 6,91 / -1,58
2020 – UK (10.): 110% lower CDN (32.) – 4,55 vs. 9,56 / -5,01
2024 – UK (14.): 49% lower CDN (24.) – 4,30 vs. 6,40 / -2,10
UK vs. Australia (Unemployment [%])
2005 – UK (9.): 5% lower AUS (11.) – 4,79 vs. 5,03 / -0,24
2010 – UK (17.): 50% higher AUS (8.) – 7,81 vs. 5,21 / 2,60
2015 – UK (11.): 14% lower AUS (14.) – 5,33 vs. 6,06 / -0,73
2020 – UK (10.): 42% lower AUS (20.) – 4,55 vs. 6,46 / -1,91
2024 – UK (14.): 8% higher AUS (11.) – 4,30 vs. 4,00 / 0,30
UK vs. Austria (Unemployment [%])
2005 – UK (9.): 18% lower A (13.) – 4,79 vs. 5,63 / -0,84
2010 – UK (17.): 61% higher A (5.) – 7,81 vs. 4,84 / 2,97
2015 – UK (11.): 8% lower A (13.) – 5,33 vs. 5,73 / -0,40
2020 – UK (10.): 32% lower A (18.) – 4,55 vs. 6,03 / -1,47
2024 – UK (14.): 21% lower A (19.) – 4,30 vs. 5,20 / -0,90
UK vs. Czechia (Unemployment [%])
2005 – UK (9.): 66% lower CZ (20.) – 4,79 vs. 7,94 / -3,15
2010 – UK (17.): 7% higher CZ (14.) – 7,81 vs. 7,29 / 0,52
2015 – UK (11.): 5% higher CZ (8.) – 5,33 vs. 5,06 / 0,27
2020 – UK (10.): 78% higher CZ (1.) – 4,55 vs. 2,55 / 2,00
2024 – UK (14.): 54% higher CZ (3.) – 4,30 vs. 2,80 / 1,50
UK vs. France (Unemployment [%])
2005 – UK (9.): 85% lower F (26.) – 4,79 vs. 8,87 / -4,08
2010 – UK (17.): 19% lower F (24.) – 7,81 vs. 9,27 / -1,46
2015 – UK (11.): 94% lower F (32.) – 5,33 vs. 10,36 / -5,03
2020 – UK (10.): 77% lower F (26.) – 4,55 vs. 8,03 / -3,48
2024 – UK (14.): 72% lower F (29.) – 4,30 vs. 7,40 / -3,10
UK vs. Germany (Unemployment [%])
2005 – UK (9.): 135% lower D (33.) – 4,79 vs. 11,28 / -6,49
2010 – UK (17.): 12% higher D (12.) – 7,81 vs. 6,97 / 0,84
2015 – UK (11.): 15% higher D (6.) – 5,33 vs. 4,63 / 0,70
2020 – UK (10.): 19% higher D (4.) – 4,55 vs. 3,83 / 0,72
2024 – UK (14.): 26% higher D (7.) – 4,30 vs. 3,40 / 0,90
UK vs. Italy (Unemployment [%])
2005 – UK (9.): 61% lower IT (19.) – 4,79 vs. 7,71 / -2,92
2010 – UK (17.): 7% lower IT (21.) – 7,81 vs. 8,35 / -0,54
2015 – UK (11.): 123% lower IT (34.) – 5,33 vs. 11,89 / -6,56
2020 – UK (10.): 104% lower IT (31.) – 4,55 vs. 9,28 / -4,73
2024 – UK (14.): 51% lower IT (25.) – 4,30 vs. 6,50 / -2,20
UK vs. Japan (Unemployment [%])
2005 – UK (9.): 8% higher J (5.) – 4,79 vs. 4,42 / 0,37
2010 – UK (17.): 55% higher J (7.) – 7,81 vs. 5,05 / 2,76
2015 – UK (11.): 58% higher J (1.) – 5,33 vs. 3,38 / 1,95
2020 – UK (10.): 64% higher J (2.) – 4,55 vs. 2,78 / 1,78
2024 – UK (14.): 65% higher J (1.) – 4,30 vs. 2,60 / 1,70
UK vs. Poland (Unemployment [%])
2005 – UK (9.): 274% lower PL (35.) – 4,79 vs. 17,93 / -13,14
2010 – UK (17.): 24% lower PL (26.) – 7,81 vs. 9,68 / -1,87
2015 – UK (11.): 41% lower PL (23.) – 5,33 vs. 7,53 / -2,20
2020 – UK (10.): 44% higher PL (3.) – 4,55 vs. 3,16 / 1,39
2024 – UK (14.): 48% higher PL (5.) – 4,30 vs. 2,90 / 1,40
UK vs. Slovakia (Unemployment [%])
2005 – UK (9.): 242% lower SK (34.) – 4,79 vs. 16,38 / -11,59
2010 – UK (17.): 86% lower SK (32.) – 7,81 vs. 14,50 / -6,69
2015 – UK (11.): 116% lower SK (33.) – 5,33 vs. 11,50 / -6,17
2020 – UK (10.): 47% lower SK (22.) – 4,55 vs. 6,70 / -2,15
2024 – UK (14.): 52% lower SK (20.) – 4,30 vs. 6,54 / -2,24
UK vs. Switzerland (Unemployment [%])
2010 – UK (17.): 63% higher SWI (4.) – 7,81 vs. 4,80 / 3,01
2015 – UK (11.): 11% higher SWI (7.) – 5,33 vs. 4,80 / 0,53
2020 – UK (10.): 6% lower SWI (13.) – 4,55 vs. 4,82 / -0,26
2024 – UK (14.): 0% the same SWI (14.) – 4,30 vs. 4,30 / 0,00
Source:
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Last updated on 1 July 2024
https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/unemployment-rate.html
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