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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2003

Countries187

1. North Macedonia36.7

Median7.0

Japan5.3122 / 187

World6.5

Top 20

North Macedonia36.7

Montenegro30.4

Bosnia & Herzegovina28.4

Djibouti26.5

Eswatini26.3

Botswana23.8

Algeria23.7

Palestinian Territories23.0

South Africa22.7

St. Lucia22.2

Namibia22.1

St. Vincent & Grenadines20.0

Poland19.9

Congo - Brazzaville19.9

Libya19.1

Somalia18.6

Slovakia17.5

Gabon17.1

Albania17.0

Venezuela16.8

Bottom 10

Thailand1.5

Kuwait1.3

Mali1.3

Bahrain1.1

Cambodia0.9

Qatar0.9

Benin0.7

Chad0.7

Myanmar (Burma)0.7

Pakistan0.6

Biggest increases since 2002

Switzerland+40.8%

Netherlands+40.7%

Luxembourg+40.2%

Portugal+36.4%

Iceland+33.8%

Honduras+31.8%

Denmark+26.3%

Maldives+25.2%

Guatemala+24.5%

Cyprus+24.5%

Biggest decreases since 2002

Cuba-29.6%

Paraguay-27.5%

Bulgaria-24.2%

Argentina-21.6%

Palestinian Territories-16.2%

Thailand-15.4%

Solomon Islands-15.3%

Guam-14.9%

Romania-14.3%

Peru-14.3%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	North Macedonia	36.7	1
2	Montenegro	30.4	2
3	Bosnia & Herzegovina	28.4	3
4	Djibouti	26.5	5
5	Eswatini	26.3	7
6	Botswana	23.8	10
7	Algeria	23.7	6
8	Palestinian Territories	23.0	4
9	South Africa	22.7	8
10	St. Lucia	22.2	12
11	Namibia	22.1	9
12	St. Vincent & Grenadines	20.0	11
13	Poland	19.9	13
14	Congo - Brazzaville	19.9	14
15	Libya	19.1	16
16	Somalia	18.6	17
17	Slovakia	17.5	18
18	Gabon	17.1	22
19	Albania	17.0	20
20	Venezuela	16.8	26
21	New Caledonia	16.7	23
22	Uruguay	16.7	24
23	Angola	16.4	25
24	São Tomé & Príncipe	16.4	21
25	Lesotho	16.1	27
26	Sudan	15.5	28
27	Argentina	15.4	15
28	Serbia	15.2	35
29	Zambia	14.7	33
30	Tunisia	14.5	31
31	Jordan	14.5	29
32	Croatia	13.9	30
33	Bulgaria	13.7	19
34	Cape Verde	13.6	36
35	Israel	13.5	38
36	Colombia	13.2	32
37	Lithuania	12.9	37
38	South Sudan	12.2	41
39	Haiti	12.2	51
40	Latvia	12.1	34
41	Yemen	12.0	43
42	Morocco	11.9	46
43	Puerto Rico	11.8	42
44	French Polynesia	11.8	45
45	Rwanda	11.7	47
46	Guyana	11.5	44
47	Iran	11.5	39
48	Georgia	11.5	40
49	Estonia	11.3	71
50	Spain	11.3	50
51	Brazil	11.2	55
52	Barbados	11.0	61
53	Egypt	10.9	72
54	Bahamas	10.8	76
55	Armenia	10.8	53
56	Nepal	10.6	56
57	U.S. Virgin Islands	10.6	63
58	Türkiye	10.5	59
59	Trinidad & Tobago	10.5	58
60	Finland	10.5	57
61	Belize	10.3	69
62	Suriname	10.3	49
63	Syria	10.3	52
64	Belarus	10.2	54
65	Gambia	10.0	70
66	Mauritania	9.9	64
67	Greece	9.8	60
68	Germany	9.8	82
69	Chile	9.8	65
