Highest Unemployment Rates Among People with Disabilities, 2024

Nations ranked by unemployment among people with disabilities; percent of labour force, 2024.

What the Data Shows

11 nations are ranked by the highest unemployment rate among people with disabilities in 2024. The rate is unemployed people with disabilities as a share of the corresponding labour force. Serbia ranks first at 57.3%, 9.4 percentage points above Lithuania at 47.9%. Czechia is 11th at 28.3%, making the first-to-11th ratio 2.02x.

Data table

Unit: percent of labour force · Period: 2024

RankEntryValuePeriod
1Serbia57.3%2024
2Lithuania47.9%2024
3Spain42.8%2024
4Austria40.3%2024
5Finland39.5%2024
6Malawi32.5%2024
7Luxembourg32.5%2024
8Denmark30.7%2024
9Croatia29.8%2024
10Portugal29%2024
11Czechia28.3%2024

Sources

Source 1: Unemployment rate by sex and disability status

Publisher: International Labour Organization

Dataset/table: Unemployment rate by sex and disability status

Units: percent of labour force

Date checked: 2026-07-15

Evidence: Supports the 11 ranked unemployment rate among people with disabilities observations for 2024.

Data notes & caveats

The rate is unemployed people with disabilities as a share of the corresponding labour force. ILOSTAT observations can include national estimates or statistical breaks, as indicated by the source.

Methodology

The ranking filters the ILOSTAT series to people with disabilities in the labour force, both sexes, the completed 2024 period and eligible reporting observations, then orders the rates from highest to lowest.

Source consistency notes

Every row uses the same ILOSTAT indicator, classification, percent of labour force unit and 2024 period.

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