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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2001

Countries187

1. Montenegro30.5

Median7.0

Japan5.0119 / 187

World6.2

Top 20

Montenegro30.5

North Macedonia30.5

Algeria27.3

Djibouti26.6

Bosnia & Herzegovina26.5

Eswatini25.2

South Africa22.7

Palestinian Territories21.5

St. Vincent & Grenadines21.1

Namibia21.0

Bulgaria19.9

Congo - Brazzaville19.9

Libya19.2

Slovakia19.1

Somalia18.7

Albania18.6

Botswana18.5

St. Lucia18.5

Poland18.4

Gabon17.8

Bottom 10

Niger1.5

Mali1.3

Bahrain1.1

Qatar0.9

Kuwait0.8

Chad0.8

Cambodia0.8

Benin0.8

Myanmar (Burma)0.7

Pakistan0.6

Biggest increases since 2000

Palestinian Territories+102.3%

Maldives+54.2%

Türkiye+29.0%

Poland+23.5%

Bulgaria+22.8%

Vietnam+22.1%

Syria+21.3%

Uruguay+19.2%

Costa Rica+19.1%

United States+18.5%

Biggest decreases since 2000

Colombia-26.7%

Cuba-25.1%

Spain-24.9%

Luxembourg-23.0%

Netherlands-22.2%

Paraguay-18.4%

Kazakhstan-18.2%

Slovenia-17.9%

Belize-16.3%

France-15.7%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	Montenegro	30.5	2
2	North Macedonia	30.5	1
3	Algeria	27.3	3
4	Djibouti	26.6	4
5	Bosnia & Herzegovina	26.5	5
6	Eswatini	25.2	6
7	South Africa	22.7	7
8	Palestinian Territories	21.5	63
9	St. Vincent & Grenadines	21.1	8
10	Namibia	21.0	10
11	Bulgaria	19.9	20
12	Congo - Brazzaville	19.9	11
13	Libya	19.2	12
14	Slovakia	19.1	15
15	Somalia	18.7	14
16	Albania	18.6	13
17	Botswana	18.5	24
18	St. Lucia	18.5	19
19	Poland	18.4	29
20	Gabon	17.8	17
21	New Caledonia	17.4	16
22	Argentina	17.3	27
23	Lithuania	16.8	23
24	Angola	16.7	18
25	Lesotho	16.1	21
26	Croatia	15.8	22
27	São Tomé & Príncipe	15.7	30
28	Sudan	15.6	25
29	Uruguay	15.1	41
30	Colombia	15.0	9
31	Jordan	14.7	34
32	Tunisia	14.4	28
33	Latvia	13.8	31
34	Zambia	13.4	38
35	Cape Verde	13.2	37
36	Guam	13.2	26
37	Estonia	13.1	36
38	Venezuela	13.0	32
39	Serbia	12.8	42
40	Morocco	12.5	35
41	Iran	12.4	52
42	South Sudan	12.3	43
43	Suriname	12.0	39
44	Israel	11.8	58
45	Guyana	11.8	47
46	Rwanda	11.7	51
47	Yemen	11.7	54
48	French Polynesia	11.7	53
49	Syria	11.6	73
50	Belarus	11.6	45
51	Puerto Rico	11.4	69
52	Uzbekistan	11.3	44
53	Georgia	11.2	62
54	Ukraine	11.1	50
55	Armenia	11.0	57
56	Azerbaijan	10.9	48
57	Turkmenistan	10.9	49
58	Trinidad & Tobago	10.9	46
59	Greece	10.8	55
60	Brazil	10.6	59
61	Nepal	10.5	65
62	Kazakhstan	10.4	40
63	Chile	10.4	66
64	Spain	10.3	33
65	Finland	10.3	56
66	Mauritania	10.1	70
67	U.S. Virgin Islands	10.0	71
68	Barbados	9.8	74
