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Labor Statistics > Unemployment, female > % of female labor force (most recent) by country
Most recent
1980
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2005
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 Algeria
21.3 %
2004 ...
#21 Grenada
21.3 %
1998 ...
#22 Uruguay
20.8 %
2003 ...
#23 Suriname
20.4 %
1999 ...
#24 Iran
20.4 %
2003 ...
#25 Venezuela
20.3 %
2003 ...
#26 Eritrea
19.1 %
1984 ...
#27 Poland
19.1 %
2005 ...
#28 Slovakia
19.1 %
2004 ...
#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 Iraq
15 %
2004 ...
#42 Spain
15 %
2004 ...
#43 Argentina
14.7 %
2003 ...
#44 Saudi Arabia
14.7 %
2005 ...
#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 Zambia
12 %
1998 ...
#57 Peru
12 %
2004 ...
#58 Georgia
11.8 %
2004 ...
#59 Lithuania
11.8 %
2004 ...
#60 Morocco
11.8 %
2005 ...
#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 Aruba
8.4 %
1997 ...
#86 Latvia
8.4 %
2005 ...
#87 Ukraine
8.3 %
2004 ...
#88 Belgium
8.3 %
2004 ...
#89 Honduras
8.3 %
2004 ...
#90 Haiti
8.3 %
1999 ...
#91 Yemen
8.2 %
1999 ...
#92 Nicaragua
8 %
2003 ...
#93 Russia
8 %
2004 ...
#94 Portugal
7.6 %
2004 ...
#95 Lebanon
7.2 %
1997 ...
#96 Bolivia
6.9 %
2002 ...
#97 Romania
6.9 %
2004 ...
#98 Canada
6.8 %
2004 ...
#99 Luxembourg
6.8 %
2004 ...
#100 Brunei
6.7 %
1991 ...
#101 Cameroon
6.7 %
2001 ...
#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 Hong Kong
5.6 %
2004 ...
#110 Antigua and Barbuda
5.6 %
1991 ...
#111 Madagascar
5.6 %
2002 ...
#112 Australia
5.5 %
2004 ...
#113 Denmark
5.4 %
2004 ...
#114 United States
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 New Zealand
4.4 %
2004 ...
#123 Japan
4.4 %
2004 ...
#124 Netherlands
4.4 %
2003 ...
#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 %
2003 ...
#132 Malaysia
3.6 %
2003 ...
#133 Mexico
3.4 %
2004 ...
#134 Korea, South
3.1 %
2004 ...
#135 Iceland
2.9 %
2004 ...
#136 Maldives
2.7 %
2000 ...
#137 United Arab Emirates
2.6 %
2000 ...
#138 Laos
2.6 %
1995 ...
#139 Vietnam
2.4 %
2004 ...
#140 Guinea
1.7 %
1994 ...
#141 Man, Isle of
1.5 %
2001 ...
#142 Thailand
1.4 %
2004 ...
#143 Papua New Guinea
1.3 %
2000 ...
#144 Cambodia
0.9 %
2004 ...
#145 Malawi
0.6 %
1998 ...
#146 Burkina Faso
0.5 %
1985 ...
#147 Rwanda
0.4 %
1996 ...
#148 Burundi
0.3 %
1990 ...
#149 Chad
0.2 %
1993 ...
Weighted average:
12.1 %
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.
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