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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2002

Countries187

1. North Macedonia31.9

Median6.9

Japan5.4116 / 187

World6.4

Top 20

North Macedonia31.9

Montenegro30.4

Bosnia & Herzegovina27.5

Palestinian Territories27.5

Djibouti26.6

Algeria25.9

Eswatini25.8

South Africa22.6

Namibia21.5

Botswana21.3

St. Vincent & Grenadines20.6

St. Lucia20.4

Poland20.2

Congo - Brazzaville19.6

Argentina19.6

Libya19.3

Somalia18.7

Slovakia18.5

Bulgaria18.1

Albania17.9

Bottom 10

Laos1.8

Mali1.4

Bahrain1.1

Kuwait1.1

Qatar0.9

Cambodia0.9

Chad0.8

Benin0.7

Myanmar (Burma)0.7

Pakistan0.6

Biggest increases since 2001

Iceland+59.4%

Paraguay+51.4%

Singapore+50.3%

Luxembourg+45.2%

Hong Kong+43.0%

Kuwait+37.5%

Maldives+34.8%

Bahamas+31.7%

Palestinian Territories+27.8%

Venezuela+24.0%

Biggest decreases since 2001

Thailand-30.0%

Estonia-23.7%

Vietnam-23.2%

Lithuania-22.8%

Cuba-18.9%

South Korea-17.7%

Cyprus-17.5%

Guam-13.8%

Russia-12.3%

El Salvador-10.9%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	North Macedonia	31.9	2
2	Montenegro	30.4	1
3	Bosnia & Herzegovina	27.5	5
4	Palestinian Territories	27.5	8
5	Djibouti	26.6	4
6	Algeria	25.9	3
7	Eswatini	25.8	6
8	South Africa	22.6	7
9	Namibia	21.5	10
10	Botswana	21.3	17
11	St. Vincent & Grenadines	20.6	9
12	St. Lucia	20.4	18
13	Poland	20.2	19
14	Congo - Brazzaville	19.6	12
15	Argentina	19.6	22
16	Libya	19.3	13
17	Somalia	18.7	15
18	Slovakia	18.5	14
19	Bulgaria	18.1	11
20	Albania	17.9	16
21	São Tomé & Príncipe	17.6	27
22	Gabon	17.4	20
23	New Caledonia	17.0	21
24	Uruguay	16.6	29
25	Angola	16.4	24
26	Venezuela	16.2	38
27	Lesotho	16.1	25
28	Sudan	15.5	28
29	Jordan	15.3	31
30	Croatia	15.1	26
31	Tunisia	14.6	32
32	Colombia	14.5	30
33	Zambia	14.1	34
34	Latvia	13.8	33
35	Serbia	13.8	39
36	Cape Verde	13.4	35
37	Lithuania	13.0	23
38	Israel	12.9	44
39	Iran	12.8	41
40	Georgia	12.6	53
41	South Sudan	12.2	42
42	Puerto Rico	11.9	51
43	Yemen	11.8	47
44	Guyana	11.8	45
45	French Polynesia	11.7	48
46	Morocco	11.6	40
47	Rwanda	11.4	46
48	Guam	11.4	36
49	Suriname	11.2	43
50	Spain	11.1	64
51	Haiti	11.0	69
52	Syria	10.9	49
53	Armenia	10.9	55
54	Belarus	10.9	50
55	Brazil	10.6	60
56	Nepal	10.6	61
57	Finland	10.4	65
58	Trinidad & Tobago	10.4	58
59	Türkiye	10.4	80
60	Greece	10.3	59
61	Barbados	10.3	68
62	Uzbekistan	10.3	52
63	U.S. Virgin Islands	10.2	67
64	Mauritania	10.2	66
65	Chile	10.2	63
66	Turkmenistan	10.1	57
67	Ukraine	10.1	54
68	Azerbaijan	10.0	56
69	Belize	10.0	75
