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UK unemployment rate

The United Kingdom's unemployment rate was 4.7% in 2025.

That is the 106th highest of the 185 countries with data. Source: World Bank, SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS (CC BY 4.0). Latest year the source publishes.

HighestEswatini34.2%
Median of 1855.1%half of countries are above this

How the United Kingdom compares

The four countries ranked above and below the United Kingdom, highest first.

  1. 102Honduras4.9%
  2. 103Switzerland4.9%
  3. 104Paraguay4.8%
  4. 105Kazakhstan4.8%
  5. 106United Kingdom4.7%
  6. 107Norway4.6%
  7. 108Ireland4.6%
  8. 109Uzbekistan4.6%
  9. 110China4.6%

What it means

The share of the labour force that has no job and is looking for one.

What it does not tell you

It uses modelled International Labour Organization estimates so countries can be compared. National statistics offices publish more recent figures on their own definitions.

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