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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2005

Countries187

1. North Macedonia37.3

Median7.1

Japan4.4133 / 187

World6.2

Top 20

North Macedonia37.3

Montenegro30.3

Bosnia & Herzegovina30.2

Eswatini27.2

Djibouti26.4

South Africa22.5

Namibia22.1

Serbia20.9

Palestinian Territories20.0

Botswana19.9

Congo - Brazzaville19.8

St. Vincent & Grenadines19.5

St. Lucia18.7

Somalia18.7

Libya18.7

Poland17.6

Gabon16.9

São Tomé & Príncipe16.5

Angola16.3

Slovakia16.3

Bottom 10

Mali1.4

Laos1.4

Thailand1.4

Cambodia1.1

Bahrain1.0

Qatar0.9

Benin0.9

Myanmar (Burma)0.7

Chad0.7

Pakistan0.6

Biggest increases since 2004

Netherlands+26.4%

Bhutan+24.5%

Hungary+23.3%

Portugal+20.0%

Maldives+18.9%

Sweden+16.7%

Burkina Faso+14.9%

Cyprus+14.9%

Iran+14.7%

Belgium+14.6%

Biggest decreases since 2004

Iceland-36.8%

Tonga-34.5%

Madagascar-33.7%

Uganda-29.6%

Venezuela-29.2%

Paraguay-25.9%

Ecuador-24.5%

Lithuania-22.1%

Estonia-21.6%

Colombia-19.4%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	North Macedonia	37.3	1
2	Montenegro	30.3	2
3	Bosnia & Herzegovina	30.2	3
4	Eswatini	27.2	4
5	Djibouti	26.4	5
6	South Africa	22.5	7
7	Namibia	22.1	8
8	Serbia	20.8	16
9	Palestinian Territories	20.0	6
10	Botswana	19.9	9
11	Congo - Brazzaville	19.8	11
12	St. Vincent & Grenadines	19.5	12
13	St. Lucia	18.7	10
14	Somalia	18.7	15
15	Libya	18.7	13
16	Poland	17.6	14
17	Gabon	16.9	19
18	São Tomé & Príncipe	16.5	24
19	Angola	16.3	20
20	Slovakia	16.3	17
21	Lesotho	16.0	23
22	Albania	16.0	22
23	Zambia	15.9	26
24	New Caledonia	15.8	21
25	Sudan	15.5	25
26	Algeria	15.3	18
27	Jordan	14.8	28
28	Haiti	14.6	34
29	Georgia	13.8	37
30	Cape Verde	13.4	33
31	Tunisia	12.9	29
32	Croatia	12.6	31
33	South Sudan	12.3	38
34	Yemen	12.2	39
35	Uruguay	12.0	36
36	Rwanda	11.8	43
37	Iran	11.8	57
38	French Polynesia	11.7	42
39	Argentina	11.5	32
40	Puerto Rico	11.4	56
41	Israel	11.3	35
42	Germany	11.2	48
43	Guyana	11.1	44
44	Colombia	11.1	30
45	Egypt	11.0	55
46	Morocco	11.0	47
47	Belize	10.9	53
48	Venezuela	10.7	27
49	Türkiye	10.6	46
50	Nepal	10.6	51
51	Armenia	10.6	50
52	Brazil	10.6	62
53	U.S. Virgin Islands	10.2	58
54	Bahamas	10.2	60
55	Bulgaria	10.1	40
56	Greece	10.1	52
57	Latvia	10.0	41
58	Gambia	9.9	63
59	Finland	9.6	54
60	Mauritania	9.6	64
61	Mauritius	9.5	76
62	Chile	9.3	61
63	Suriname	9.3	67
64	Spain	9.1	45
65	Barbados	9.1	65
66	France	8.9	69
67	Syria	8.8	66
68	Belarus	8.8	68
69	Iraq	8.6	70
70	Belgium	8.4	89