70	Guam	9.7	48
71	Turkmenistan	9.3	66
72	Uzbekistan	9.2	62
73	Azerbaijan	9.2	68
74	Ukraine	9.1	67
75	Iraq	9.0	80
76	Italy	8.9	75
77	Kazakhstan	8.8	74
78	Vanuatu	8.7	81
79	Mauritius	8.3	84
80	France	8.3	79
81	Sri Lanka	8.2	77
82	Russia	8.2	86
83	Lebanon	8.1	83
84	Hong Kong	7.9	93
85	Afghanistan	7.8	87
86	Czechia	7.8	92
87	Ghana	7.7	78
88	Equatorial Guinea	7.7	90
89	Belgium	7.7	94
90	India	7.6	88
91	Nicaragua	7.6	91
92	Canada	7.6	89
93	Malta	7.5	95
94	Romania	7.0	85
95	Dominican Republic	6.9	97
96	El Salvador	6.9	106
97	Paraguay	6.8	73
98	Mongolia	6.8	105
99	Indonesia	6.7	100
100	Costa Rica	6.7	101
101	Jamaica	6.5	99
102	Slovenia	6.5	107
103	Moldova	6.4	96
104	Panama	6.3	103
105	Portugal	6.1	131
106	Macau	6.0	104
107	United States	6.0	110
108	Australia	5.9	102
109	Singapore	5.9	112
110	Cameroon	5.9	98
111	Côte d’Ivoire	5.8	115
112	Central African Republic	5.8	108
113	Eritrea	5.8	109
114	Hungary	5.8	113
115	Brunei	5.7	111
116	Ecuador	5.7	127
117	Channel Islands	5.6	117
118	Saudi Arabia	5.6	119
119	Sweden	5.6	124
120	Denmark	5.4	134
121	Honduras	5.3	140
122	Japan	5.3	116
123	Tonga	5.2	129
124	Malawi	5.2	120
125	Maldives	5.1	137
126	Samoa	5.0	123
127	Madagascar	5.0	114
128	United Kingdom	4.8	121
129	Austria	4.8	125
130	New Zealand	4.7	118
131	Fiji	4.7	128
132	Zimbabwe	4.7	122
133	Guinea	4.6	130
134	Oman	4.6	133
135	China	4.6	135
136	Comoros	4.6	132
137	Ireland	4.5	136
138	Bangladesh	4.3	141
139	Norway	4.2	139
140	Cyprus	4.2	150
141	Peru	4.2	126
142	Switzerland	4.1	160
143	Iceland	4.0	159
144	Togo	4.0	138
145	Sierra Leone	3.9	143
146	Tajikistan	3.8	142
147	Luxembourg	3.7	168
148	North Korea	3.7	145
149	Nigeria	3.6	144
150	Malaysia	3.6	148
151	Uganda	3.6	147
152	Netherlands	3.6	170
153	Timor-Leste	3.5	149
154	Philippines	3.5	146
155	Mexico	3.5	158
156	South Korea	3.3	156
157	Guinea-Bissau	3.2	154
158	Burundi	3.1	153
159	Congo - Kinshasa	3.1	152
160	Tanzania	3.1	157
161	Ethiopia	3.0	155
162	United Arab Emirates	2.9	167
163	Kenya	2.9	161
164	Mozambique	2.9	162
165	Guatemala	2.8	172
166	Senegal	2.8	164
167	Burkina Faso	2.8	163
168	Bolivia	2.7	169
169	Papua New Guinea	2.6	165
170	Kyrgyzstan	2.5	171
171	Liberia	2.4	173
172	Cuba	2.3	151
173	Solomon Islands	2.3	166
174	Vietnam	2.2	174
175	Niger	2.1	177
176	Bhutan	1.8	175
177	Laos	1.6	178
178	Thailand	1.5	176
179	Kuwait	1.3	181
180	Mali	1.3	179
181	Bahrain	1.1	180
182	Cambodia	0.9	183
183	Qatar	0.9	182
184	Benin	0.7	185
185	Chad	0.7	184
186	Myanmar (Burma)	0.7	186
187	Pakistan	0.6	187

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