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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2008

Countries187

1. North Macedonia33.9

Median5.8

Japan4.0132 / 187

World5.8

Top 20

North Macedonia33.9

Eswatini27.9

Djibouti26.2

Bosnia & Herzegovina23.4

Palestinian Territories22.9

South Africa22.4

Namibia22.0

Congo - Brazzaville20.0

Gabon19.2

Libya19.0

St. Vincent & Grenadines18.8

Somalia18.7

Georgia17.9

Montenegro17.1

Armenia17.1

Botswana16.3

Haiti16.2

Angola16.2

Lesotho15.9

Sudan15.6

Bottom 10

Tonga1.3

Thailand1.2

Bahrain1.0

Laos0.9

Chad0.9

Benin0.9

Cambodia0.8

Myanmar (Burma)0.7

Pakistan0.4

Qatar0.3

Biggest increases since 2007

Tajikistan+72.0%

Armenia+64.5%

Lithuania+37.1%

Spain+36.7%

Ireland+36.0%

Georgia+34.6%

Iceland+30.9%

Syria+29.9%

Latvia+27.9%

Nicaragua+26.8%

Biggest decreases since 2007

Qatar-40.4%

Cambodia-34.4%

Burundi-32.0%

Poland-26.0%

Zambia-24.9%

Serbia-24.3%

Moldova-23.7%

Mongolia-22.7%

Niger-21.6%

Bosnia & Herzegovina-19.2%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	North Macedonia	33.9	1
2	Eswatini	27.9	3
3	Djibouti	26.2	4
4	Bosnia & Herzegovina	23.4	2
5	Palestinian Territories	22.9	12
6	South Africa	22.4	5
7	Namibia	22.0	6
8	Congo - Brazzaville	20.0	7
9	Gabon	19.2	13
10	Libya	19.0	10
11	St. Vincent & Grenadines	18.8	9
12	Somalia	18.7	11
13	Georgia	17.9	26
14	Montenegro	17.2	8
15	Armenia	17.1	41
16	Botswana	16.3	15
17	Haiti	16.2	16
18	Angola	16.2	17
19	Lesotho	15.9	20
20	Sudan	15.6	21
21	São Tomé & Príncipe	15.4	18
22	New Caledonia	14.4	22
23	Serbia	13.7	14
24	Cape Verde	13.3	25
25	Albania	13.1	19
26	St. Lucia	12.7	23
27	Jordan	12.7	27
28	Yemen	12.7	28
29	Tunisia	12.4	29
30	South Sudan	12.3	30
31	French Polynesia	11.8	31
32	Rwanda	11.5	32
33	Puerto Rico	11.5	35
34	Algeria	11.3	24
35	Colombia	11.3	33
36	Spain	11.3	64
37	Guyana	11.0	36
38	Türkiye	11.0	42
39	Syria	10.9	61
40	Iran	10.6	37
41	Nepal	10.6	38
42	Maldives	10.4	48
43	Gambia	10.1	40
44	Mauritania	9.7	47
45	U.S. Virgin Islands	9.6	46
46	Morocco	9.6	44
47	Slovakia	9.5	34
48	Chile	9.3	60
49	Guam	8.9	63
50	Suriname	8.9	52
51	Croatia	8.5	43
52	Egypt	8.5	54
53	Iraq	8.5	56
54	Brazil	8.3	51
55	Bahamas	8.2	68
56	Belize	8.2	57
57	Barbados	8.1	74
58	Uruguay	8.0	49
59	Zambia	7.9	39
60	Afghanistan	7.9	69
61	Argentina	7.8	59
62	Hungary	7.8	75
63	Latvia	7.7	93
64	Israel	7.7	50
65	Lebanon	7.7	53
66	Greece	7.7	62
67	India	7.6	71
68	Equatorial Guinea	7.6	70
69	Portugal	7.6	67
70	Germany	7.5	55
71	France	7.4	66
