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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2004

Countries187

1. North Macedonia37.2

Median6.8

Japan4.7128 / 187

World6.3

Top 20

North Macedonia37.2

Montenegro30.3

Bosnia & Herzegovina29.3

Eswatini26.7

Djibouti26.4

Palestinian Territories23.2

South Africa22.6

Namibia22.1

Botswana21.8

St. Lucia21.0

Congo - Brazzaville19.9

St. Vincent & Grenadines19.5

Libya18.9

Poland18.8

Somalia18.7

Serbia18.5

Slovakia18.2

Algeria17.6

Gabon17.1

Angola16.3

Bottom 10

Thailand1.5

Laos1.5

Mali1.4

Bahrain1.1

Cambodia1.0

Qatar0.9

Benin0.8

Myanmar (Burma)0.7

Chad0.7

Pakistan0.6

Biggest increases since 2003

Luxembourg+39.1%

Bhutan+38.3%

Kuwait+30.8%

Netherlands+29.3%

Niger+28.3%

Burkina Faso+25.2%

Austria+24.9%

Serbia+21.7%

Sweden+20.5%

Maldives+20.0%

Biggest decreases since 2003

Algeria-25.6%

Tonga-25.1%

Uganda-25.0%

Uruguay-22.1%

Madagascar-21.1%

Guam-20.6%

Trinidad & Tobago-20.5%

Cuba-20.4%

Macau-18.2%

Lithuania-17.0%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	North Macedonia	37.2	1
2	Montenegro	30.3	2
3	Bosnia & Herzegovina	29.3	3
4	Eswatini	26.7	5
5	Djibouti	26.4	4
6	Palestinian Territories	23.2	8
7	South Africa	22.6	9
8	Namibia	22.1	11
9	Botswana	21.8	6
10	St. Lucia	21.0	10
11	Congo - Brazzaville	19.9	14
12	St. Vincent & Grenadines	19.5	12
13	Libya	18.9	15
14	Poland	18.8	13
15	Somalia	18.7	16
16	Serbia	18.5	28
17	Slovakia	18.2	17
18	Algeria	17.6	7
19	Gabon	17.1	18
20	Angola	16.3	23
21	New Caledonia	16.3	21
22	Albania	16.3	19
23	Lesotho	16.2	25
24	São Tomé & Príncipe	16.1	24
25	Sudan	15.5	26
26	Zambia	15.3	29
27	Venezuela	15.1	20
28	Jordan	14.6	31
29	Tunisia	14.2	30
30	Colombia	13.7	36
31	Croatia	13.7	32
32	Argentina	13.5	27
33	Cape Verde	13.5	34
34	Haiti	13.4	39
35	Israel	13.0	35
36	Uruguay	13.0	22
37	Georgia	12.6	48
38	South Sudan	12.3	38
39	Yemen	12.1	41
40	Bulgaria	12.0	33
41	Latvia	11.7	40
42	French Polynesia	11.7	44
43	Rwanda	11.7	45
44	Guyana	11.3	46
45	Spain	11.1	50
46	Türkiye	10.8	58
47	Morocco	10.8	42
48	Germany	10.7	68
49	Lithuania	10.7	37
50	Armenia	10.7	55
51	Nepal	10.7	56
52	Greece	10.6	67
53	Belize	10.6	61
54	Finland	10.4	60
55	Egypt	10.3	53
56	Puerto Rico	10.3	43
57	Iran	10.3	47
58	U.S. Virgin Islands	10.3	57
59	Estonia	10.2	49
60	Bahamas	10.2	54
61	Chile	10.2	69
62	Brazil	10.1	51
63	Gambia	9.9	65
64	Mauritania	9.8	66
65	Barbados	9.6	52
66	Syria	9.5	63
67	Suriname	9.5	62
68	Belarus	9.5	64
69	France	8.9	80
70	Iraq	8.7	75
71	Ukraine	8.6	74
