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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2007

Countries187

1. North Macedonia35.2

Median6.0

Japan3.9134 / 187

World5.8

Top 20

North Macedonia35.2

Bosnia & Herzegovina29.0

Eswatini28.2

Djibouti26.3

South Africa22.3

Namibia22.1

Congo - Brazzaville19.9

Montenegro19.4

St. Vincent & Grenadines18.9

Libya18.8

Somalia18.7

Palestinian Territories18.3

Gabon18.3

Serbia18.1

Botswana17.0

Haiti16.8

Angola16.1

São Tomé & Príncipe16.0

Albania16.0

Lesotho15.9

Bottom 10

Cambodia1.3

Tonga1.2

Thailand1.2

Laos1.1

Bahrain1.0

Benin0.9

Chad0.8

Myanmar (Burma)0.7

Qatar0.5

Pakistan0.4

Biggest increases since 2006

Bhutan+18.2%

Uganda+17.8%

Chad+17.2%

Kuwait+15.4%

Ireland+14.4%

Maldives+12.9%

Algeria+12.4%

Guam+12.2%

Bangladesh+11.8%

Tonga+11.0%

Biggest decreases since 2006

Qatar-40.2%

Moldova-35.5%

Pakistan-31.6%

Poland-30.8%

Norway-26.6%

Lithuania-26.5%

Czechia-25.6%

Burundi-24.5%

Finland-23.3%

Bulgaria-23.2%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	North Macedonia	35.2	1
2	Bosnia & Herzegovina	29.0	2
3	Eswatini	28.2	3
4	Djibouti	26.3	4
5	South Africa	22.3	6
6	Namibia	22.1	7
7	Congo - Brazzaville	19.9	9
8	Montenegro	19.4	5
9	St. Vincent & Grenadines	18.9	10
10	Libya	18.8	12
11	Somalia	18.7	13
12	Palestinian Territories	18.3	11
13	Gabon	18.3	14
14	Serbia	18.1	8
15	Botswana	17.0	15
16	Haiti	16.8	20
17	Angola	16.1	17
18	São Tomé & Príncipe	16.0	16
19	Albania	16.0	21
20	Lesotho	15.9	18
21	Sudan	15.5	22
22	New Caledonia	14.8	23
23	St. Lucia	14.0	19
24	Algeria	13.8	32
25	Cape Verde	13.3	28
26	Georgia	13.3	26
27	Jordan	13.1	24
28	Yemen	12.5	31
29	Tunisia	12.4	30
30	South Sudan	12.3	33
31	French Polynesia	11.7	34
32	Rwanda	11.6	35
33	Colombia	11.2	38
34	Slovakia	11.2	27
35	Puerto Rico	10.9	39
36	Guyana	10.8	42
37	Iran	10.8	36
38	Nepal	10.6	43
39	Zambia	10.6	29
40	Gambia	10.4	47
41	Armenia	10.4	44
42	Türkiye	10.3	48
43	Croatia	9.9	37
44	Morocco	9.6	52
45	Poland	9.6	25
46	U.S. Virgin Islands	9.5	50
47	Mauritania	9.5	54
48	Maldives	9.4	67
49	Uruguay	9.4	40
50	Israel	9.4	41
51	Brazil	9.3	51
52	Suriname	9.0	55
53	Lebanon	9.0	63
54	Egypt	8.8	45
55	Germany	8.7	46
56	Iraq	8.6	66
57	Belize	8.5	53
58	Mauritius	8.5	56
59	Argentina	8.5	49
60	Chile	8.4	57
61	Syria	8.4	69
62	Greece	8.4	60
63	Guam	8.3	80
64	Spain	8.2	65
65	Indonesia	8.1	77
66	France	8.0	61
67	Portugal	8.0	74
68	Bahamas	7.9	78
69	Afghanistan	7.8	72
70	Equatorial Guinea	7.6	75
71	India	7.6	76
