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Labor Statistics > Unemployment, total > % of total labor force (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)    Date  
#1   Djibouti: 43.5 %   1991 ...
#2   Lesotho: 39.3 %   1997 ...
#3   Macedonia, Republic of: 37.2 %   2004 ...
#4   Armenia: 36.4 %   1997 ...
#5   Seychelles: 34.6 %   1992 ...
#6   Namibia: 31.1 %   2001 ...
#7   Marshall Islands: 30.9 %   1999 ...
#8   South Africa: 27.1 %   2004 ...
#9   Iraq: 26.8 %   2004 ...
#10   Swaziland: 25.2 %   1997 ...
#11   Saint Lucia: 24.8 %   2003 ...
#12   Dominica: 23.1 %   1997 ...
#13   Ethiopia: 23.1 %   2004 ...
#14   Kenya: 21.3 %   1994 ...
#15   Algeria: 20.1 %   2004 ...
#16   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 19.8 %   1991 ...
#17   New Caledonia: 18.6 %   1996 ...
#18   Botswana: 18.6 %   2001 ...
#19   Dominican Republic: 18.4 %   2004 ...
#20   Slovakia: 18.1 %   2004 ...
#21   Gabon: 18 %   1993 ...
#22   Poland: 17.7 %   2005 ...
#23   Nigeria: 16.9 %   1995 ...
#24   Venezuela: 16.8 %   2003 ...
#25   Uruguay: 16.8 %   2003 ...
#26   Eritrea: 16.8 %   1984 ...
#27   Argentina: 15.6 %   2003 ...
#28   Grenada: 15.2 %   1998 ...
#29   Albania: 15.2 %   2003 ...
#30   Serbia and Montenegro: 15.2 %   2003 ...
#31   Netherlands Antilles: 15.1 %   2003 ...
#32   Tunisia: 14.7 %   2003 ...
#33   São Tomé and Príncipe: 14.4 %   2000 ...
#34   Mongolia: 14.2 %   2003 ...
#35   Suriname: 13.8 %   1999 ...
#36   Colombia: 13.7 %   2004 ...
#37   Croatia: 12.7 %   2005 ...
#38   Georgia: 12.6 %   2004 ...
#39   Kyrgyzstan: 12.5 %   2002 ...
#40   Jordan: 12.4 %   2004 ...
#41   Panama: 12.3 %   2004 ...
#42   Syria: 12.3 %   2003 ...
#43   Bulgaria: 12.1 %   2004 ...
#44   Zambia: 12 %   1998 ...
#45   Iran: 11.6 %   2003 ...
#46   Yemen: 11.5 %   1999 ...
#47   Jamaica: 11.4 %   2004 ...
#48   Morocco: 11.2 %   2005 ...
#49   Spain: 11 %   2004 ...
#50   Egypt: 11 %   2003 ...
#51   Philippines: 10.9 %   2004 ...
#52   Israel: 10.7 %   2003 ...
#53   Puerto Rico: 10.6 %   2004 ...
#54   Peru: 10.5 %   2004 ...
#55   Trinidad and Tobago: 10.4 %   2002 ...
#56   Turkey: 10.3 %   2005 ...
#57   Bahamas, The: 10.3 %   2004 ...
#58   Greece: 10.2 %   2004 ...
#59   Belize: 10 %   2002 ...
#60   Indonesia: 9.9 %   2004 ...
#61   France: 9.9 %   2004 ...
#62   Germany: 9.8 %   2004 ...
#63   Barbados: 9.8 %   2004 ...
#64   Brazil: 9.7 %   2003 ...
#65   Estonia: 9.6 %   2004 ...
#66   Guyana: 9.1 %   2001 ...
#67   Finland: 8.9 %   2004 ...
#68   Mali: 8.8 %   2004 ...
#69   Nepal: 8.8 %   2001 ...
#70   Latvia: 8.7 %   2005 ...
#71   Lebanon: 8.6 %   1997 ...
#72   Ecuador: 8.6 %   2004 ...
#73   Ukraine: 8.6 %   2004 ...
#74   Sri Lanka: 8.5 %   2004 ...
#75   Mauritius: 8.5 %   2004 ...
#76   Kazakhstan: 8.4 %   2004 ...
#77   Lithuania: 8.3 %   2005 ...
#78   Czech Republic: 8.3 %   2004 ...
#79   Zimbabwe: 8.2 %   2002 ...
#80   Ghana: 8.2 %   2000 ...
#81   Moldova: 8.1 %   2004 ...
#82   Paraguay: 8.1 %   2003 ...
#83   Romania: 8 %   2004 ...
#84   Italy: 8 %   2004 ...
#85   Russia: 7.9 %   2004 ...
#86   Chile: 7.8 %   2004 ...
#87   Nicaragua: 7.8 %   2003 ...
#88   Pakistan: 7.7 %   2004 ...
#89   Cameroon: 7.5 %   2001 ...
#90   Aruba: 7.4 %   1997 ...
#91   Belgium: 7.4 %   2004 ...
#92   Haiti: 7.2 %   1999 ...
#93   Malta: 7.2 %   2004 ...
#94   Canada: 7.2 %   2004 ...
#95   El Salvador: 6.8 %   2004 ...
#96   Hong Kong: 6.8 %   2004 ...
#97   Portugal: 6.7 %   2004 ...
#98   Sweden: 6.5 %   2004 ...
#99   Costa Rica: 6.4 %   2004 ...
#100   Hungary: 6.1 %   2004 ...
#101   Slovenia: 6.1 %   2004 ...
#102   Burma: 6 %   1990 ...
#103   Antigua and Barbuda: 6 %   1991 ...
#104   Honduras: 5.9 %   2004 ...
#105   Guam: 5.5 %   1993 ...
#106   United States: 5.5 %   2004 ...
#107   Bolivia: 5.5 %   2002 ...
#108   Singapore: 5.4 %   2003 ...
#109   Australia: 5.4 %   2004 ...
#110   Fiji: 5.4 %   1995 ...
#111   Bahrain: 5.2 %   2001 ...
#112   Denmark: 5.2 %   2004 ...
#113   Saudi Arabia: 5.2 %   2002 ...
#114   Tanzania: 5.1 %   2001 ...
#115   India: 5 %   2004 ...
#116   Austria: 4.9 %   2004 ...
#117   Luxembourg: 4.8 %   2004 ...
#118   Macau: 4.8 %   2004 ...
#119   Brunei: 4.7 %   1991 ...
#120   Cyprus: 4.7 %   2004 ...
#121   Japan: 4.7 %   2004 ...
#122   United Kingdom: 4.6 %   2004 ...
#123   Madagascar: 4.5 %   2002 ...
#124   Ireland: 4.4 %   2004 ...
#125   Norway: 4.4 %   2004 ...
#126   Switzerland: 4.3 %   2004 ...
#127   Bangladesh: 4.3 %   2003 ...
#128   Netherlands: 4.3 %   2003 ...
#129   China: 4.2 %   2005 ...
#130   Cayman Islands: 4.1 %   1997 ...
#131   Qatar: 3.9 %   2001 ...
#132   New Zealand: 3.9 %   2004