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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, 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 ...