69	Haiti	9.7	80
70	Gambia	9.6	72
71	Ghana	9.6	67
72	Italy	9.6	61
73	Egypt	9.3	76
74	Mauritius	9.1	75
75	Belize	9.1	60
76	Russia	9.0	64
77	France	8.6	68
78	Lebanon	8.5	78
79	Vanuatu	8.4	81
80	Türkiye	8.4	100
81	Iraq	8.2	82
82	Czechia	8.1	77
83	Afghanistan	8.0	84
84	Sri Lanka	7.9	85
85	Germany	7.8	83
86	India	7.6	87
87	Equatorial Guinea	7.6	89
88	Cameroon	7.5	88
89	Moldova	7.4	79
90	Dominican Republic	7.3	101
91	Nicaragua	7.2	90
92	Canada	7.2	96
93	Malta	7.1	102
94	El Salvador	7.0	93
95	Bahamas	6.9	91
96	Australia	6.7	103
97	Jamaica	6.6	97
98	Romania	6.6	92
99	Macau	6.4	95
100	Panama	6.3	104
101	Paraguay	6.2	86
102	Belgium	6.2	98
103	Mongolia	6.1	107
104	Indonesia	6.1	106
105	Costa Rica	6.1	117
106	Central African Republic	5.8	109
107	Eritrea	5.7	111
108	Slovenia	5.7	94
109	Hungary	5.7	99
110	Brunei	5.6	113
111	New Zealand	5.4	105
112	Madagascar	5.4	108
113	Zimbabwe	5.3	110
114	Malawi	5.2	118
115	Côte d’Ivoire	5.2	121
116	Hong Kong	5.1	120
117	Peru	5.1	119
118	Channel Islands	5.0	116
119	Japan	5.0	124
120	Samoa	5.0	125
121	United States	4.7	138
122	Sweden	4.7	114
123	United Kingdom	4.7	112
124	Fiji	4.7	126
125	Saudi Arabia	4.6	129
126	Guinea	4.6	128
127	Comoros	4.4	132
128	Tonga	4.4	139
129	Oman	4.3	131
130	Ecuador	4.3	122
131	Sierra Leone	4.2	136
132	Denmark	4.2	130
133	Togo	4.1	134
134	Cuba	4.1	115
135	Cyprus	4.0	123
136	Austria	4.0	127
137	Honduras	4.0	141
138	Nigeria	3.9	140
139	Portugal	3.8	142
140	China	3.8	152
141	Singapore	3.8	144
142	Tajikistan	3.8	135
143	Norway	3.7	149
144	South Korea	3.7	137
145	Philippines	3.7	143
146	Ireland	3.7	133
147	North Korea	3.7	145
148	Bangladesh	3.6	151
149	Malaysia	3.5	156
150	Uganda	3.5	146
151	Timor-Leste	3.4	147
152	Congo - Kinshasa	3.3	153
153	Ethiopia	3.2	148
154	Burundi	3.2	154
155	Maldives	3.0	175
156	Tanzania	3.0	155
157	Guinea-Bissau	3.0	150
158	Kenya	2.9	158
159	Mozambique	2.8	159
160	Papua New Guinea	2.8	157
161	Vietnam	2.8	169
162	Burkina Faso	2.7	161
163	Senegal	2.7	164
164	Solomon Islands	2.6	165
165	Mexico	2.6	163
166	Bolivia	2.6	166
167	Thailand	2.6	167
168	Switzerland	2.5	162
169	United Arab Emirates	2.4	170
170	Kyrgyzstan	2.3	172
171	Guatemala	2.3	171
172	Netherlands	2.1	160
173	Liberia	2.1	174
174	Bhutan	1.9	177
175	Laos	1.9	173
176	Iceland	1.9	176
177	Luxembourg	1.8	168
178	Niger	1.5	178
179	Mali	1.3	179
180	Bahrain	1.1	180
181	Qatar	0.9	181
182	Kuwait	0.8	183
183	Chad	0.8	184
184	Cambodia	0.8	185
185	Benin	0.8	182
186	Myanmar (Burma)	0.7	186
187	Pakistan	0.6	187

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