72	Vanuatu	8.4	78
73	Turkmenistan	8.4	71
74	Kazakhstan	8.4	77
75	Sri Lanka	8.4	81
76	Mauritius	8.3	79
77	Trinidad & Tobago	8.3	59
78	Czechia	8.3	86
79	Uzbekistan	8.2	72
80	Azerbaijan	8.0	73
81	Italy	7.9	76
82	Lebanon	7.8	83
83	Afghanistan	7.8	85
84	Russia	7.8	82
85	Romania	7.7	94
86	Guam	7.7	70
87	Equatorial Guinea	7.7	88
88	India	7.6	90
89	Belgium	7.4	89
90	Malta	7.3	93
91	Indonesia	7.3	99
92	Canada	7.2	92
93	Mongolia	6.9	98
94	El Salvador	6.8	96
95	Ghana	6.8	87
96	Hong Kong	6.7	84
97	Sweden	6.7	119
98	Jamaica	6.5	101
99	Paraguay	6.5	97
100	Costa Rica	6.4	100
101	Nicaragua	6.4	91
102	Moldova	6.4	103
103	Portugal	6.3	105
104	Dominican Republic	6.3	95
105	Maldives	6.2	125
106	Panama	6.1	104
107	Slovenia	6.0	102
108	Honduras	6.0	121
109	Austria	6.0	129
110	Côte d’Ivoire	5.9	111
111	Channel Islands	5.8	117
112	Brunei	5.8	115
113	Singapore	5.8	109
114	Hungary	5.8	114
115	Saudi Arabia	5.8	118
116	Central African Republic	5.7	112
117	Eritrea	5.7	113
118	United States	5.5	107
119	Australia	5.4	108
120	Denmark	5.2	120
121	Samoa	5.2	126
122	Luxembourg	5.1	147
123	Cameroon	5.1	110
124	Ecuador	5.0	116
125	Malawi	5.0	124
126	Macau	4.9	106
127	Cyprus	4.8	140
128	Japan	4.7	122
129	Peru	4.7	141
130	Guinea	4.7	133
131	Fiji	4.7	131
132	Oman	4.7	134
133	Netherlands	4.6	152
134	United Kingdom	4.6	128
135	Comoros	4.6	136
136	Ireland	4.5	137
137	China	4.5	135
138	Zimbabwe	4.4	132
139	Bangladesh	4.3	138
140	Switzerland	4.3	142
141	Norway	4.3	139
142	Iceland	4.0	143
143	New Zealand	4.0	130
144	Togo	4.0	144
145	Madagascar	4.0	127
146	Mexico	3.9	155
147	Tonga	3.9	123
148	Timor-Leste	3.7	153
149	North Korea	3.6	148
150	Nigeria	3.6	149
151	Philippines	3.6	154
152	Malaysia	3.5	150
153	Burkina Faso	3.5	167
154	Tajikistan	3.4	146
155	South Korea	3.4	156
156	Sierra Leone	3.4	145
157	Guinea-Bissau	3.2	157
158	Burundi	3.2	158
159	Tanzania	3.1	160
160	Congo - Kinshasa	3.0	159
161	Guatemala	3.0	165
162	United Arab Emirates	3.0	162
163	Mozambique	3.0	164
164	Kenya	2.8	163
165	Ethiopia	2.8	161
166	Senegal	2.8	166
167	Niger	2.8	175
168	Uganda	2.7	151
169	Kyrgyzstan	2.7	170
170	Bolivia	2.6	168
171	Papua New Guinea	2.5	169
172	Bhutan	2.5	176
173	Liberia	2.4	171
174	Vietnam	2.1	174
175	Solomon Islands	2.0	173
176	Cuba	1.9	172
177	Kuwait	1.7	179
178	Thailand	1.5	178
179	Laos	1.5	177
180	Mali	1.4	180
181	Bahrain	1.1	181
182	Cambodia	1.0	182
183	Qatar	0.9	183
184	Benin	0.8	184
185	Myanmar (Burma)	0.7	186
186	Chad	0.7	185
187	Pakistan	0.6	187

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