70	Gambia	10.0	70
71	Estonia	10.0	37
72	Egypt	10.0	73
73	Paraguay	9.4	101
74	Kazakhstan	9.3	62
75	Italy	9.2	72
76	Bahamas	9.0	95
77	Sri Lanka	8.8	84
78	Ghana	8.7	71
79	France	8.7	77
80	Iraq	8.6	81
81	Vanuatu	8.6	79
82	Germany	8.5	85
83	Lebanon	8.2	78
84	Mauritius	8.2	74
85	Romania	8.1	98
86	Russia	7.9	76
87	Afghanistan	7.9	83
88	India	7.7	86
89	Canada	7.7	92
90	Equatorial Guinea	7.6	87
91	Nicaragua	7.5	91
92	Czechia	7.3	82
93	Hong Kong	7.3	116
94	Belgium	6.9	102
95	Malta	6.9	93
96	Moldova	6.8	89
97	Dominican Republic	6.8	90
98	Cameroon	6.7	88
99	Jamaica	6.6	97
100	Indonesia	6.6	104
101	Costa Rica	6.4	105
102	Australia	6.4	96
103	Panama	6.3	100
104	Macau	6.3	99
105	Mongolia	6.2	103
106	El Salvador	6.2	94
107	Slovenia	5.9	108
108	Central African Republic	5.8	106
109	Eritrea	5.8	107
110	United States	5.8	121
111	Brunei	5.7	110
112	Singapore	5.6	141
113	Hungary	5.6	109
114	Madagascar	5.5	112
115	Côte d’Ivoire	5.5	115
116	Japan	5.4	119
117	Channel Islands	5.3	118
118	New Zealand	5.3	111
119	Saudi Arabia	5.3	125
120	Malawi	5.2	114
121	United Kingdom	5.0	123
122	Zimbabwe	5.0	113
123	Samoa	5.0	120
124	Sweden	5.0	122
125	Austria	4.9	136
126	Peru	4.8	117
127	Ecuador	4.8	130
128	Fiji	4.8	124
129	Tonga	4.7	128
130	Guinea	4.5	126
131	Portugal	4.5	139
132	Comoros	4.4	127
133	Oman	4.3	129
134	Denmark	4.3	132
135	China	4.2	140
136	Ireland	4.2	146
137	Maldives	4.1	155
138	Togo	4.1	133
139	Norway	4.0	143
140	Honduras	4.0	137
141	Bangladesh	4.0	148
142	Tajikistan	4.0	142
143	Sierra Leone	3.9	131
144	Nigeria	3.7	138
145	North Korea	3.6	147
146	Philippines	3.6	145
147	Uganda	3.5	150
148	Malaysia	3.5	149
149	Timor-Leste	3.4	151
150	Cyprus	3.3	135
151	Cuba	3.3	134
152	Congo - Kinshasa	3.2	152
153	Burundi	3.2	154
154	Guinea-Bissau	3.1	157
155	Ethiopia	3.1	153
156	South Korea	3.0	144
157	Tanzania	3.0	156
158	Mexico	3.0	165
159	Iceland	3.0	176
160	Switzerland	2.9	168
161	Kenya	2.9	158
162	Mozambique	2.9	159
163	Burkina Faso	2.9	162
164	Senegal	2.8	163
165	Papua New Guinea	2.8	160
166	Solomon Islands	2.7	164
167	United Arab Emirates	2.7	169
168	Luxembourg	2.6	177
169	Bolivia	2.6	166
170	Netherlands	2.6	172
171	Kyrgyzstan	2.4	170
172	Guatemala	2.3	171
173	Liberia	2.2	173
174	Vietnam	2.1	161
175	Bhutan	1.9	174
176	Thailand	1.8	167
177	Niger	1.8	178
178	Laos	1.8	175
179	Mali	1.4	179
180	Bahrain	1.1	180
181	Kuwait	1.1	182
182	Qatar	0.9	181
183	Cambodia	0.9	184
184	Chad	0.8	183
185	Benin	0.7	185
186	Myanmar (Burma)	0.7	186
187	Pakistan	0.6	187

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