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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2009

Countries187

1. North Macedonia32.4

Median6.7

Japan5.1126 / 187

World6.4

Top 20

North Macedonia32.4

Eswatini27.5

Djibouti26.3

Bosnia & Herzegovina24.1

South Africa23.5

Namibia22.3

Georgia20.7

Palestinian Territories20.5

Congo - Brazzaville19.8

Gabon19.8

St. Vincent & Grenadines19.4

Armenia19.3

Libya19.3

Montenegro19.1

Somalia18.7

Spain17.9

Latvia17.5

Angola16.4

Botswana16.2

Serbia16.1

Bottom 10

Mali1.4

Niger1.2

Bahrain1.1

Benin0.9

Chad0.9

Laos0.8

Myanmar (Burma)0.7

Cambodia0.6

Pakistan0.5

Qatar0.3

Biggest increases since 2008

Estonia+148.4%

Iceland+145.1%

Lithuania+136.6%

Latvia+126.3%

Ireland+86.1%

Bahamas+74.2%

Denmark+74.0%

United States+60.0%

Spain+58.7%

Costa Rica+58.6%

Biggest decreases since 2008

Cambodia-29.8%

Syria-25.6%

Niger-23.7%

Vanuatu-19.4%

Turkmenistan-17.6%

Lebanon-17.1%

Sudan-16.5%

Indonesia-15.3%

Togo-13.2%

Laos-11.5%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	North Macedonia	32.4	1
2	Eswatini	27.5	2
3	Djibouti	26.3	3
4	Bosnia & Herzegovina	24.1	4
5	South Africa	23.5	6
6	Namibia	22.3	7
7	Georgia	20.7	13
8	Palestinian Territories	20.5	5
9	Congo - Brazzaville	19.8	8
10	Gabon	19.8	9
11	St. Vincent & Grenadines	19.4	11
12	Armenia	19.3	15
13	Libya	19.3	10
14	Montenegro	19.1	14
15	Somalia	18.7	12
16	Spain	17.9	36
17	Latvia	17.5	63
18	Angola	16.4	18
19	Botswana	16.2	16
20	Serbia	16.1	23
21	Lesotho	16.1	19
22	Haiti	15.4	17
23	St. Lucia	15.4	26
24	São Tomé & Príncipe	15.1	21
25	Puerto Rico	15.0	33
26	Bahamas	14.2	55
27	Türkiye	14.0	38
28	New Caledonia	14.0	22
29	Lithuania	13.8	93
30	Albania	13.7	25
31	Estonia	13.5	104
32	Cape Verde	13.5	24
33	Tunisia	13.3	29
34	Sudan	13.0	20
35	Jordan	12.9	27
36	Yemen	12.8	28
37	Ireland	12.6	76
38	South Sudan	12.4	30
39	Iran	12.1	40
40	Colombia	12.1	35
41	Slovakia	12.0	47
42	French Polynesia	12.0	31
43	Maldives	11.7	42
44	Rwanda	11.6	32
45	Chile	11.3	48
46	Guyana	11.3	37
47	U.S. Virgin Islands	10.9	45
48	Zambia	10.6	59
49	Nepal	10.6	41
50	Mauritania	10.2	44
51	Algeria	10.2	34
52	Hungary	10.0	62
53	Barbados	10.0	57
54	Gambia	9.8	43
55	Greece	9.5	66
56	Israel	9.5	64
57	Portugal	9.4	69
58	Brazil	9.4	54
59	Guam	9.3	49
60	United States	9.3	95
61	Croatia	9.2	51
62	France	9.1	71
63	Egypt	9.1	52
64	Morocco	9.0	46
65	Ukraine	8.8	83
66	Suriname	8.7	50
67	Argentina	8.6	61
68	Canada	8.5	85
69	Iraq	8.4	53
70	Sweden	8.4	87
71	Belize	8.3	56
