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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2000

Countries187

1. North Macedonia32.2

Median6.9

Japan4.7124 / 187

World6.1

Top 20

North Macedonia32.2

Montenegro30.4

Algeria29.8

Djibouti26.7

Bosnia & Herzegovina25.4

Eswatini24.5

South Africa22.8

St. Vincent & Grenadines20.8

Colombia20.5

Namibia20.3

Congo - Brazzaville19.9

Libya19.3

Albania19.0

Somalia18.7

Slovakia18.5

New Caledonia17.9

Gabon17.8

Angola16.6

St. Lucia16.5

Bulgaria16.2

Bottom 10

Niger1.4

Mali1.4

Bahrain1.1

Qatar0.9

Benin0.9

Kuwait0.8

Chad0.8

Cambodia0.7

Myanmar (Burma)0.7

Pakistan0.6

Biggest increases since 1999

Paraguay+42.4%

Syria+26.1%

Poland+21.5%

Uruguay+20.6%

Lithuania+19.0%

Croatia+18.5%

Bhutan+18.2%

Haiti+17.3%

Estonia+15.4%

Slovakia+15.2%

Biggest decreases since 1999

South Korea-35.9%

Sweden-28.1%

Ireland-25.6%

Netherlands-24.8%

Belgium-23.9%

Singapore-23.7%

Moldova-23.3%

Georgia-21.6%

Hong Kong-21.3%

Thailand-19.5%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	North Macedonia	32.2	1
2	Montenegro	30.4	2
3	Algeria	29.8	3
4	Djibouti	26.7	4
5	Bosnia & Herzegovina	25.4	5
6	Eswatini	24.5	6
7	South Africa	22.8	7
8	St. Vincent & Grenadines	20.8	10
9	Colombia	20.5	12
10	Namibia	20.3	8
11	Congo - Brazzaville	19.9	11
12	Libya	19.3	13
13	Albania	19.0	9
14	Somalia	18.7	14
15	Slovakia	18.5	21
16	New Caledonia	17.9	16
17	Gabon	17.8	18
18	Angola	16.6	19
19	St. Lucia	16.5	17
20	Bulgaria	16.2	27
21	Lesotho	16.2	20
22	Croatia	16.1	36
23	Lithuania	15.9	38
24	Botswana	15.9	15
25	Sudan	15.6	23
26	Guam	15.3	29
27	Argentina	15.0	28
28	Tunisia	14.9	24
29	Poland	14.9	47
30	São Tomé & Príncipe	14.4	26
31	Latvia	14.2	32
32	Venezuela	14.0	25
33	Spain	13.8	22
34	Jordan	13.7	33
35	Morocco	13.6	30
36	Estonia	13.4	57
37	Cape Verde	13.0	41
38	Zambia	12.9	46
39	Suriname	12.9	35
40	Kazakhstan	12.8	37
41	Uruguay	12.6	69
42	Serbia	12.6	34
43	South Sudan	12.3	49
44	Uzbekistan	12.3	39
45	Belarus	12.2	44
46	Trinidad & Tobago	12.1	40
47	Guyana	11.9	53
48	Azerbaijan	11.8	66
49	Turkmenistan	11.7	45
50	Ukraine	11.7	51
51	Rwanda	11.7	58
52	Iran	11.7	62
53	French Polynesia	11.6	54
54	Yemen	11.6	59
55	Greece	11.3	48
56	Finland	11.1	55
57	Armenia	11.1	60
58	Israel	11.1	61
59	Brazil	10.9	65
60	Belize	10.8	43
61	Italy	10.8	56
62	Georgia	10.8	31
63	Palestinian Territories	10.6	70
64	Russia	10.6	42
65	Nepal	10.5	68
66	Chile	10.5	63
67	Ghana	10.5	72
68	France	10.2	50
69	Puerto Rico	10.1	52
70	Mauritania	10.0	73
