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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2006

Countries187

1. North Macedonia36.4

Median6.5

Japan4.2132 / 187

World6.0

Top 20

North Macedonia36.4

Bosnia & Herzegovina31.1

Eswatini27.7

Djibouti26.4

Montenegro24.8

South Africa22.3

Namibia21.8

Serbia20.9

Congo - Brazzaville19.6

St. Vincent & Grenadines19.2

Palestinian Territories19.0

Libya18.8

Somalia18.7

Gabon17.8

Botswana17.8

São Tomé & Príncipe16.6

Angola16.1

Lesotho16.1

St. Lucia16.0

Haiti15.9

Bottom 10

Thailand1.2

Laos1.2

Cambodia1.2

Tonga1.1

Bahrain1.0

Benin0.9

Qatar0.9

Chad0.7

Myanmar (Burma)0.7

Pakistan0.6

Biggest increases since 2005

Uganda+19.2%

Maldives+14.1%

Madagascar+12.4%

United Kingdom+12.0%

Iceland+11.1%

Paraguay+9.4%

Cambodia+9.3%

Haiti+9.0%

Chad+8.0%

Congo - Kinshasa+7.7%

Biggest decreases since 2005

Tonga-57.1%

Lithuania-30.6%

Latvia-29.9%

Honduras-27.2%

Estonia-26.4%

Bahamas-26.1%

Moldova-24.4%

Norway-22.5%

Poland-21.6%

Trinidad & Tobago-21.1%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	North Macedonia	36.4	1
2	Bosnia & Herzegovina	31.1	3
3	Eswatini	27.7	4
4	Djibouti	26.4	5
5	Montenegro	24.8	2
6	South Africa	22.3	6
7	Namibia	21.8	7
8	Serbia	20.8	8
9	Congo - Brazzaville	19.6	11
10	St. Vincent & Grenadines	19.2	12
11	Palestinian Territories	19.0	9
12	Libya	18.8	15
13	Somalia	18.7	14
14	Gabon	17.8	17
15	Botswana	17.8	10
16	São Tomé & Príncipe	16.6	18
17	Angola	16.1	19
18	Lesotho	16.1	21
19	St. Lucia	16.0	13
20	Haiti	15.9	28
21	Albania	15.6	22
22	Sudan	15.5	25
23	New Caledonia	15.3	24
24	Jordan	14.0	27
25	Poland	13.8	16
26	Georgia	13.6	29
27	Slovakia	13.4	20
28	Cape Verde	13.4	30
29	Zambia	13.2	23
30	Tunisia	12.5	31
31	Yemen	12.3	34
32	Algeria	12.3	26
33	South Sudan	12.3	33
34	French Polynesia	11.8	38
35	Rwanda	11.6	36
36	Iran	11.5	37
37	Croatia	11.1	32
38	Colombia	11.1	44
39	Puerto Rico	11.0	40
40	Uruguay	10.8	35
41	Israel	10.7	41
42	Guyana	10.7	43
43	Nepal	10.6	50
44	Armenia	10.5	51
45	Egypt	10.5	45
46	Germany	10.3	42
47	Gambia	10.2	58
48	Türkiye	10.2	49
49	Argentina	10.1	39
50	U.S. Virgin Islands	9.7	53
51	Brazil	9.7	52
52	Morocco	9.7	46
53	Belize	9.4	47
54	Mauritania	9.3	60
55	Suriname	9.1	63
56	Mauritius	9.0	61
57	Chile	9.0	62
58	Bulgaria	9.0	55
59	Finland	8.9	59
60	Greece	8.9	56
61	France	8.8	66
62	Barbados	8.7	65
63	Lebanon	8.7	72
64	Venezuela	8.6	48
65	Spain	8.5	64
66	Iraq	8.4	69
67	Maldives	8.3	87
68	Belgium	8.2	70
69	Syria	8.2	67
70	Belarus	8.1	68