71	Lithuania	8.3	49
72	Lebanon	8.2	82
73	Kazakhstan	8.1	74
74	Vanuatu	8.1	72
75	Estonia	8.0	59
76	Trinidad & Tobago	8.0	77
77	Indonesia	7.9	91
78	Czechia	7.9	78
79	Afghanistan	7.9	83
80	Sweden	7.8	97
81	Italy	7.7	81
82	Sri Lanka	7.7	75
83	Equatorial Guinea	7.7	87
84	Portugal	7.6	103
85	India	7.6	88
86	Turkmenistan	7.5	73
87	Maldives	7.3	105
88	Azerbaijan	7.3	80
89	El Salvador	7.2	94
90	Hungary	7.2	114
91	Ukraine	7.2	71
92	Romania	7.2	85
93	Russia	7.1	84
94	Uzbekistan	7.1	79
95	Mongolia	7.0	93
96	Guam	7.0	86
97	Malta	6.9	90
98	Canada	6.8	92
99	Costa Rica	6.7	100
100	Dominican Republic	6.6	104
101	Jamaica	6.6	98
102	Slovenia	6.5	107
103	Saudi Arabia	6.1	115
104	Côte d’Ivoire	6.0	110
105	Brunei	6.0	112
106	Panama	6.0	106
107	Netherlands	5.9	133
108	Channel Islands	5.8	111
109	Ghana	5.8	95
110	Eritrea	5.7	117
111	Central African Republic	5.7	116
112	Austria	5.7	109
113	Moldova	5.6	102
114	Singapore	5.6	113
115	Hong Kong	5.6	96
116	Cyprus	5.5	127
117	Nicaragua	5.4	101
118	Samoa	5.2	121
119	United States	5.1	118
120	Australia	5.0	119
121	Malawi	4.9	125
122	Honduras	4.9	108
123	United Kingdom	4.9	134
124	Peru	4.9	129
125	Denmark	4.8	120
126	Paraguay	4.8	99
127	Guinea	4.8	130
128	Zimbabwe	4.6	138
129	Oman	4.6	132
130	Comoros	4.5	135
131	China	4.5	137
132	Luxembourg	4.5	122
133	Japan	4.4	128
134	Switzerland	4.4	140
135	Cameroon	4.4	123
136	Norway	4.4	141
137	Bangladesh	4.2	139
138	Ireland	4.2	136
139	Macau	4.2	126
140	Togo	4.1	144
141	Burkina Faso	4.0	153
142	Fiji	3.9	131
143	New Zealand	3.8	143
144	Philippines	3.8	151
145	Ecuador	3.8	124
146	Sierra Leone	3.7	156
147	Nigeria	3.7	150
148	Timor-Leste	3.6	148
149	North Korea	3.6	149
150	Mexico	3.6	146
151	Malaysia	3.5	152
152	South Korea	3.5	155
153	Tajikistan	3.4	154
154	Tanzania	3.2	159
155	Guinea-Bissau	3.2	157
156	Burundi	3.2	158
157	United Arab Emirates	3.1	162
158	Bhutan	3.1	172
159	Niger	3.1	167
160	Guatemala	3.1	161
161	Mozambique	3.0	163
162	Congo - Kinshasa	2.9	160
163	Kyrgyzstan	2.8	169
164	Kenya	2.7	164
165	Senegal	2.7	166
166	Madagascar	2.6	145
167	Bolivia	2.6	170
168	Iceland	2.5	142
169	Tonga	2.5	147
170	Ethiopia	2.5	165
171	Liberia	2.4	173
172	Papua New Guinea	2.4	171
173	Vietnam	2.1	174
174	Cuba	2.0	176
175	Uganda	1.9	168
176	Solomon Islands	1.9	175
177	Kuwait	1.5	177
178	Mali	1.4	180
179	Laos	1.4	179
180	Thailand	1.4	178
181	Cambodia	1.1	182
182	Bahrain	1.0	181
183	Qatar	0.9	183
184	Benin	0.9	184
185	Myanmar (Burma)	0.7	185
186	Chad	0.7	186
187	Pakistan	0.6	187

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