71	U.S. Virgin Islands	9.8	71
72	Gambia	9.7	74
73	Syria	9.6	87
74	Barbados	9.4	67
75	Mauritius	9.1	75
76	Egypt	9.0	83
77	Czechia	8.8	79
78	Lebanon	8.6	78
79	Moldova	8.5	64
80	Haiti	8.4	95
81	Vanuatu	8.3	81
82	Iraq	8.0	82
83	Germany	7.9	77
84	Afghanistan	7.9	84
85	Sri Lanka	7.7	76
86	Paraguay	7.6	121
87	India	7.6	90
88	Cameroon	7.5	88
89	Equatorial Guinea	7.4	92
90	Nicaragua	7.2	96
91	Bahamas	7.1	91
92	Romania	7.0	108
93	El Salvador	7.0	94
94	Slovenia	6.9	93
95	Macau	6.9	103
96	Canada	6.8	89
97	Jamaica	6.8	100
98	Belgium	6.6	80
99	Hungary	6.6	98
100	Türkiye	6.5	85
101	Dominican Republic	6.4	105
102	Malta	6.3	104
103	Australia	6.3	99
104	Panama	6.2	109
105	New Zealand	6.1	97
106	Indonesia	6.1	101
107	Mongolia	6.0	114
108	Madagascar	5.8	115
109	Central African Republic	5.7	117
110	Zimbabwe	5.7	111
111	Eritrea	5.7	118
112	United Kingdom	5.6	110
113	Brunei	5.5	120
114	Sweden	5.5	86
115	Cuba	5.4	106
116	Channel Islands	5.4	112
117	Costa Rica	5.1	113
118	Malawi	5.0	124
119	Peru	5.0	123
120	Hong Kong	4.9	107
121	Côte d’Ivoire	4.8	136
122	Ecuador	4.8	129
123	Cyprus	4.8	119
124	Japan	4.7	128
125	Samoa	4.7	133
126	Fiji	4.7	127
127	Austria	4.7	126
128	Guinea	4.6	132
129	Saudi Arabia	4.6	137
130	Denmark	4.5	122
131	Oman	4.4	135
132	Comoros	4.4	131
133	Ireland	4.3	116
134	Togo	4.2	141
135	Tajikistan	4.2	134
136	Sierra Leone	4.1	138
137	South Korea	4.1	102
138	United States	4.0	139
139	Tonga	4.0	145
140	Nigeria	4.0	140
141	Honduras	3.9	142
142	Portugal	3.8	130
143	Philippines	3.8	143
144	Singapore	3.7	125
145	North Korea	3.7	146
146	Uganda	3.5	149
147	Timor-Leste	3.5	147
148	Ethiopia	3.5	144
149	Norway	3.5	153
150	Guinea-Bissau	3.4	151
151	Bangladesh	3.3	157
152	China	3.3	152
153	Congo - Kinshasa	3.2	154
154	Burundi	3.1	156
155	Tanzania	3.1	155
156	Malaysia	3.0	150
157	Papua New Guinea	2.9	160
158	Kenya	2.9	161
159	Mozambique	2.8	162
160	Netherlands	2.7	148
161	Burkina Faso	2.7	165
162	Switzerland	2.7	158
163	Mexico	2.6	164
164	Senegal	2.6	163
165	Solomon Islands	2.4	170
166	Bolivia	2.4	168
167	Thailand	2.4	159
168	Luxembourg	2.3	166
169	Vietnam	2.3	167
170	United Arab Emirates	2.2	169
171	Guatemala	2.1	173
172	Kyrgyzstan	2.1	175
173	Laos	2.0	172
174	Liberia	2.0	174
175	Maldives	2.0	176
176	Iceland	1.9	171
177	Bhutan	1.7	177
178	Niger	1.4	178
179	Mali	1.4	179
180	Bahrain	1.1	180
181	Qatar	0.9	182
182	Benin	0.9	181
183	Kuwait	0.8	186
184	Chad	0.8	183
185	Cambodia	0.7	185
186	Myanmar (Burma)	0.7	184
187	Pakistan	0.6	187

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