72	Russia	8.3	88
73	Finland	8.2	82
74	Nicaragua	8.2	89
75	Syria	8.1	39
76	Poland	8.1	74
77	Belgium	7.9	75
78	Germany	7.9	70
79	Costa Rica	7.8	112
80	Afghanistan	7.8	60
81	Italy	7.7	78
82	Uruguay	7.7	58
83	Equatorial Guinea	7.7	68
84	United Kingdom	7.7	96
85	India	7.6	67
86	El Salvador	7.3	91
87	Jamaica	7.3	79
88	Mauritius	7.3	73
89	Iceland	7.2	159
90	Tajikistan	7.0	111
91	Malta	6.9	90
92	Romania	6.9	94
93	Bulgaria	6.8	100
94	Channel Islands	6.7	106
95	Czechia	6.7	123
96	Côte d’Ivoire	6.6	81
97	Kazakhstan	6.6	80
98	Brunei	6.5	84
99	Denmark	6.4	140
100	Lebanon	6.4	65
101	New Zealand	6.1	128
102	Indonesia	6.1	72
103	Belarus	6.1	77
104	Venezuela	6.1	86
105	Mongolia	5.9	101
106	Singapore	5.9	133
107	Slovenia	5.9	124
108	Panama	5.9	99
109	Sri Lanka	5.8	107
110	Eritrea	5.8	97
111	Azerbaijan	5.7	92
112	Samoa	5.6	102
113	Cyprus	5.6	138
114	Central African Republic	5.6	103
115	Australia	5.6	125
116	Zimbabwe	5.5	105
117	Dominican Republic	5.5	117
118	Paraguay	5.5	122
119	Saudi Arabia	5.4	109
120	Austria	5.4	126
121	Ghana	5.4	108
122	Mexico	5.4	135
123	Trinidad & Tobago	5.3	118
124	Hong Kong	5.3	143
125	Luxembourg	5.2	110
126	Japan	5.1	132
127	Uzbekistan	5.0	113
128	Bangladesh	5.0	120
129	Guinea	4.9	115
130	Malawi	4.7	116
131	China	4.7	119
132	Ecuador	4.6	134
133	Vanuatu	4.6	98
134	Netherlands	4.4	141
135	Fiji	4.3	127
136	Comoros	4.3	121
137	Sierra Leone	4.3	130
138	Switzerland	4.1	149
139	Turkmenistan	4.0	114
140	Oman	4.0	129
141	Bhutan	4.0	136
142	Peru	4.0	131
143	Madagascar	3.9	147
144	Congo - Kinshasa	3.9	142
145	Philippines	3.9	139
146	Nigeria	3.8	137
147	Cameroon	3.7	148
148	Burkina Faso	3.7	144
149	Malaysia	3.6	150
150	Uganda	3.6	156
151	Macau	3.6	157
152	North Korea	3.5	145
153	South Korea	3.4	158
154	Kyrgyzstan	3.3	152
155	Honduras	3.3	154
156	Timor-Leste	3.3	146
157	Guatemala	3.2	160
158	Mozambique	3.2	155
159	Guinea-Bissau	3.2	153
160	Norway	3.1	166
161	Moldova	3.0	170
162	Bolivia	3.0	165
163	United Arab Emirates	2.9	161
164	Togo	2.8	151
165	Kenya	2.8	164
166	Senegal	2.8	162
167	Tanzania	2.5	163
168	Ethiopia	2.3	167
169	Liberia	2.2	168
170	Papua New Guinea	2.1	169
171	Solomon Islands	2.0	171
172	Vietnam	1.7	172
173	Cuba	1.7	176
174	Kuwait	1.6	173
175	Burundi	1.6	174
176	Thailand	1.5	179
177	Tonga	1.4	178
178	Mali	1.4	177
179	Niger	1.2	175
180	Bahrain	1.1	180
181	Benin	1.0	183
182	Chad	0.9	182
183	Laos	0.8	181
184	Myanmar (Burma)	0.7	185
185	Cambodia	0.6	184
186	Pakistan	0.5	186
187	Qatar	0.3	187

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