72	Belgium	7.5	68
73	Belarus	7.4	70
74	Barbados	7.4	62
75	Hungary	7.4	79
76	Venezuela	7.3	64
77	Kazakhstan	7.3	73
78	Mongolia	7.2	82
79	Bulgaria	6.9	58
80	Vanuatu	6.9	71
81	Finland	6.9	59
82	Jamaica	6.6	91
83	Malta	6.5	88
84	Romania	6.4	81
85	El Salvador	6.4	93
86	Ukraine	6.4	87
87	Azerbaijan	6.3	90
88	Côte d’Ivoire	6.3	100
89	Brunei	6.2	98
90	Sweden	6.2	84
91	Canada	6.2	95
92	Italy	6.1	89
93	Latvia	6.1	86
94	Russia	6.0	85
95	Sri Lanka	6.0	94
96	Saudi Arabia	5.7	97
97	Eritrea	5.7	106
98	Turkmenistan	5.7	92
99	Panama	5.7	104
100	Central African Republic	5.6	108
101	Trinidad & Tobago	5.5	96
102	Samoa	5.4	111
103	United Kingdom	5.4	110
104	Czechia	5.3	83
105	Channel Islands	5.2	109
106	Dominican Republic	5.2	107
107	Ghana	5.1	117
108	Zimbabwe	5.0	121
109	Uzbekistan	5.0	99
110	Ireland	5.0	129
111	Austria	4.9	112
112	Nicaragua	4.9	113
113	Malawi	4.9	116
114	Slovenia	4.8	101
115	Guinea	4.8	118
116	Paraguay	4.7	114
117	United States	4.6	123
118	Estonia	4.6	103
119	Costa Rica	4.6	102
120	Comoros	4.5	125
121	Australia	4.4	119
122	China	4.4	127
123	Oman	4.3	128
124	Lithuania	4.2	105
125	Netherlands	4.2	115
126	Fiji	4.1	136
127	Peru	4.1	133
128	Luxembourg	4.1	122
129	Sierra Leone	4.0	138
130	Bangladesh	4.0	146
131	Hong Kong	4.0	120
132	Cyprus	3.9	124
133	Singapore	3.9	126
134	Japan	3.9	132
135	Togo	3.8	131
136	Denmark	3.8	137
137	Nigeria	3.8	141
138	Bhutan	3.7	158
139	New Zealand	3.7	139
140	Switzerland	3.6	135
141	Mexico	3.6	148
142	North Korea	3.5	150
143	Timor-Leste	3.5	145
144	Philippines	3.4	134
145	Congo - Kinshasa	3.4	156
146	Malaysia	3.3	152
147	Burkina Faso	3.3	143
148	Macau	3.3	140
149	Honduras	3.2	147
150	Madagascar	3.2	163
151	Ecuador	3.1	149
152	Guinea-Bissau	3.1	157
153	Kyrgyzstan	3.1	161
154	Mozambique	3.1	159
155	Cameroon	3.1	142
156	Tanzania	3.0	153
157	South Korea	3.0	154
158	United Arab Emirates	2.9	160
159	Tajikistan	2.9	144
160	Guatemala	2.8	162
161	Senegal	2.8	165
162	Moldova	2.7	130
163	Uganda	2.7	172
164	Kenya	2.6	166
165	Bolivia	2.6	167
166	Norway	2.5	151
167	Burundi	2.4	155
168	Ethiopia	2.3	169
169	Iceland	2.3	164
170	Liberia	2.2	171
171	Papua New Guinea	2.2	170
172	Vietnam	2.0	173
173	Niger	2.0	168
174	Solomon Islands	2.0	174
175	Cuba	1.8	175
176	Kuwait	1.5	177
177	Mali	1.4	176
178	Cambodia	1.3	180
179	Tonga	1.2	181
180	Thailand	1.2	178
181	Laos	1.1	179
182	Bahrain	1.0	182
183	Benin	0.9	183
184	Chad	0.8	185
185	Myanmar (Burma)	0.7	186
186	Qatar	0.5	184
187	Pakistan	0.4	187

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