71	Vanuatu	8.0	74
72	Afghanistan	7.9	79
73	Kazakhstan	7.8	73
74	Portugal	7.6	84
75	Equatorial Guinea	7.6	83
76	India	7.6	85
77	Indonesia	7.6	77
78	Bahamas	7.5	54
79	Hungary	7.5	90
80	Guam	7.4	96
81	Romania	7.3	92
82	Mongolia	7.2	95
83	Czechia	7.1	78
84	Sweden	7.1	80
85	Russia	7.1	93
86	Latvia	7.0	57
87	Ukraine	6.8	91
88	Malta	6.8	97
89	Italy	6.8	81
90	Azerbaijan	6.6	88
91	Jamaica	6.6	101
92	Turkmenistan	6.6	86
93	El Salvador	6.6	89
94	Sri Lanka	6.5	82
95	Canada	6.5	98
96	Trinidad & Tobago	6.3	76
97	Saudi Arabia	6.3	103
98	Brunei	6.1	105
99	Uzbekistan	6.0	94
100	Côte d’Ivoire	6.0	104
101	Slovenia	6.0	102
102	Costa Rica	5.9	99
103	Estonia	5.9	75
104	Panama	5.8	106
105	Lithuania	5.8	71
106	Eritrea	5.7	110
107	Dominican Republic	5.7	100
108	Central African Republic	5.6	111
109	Channel Islands	5.6	108
110	United Kingdom	5.5	123
111	Samoa	5.3	118
112	Austria	5.3	112
113	Nicaragua	5.3	117
114	Paraguay	5.3	126
115	Netherlands	5.0	107
116	Malawi	5.0	121
117	Ghana	4.9	109
118	Guinea	4.9	127
119	Australia	4.8	120
120	Hong Kong	4.8	115
121	Zimbabwe	4.8	128
122	Luxembourg	4.7	132
123	United States	4.6	119
124	Cyprus	4.6	116
125	Comoros	4.5	130
126	Singapore	4.5	114
127	China	4.4	131
128	Oman	4.4	129
129	Ireland	4.4	138
130	Moldova	4.3	113
131	Togo	4.2	140
132	Japan	4.2	133
133	Peru	4.2	124
134	Philippines	4.1	144
135	Switzerland	4.0	134
136	Fiji	4.0	142
137	Denmark	3.9	125
138	Sierra Leone	3.9	146
139	New Zealand	3.9	143
140	Macau	3.8	139
141	Nigeria	3.7	147
142	Cameroon	3.7	135
143	Burkina Faso	3.7	141
144	Tajikistan	3.6	153
145	Timor-Leste	3.6	148
146	Bangladesh	3.6	137
147	Honduras	3.6	122
148	Mexico	3.6	150
149	Ecuador	3.6	145
150	North Korea	3.6	149
151	Norway	3.4	136
152	Malaysia	3.3	151
153	Tanzania	3.3	154
154	South Korea	3.3	152
155	Burundi	3.2	156
156	Congo - Kinshasa	3.2	162
157	Guinea-Bissau	3.1	155
158	Bhutan	3.1	158
159	Mozambique	3.0	161
160	United Arab Emirates	3.0	157
161	Kyrgyzstan	3.0	163
162	Guatemala	3.0	160
163	Madagascar	2.9	166
164	Iceland	2.8	168
165	Senegal	2.8	165
166	Kenya	2.7	164
167	Bolivia	2.6	167
168	Niger	2.5	159
169	Ethiopia	2.3	170
170	Papua New Guinea	2.3	172
171	Liberia	2.3	171
172	Uganda	2.3	175
173	Vietnam	2.0	173
174	Solomon Islands	1.9	176
175	Cuba	1.9	174
176	Mali	1.4	178
177	Kuwait	1.3	177
178	Thailand	1.2	180
179	Laos	1.2	179
180	Cambodia	1.2	181
181	Tonga	1.1	169
182	Bahrain	1.0	182
183	Benin	0.9	184
184	Qatar	0.9	183
185	Chad	0.7	186
186	Myanmar (Burma)	0.7	185
187	Pakistan	0.6	187

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