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DEFINITION
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Labor Statistics > Unemployment, female > % of female labor force (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1
Lesotho :
47.1 %
1997 ...
#2
Djibouti :
46.7 %
1991 ...
#3
Seychelles :
41.1 %
1992 ...
#4
Macedonia, Republic of :
37.8 %
2004 ...
#5
Marshall Islands :
37.3 %
1999 ...
#6
Namibia :
35.9 %
2001 ...
#7
Armenia :
34.4 %
1997 ...
#8
South Africa :
31.6 %
2004 ...
#9
Ethiopia :
31.2 %
2004 ...
#10
Dominican Republic :
30.7 %
2004 ...
#11
Saint Lucia :
30.7 %
2003 ...
#12
Kenya :
28.4 %
1994 ...
#13
Syria :
28.3 %
2003 ...
#14
Dominica :
27.2 %
1997 ...
#15
Swaziland :
26 %
1997 ...
#16
Egypt :
23.2 %
2003 ...
#17
New Caledonia :
22.5 %
1996 ...
#18
Botswana :
22.3 %
2001 ...
#19
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
22.1 %
1991 ...
#20
Grenada :
21.3 %
1998 ...
#21
Algeria :
21.3 %
2004 ...
#22
Uruguay :
20.8 %
2003 ...
#23
Iran :
20.4 %
2003 ...
#24
Suriname :
20.4 %
1999 ...
#25
Venezuela :
20.3 %
2003 ...
#26
Poland :
19.1 %
2005 ...
#27
Slovakia :
19.1 %
2004 ...
#28
Eritrea :
19.1 %
1984 ...
#29
Albania :
18.3 %
2003 ...
#30
Colombia :
17.8 %
2004 ...
#31
São Tomé and Príncipe :
17.8 %
2000 ...
#32
Panama :
17.2 %
2004 ...
#33
Jordan :
16.5 %
2004 ...
#34
Serbia and Montenegro :
16.4 %
2003 ...
#35
Gabon :
16.4 %
1993 ...
#36
Netherlands Antilles :
16.2 %
2000 ...
#37
Greece :
15.9 %
2004 ...
#38
Jamaica :
15.7 %
2004 ...
#39
Nigeria :
15.4 %
1995 ...
#40
Belize :
15.3 %
2002 ...
#41
Spain :
15 %
2004 ...
#42
Iraq :
15 %
2004 ...
#43
Saudi Arabia :
14.7 %
2005 ...
#44
Argentina :
14.7 %
2003 ...
#45
Trinidad and Tobago :
14.5 %
2002 ...
#46
Guyana :
14.3 %
2001 ...
#47
Kyrgyzstan :
14.3 %
2002 ...
#48
Mongolia :
14.1 %
2003 ...
#49
Croatia :
14 %
2005 ...
#50
Sri Lanka :
13.5 %
2004 ...
#51
Mauritius :
13.5 %
2004 ...
#52
Indonesia :
12.9 %
2004 ...
#53
Pakistan :
12.8 %
2004 ...
#54
Qatar :
12.6 %
2001 ...
#55
Brazil :
12.3 %
2003 ...
#56
Peru :
12 %
2004 ...
#57
Zambia :
12 %
1998 ...
#58
Morocco :
11.8 %
2005 ...
#59
Georgia :
11.8 %
2004 ...
#60
Lithuania :
11.8 %
2004 ...
#61
Philippines :
11.7 %
2004 ...
#62
Bulgaria :
11.5 %
2004 ...
#63
Ecuador :
11.4 %
2004 ...
#64
Israel :
11.3 %
2003 ...
#65
Bahamas, The :
11.1 %
2004 ...
#66
France :
11.1 %
2004 ...
#67
Mali :
10.9 %
2004 ...
#68
Nepal :
10.7 %
2001 ...
#69
Barbados :
10.5 %
2004 ...
#70
Italy :
10.5 %
2004 ...
#71
Turkey :
10.3 %
2005 ...
#72
Paraguay :
10.1 %
2003 ...
#73
Bahrain :
10 %
2001 ...
#74
Czech Republic :
9.9 %
2004 ...
#75
Kazakhstan :
9.8 %
2004 ...
#76
Chile :
9.5 %
2004 ...
#77
Germany :
9.3 %
2004 ...
#78
Puerto Rico :
9.1 %
2004 ...
#79
Malta :
9 %
2004 ...
#80
Finland :
9 %
2004 ...
#81
Estonia :
8.9 %
2004 ...
#82
Burma :
8.8 %
1990 ...
#83
Ghana :
8.7 %
2000 ...
#84
Costa Rica :
8.5 %
2004 ...
#85
Latvia :
8.4 %
2005 ...
#86
Aruba :
8.4 %
1997 ...
#87
Honduras :
8.3 %
2004 ...
#88
Haiti :
8.3 %
1999 ...
#89
Ukraine :
8.3 %
2004 ...
#90
Belgium :
8.3 %
2004 ...
#91
Yemen :
8.2 %
1999 ...
#92
Russia :
8 %
2004 ...
#93
Nicaragua :
8 %
2003 ...
#94
Portugal :
7.6 %
2004 ...
#95
Lebanon :
7.2 %
1997 ...
#96
Romania :
6.9 %
2004 ...
#97
Bolivia :
6.9 %
2002 ...
#98
Canada :
6.8 %
2004 ...
#99
Luxembourg :
6.8 %
2004 ...
#100
Cameroon :
6.7 %
2001 ...
#101
Brunei :
6.7 %
1991 ...
#102
Slovenia :
6.5 %
2004 ...
#103
Moldova :
6.3 %
2004 ...
#104
Sweden :
6.2 %
2004 ...
#105
Cyprus :
6.2 %
2004 ...
#106
Hungary :
6.1 %
2004 ...
#107
Zimbabwe :
6.1 %
2002 ...
#108
Tanzania :
5.8 %
2001 ...
#109
Antigua and Barbuda :
5.6 %
1991 ...
#110
Hong Kong :
5.6 %
2004 ...
#111
Madagascar :
5.6 %
2002 ...
#112
Australia :
5.5 %
2004 ...
#113
United States :
5.4 %
2004 ...
#114
Denmark :
5.4 %
2004 ...
#115
Austria :
5.4 %
2004 ...
#116
Singapore :
5.3 %
2003 ...
#117
India :
5.3 %
2004 ...
#118
Cayman Islands :
5.1 %
1997 ...
#119
Bangladesh :
4.9 %
2003 ...
#120
Switzerland :
4.8 %
2004 ...
#121
Guam :
4.5 %
1987 ...
#122
Netherlands :
4.4 %
2003 ...
#123
New Zealand :
4.4 %
2004 ...
#124
Japan :
4.4 %
2004 ...
#125
United Kingdom :
4.2 %
2004 ...
#126
Macau :
4 %
2004 ...
#127
El Salvador :
3.9 %
2004 ...
#128
Uganda :
3.9 %
2003 ...
#129
Norway :
3.8 %
2004 ...
#130
Ireland :
3.7 %
2004 ...
#131
Guatemala :
3.7 %