72	Indonesia	7.2	65
73	Mauritius	7.2	58
74	Poland	7.1	45
75	Belgium	7.0	72
76	Ireland	6.8	110
77	Belarus	6.7	73
78	Italy	6.7	92
79	Jamaica	6.7	82
80	Kazakhstan	6.6	77
81	Côte d’Ivoire	6.4	88
82	Finland	6.4	81
83	Ukraine	6.4	86
84	Brunei	6.3	89
85	Canada	6.3	91
86	Venezuela	6.2	76
87	Sweden	6.2	90
88	Russia	6.2	94
89	Nicaragua	6.2	112
90	Malta	6.0	83
91	El Salvador	5.9	85
92	Azerbaijan	5.9	87
93	Lithuania	5.8	124
94	Romania	5.8	84
95	United States	5.8	117
96	United Kingdom	5.7	103
97	Eritrea	5.7	97
98	Vanuatu	5.7	80
99	Panama	5.6	99
100	Bulgaria	5.6	79
101	Mongolia	5.6	78
102	Samoa	5.5	102
103	Central African Republic	5.5	100
104	Estonia	5.5	118
105	Zimbabwe	5.4	108
106	Channel Islands	5.3	105
107	Sri Lanka	5.2	95
108	Ghana	5.1	107
109	Saudi Arabia	5.1	96
110	Luxembourg	5.1	128
111	Tajikistan	4.9	159
112	Costa Rica	4.9	119
113	Uzbekistan	4.9	109
114	Turkmenistan	4.9	98
115	Guinea	4.8	115
116	Malawi	4.8	113
117	Dominican Republic	4.8	106
118	Trinidad & Tobago	4.6	101
119	China	4.6	122
120	Bangladesh	4.5	130
121	Comoros	4.4	120
122	Paraguay	4.4	116
123	Czechia	4.4	104
124	Slovenia	4.4	114
125	Australia	4.2	121
126	Austria	4.2	111
127	Fiji	4.2	126
128	New Zealand	4.2	139
129	Oman	4.1	123
130	Sierra Leone	4.1	129
131	Peru	4.0	127
132	Japan	4.0	134
133	Singapore	4.0	133
134	Ecuador	3.9	151
135	Mexico	3.9	141
136	Bhutan	3.8	138
137	Nigeria	3.8	137
138	Cyprus	3.8	132
139	Philippines	3.7	144
140	Denmark	3.7	136
141	Netherlands	3.7	125
142	Congo - Kinshasa	3.6	145
143	Hong Kong	3.6	131
144	Burkina Faso	3.5	147
145	North Korea	3.5	142
146	Timor-Leste	3.4	143
147	Madagascar	3.4	150
148	Cameroon	3.4	155
149	Switzerland	3.4	140
150	Malaysia	3.3	146
151	Togo	3.3	135
152	Kyrgyzstan	3.2	153
153	Guinea-Bissau	3.2	152
154	Honduras	3.2	149
155	Mozambique	3.1	154
156	Uganda	3.0	163
157	Macau	3.0	148
158	South Korea	3.0	157
159	Iceland	2.9	169
160	Guatemala	2.9	160
161	United Arab Emirates	2.8	158
162	Senegal	2.8	161
163	Tanzania	2.8	156
164	Kenya	2.8	164
165	Bolivia	2.6	165
166	Norway	2.5	166
167	Ethiopia	2.3	168
168	Liberia	2.2	170
169	Papua New Guinea	2.2	171
170	Moldova	2.1	162
171	Solomon Islands	2.0	174
172	Vietnam	1.9	172
173	Kuwait	1.8	176
174	Burundi	1.6	167
175	Niger	1.6	173
176	Cuba	1.6	175
177	Mali	1.4	177
178	Tonga	1.3	179
179	Thailand	1.2	180
180	Bahrain	1.0	182
181	Laos	0.9	181
182	Chad	0.9	184
183	Benin	0.9	183
184	Cambodia	0.8	178
185	Myanmar (Burma)	0.7	185
186	Pakistan	0.4	187
187	Qatar	0.3	186

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