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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2010

Countries187

1. North Macedonia33.1

Median7.0

Japan5.1119 / 187

World6.3

Top 20

North Macedonia33.1

Bosnia & Herzegovina27.3

Eswatini26.9

Djibouti26.4

South Africa24.7

Namibia22.1

Palestinian Territories21.4

Gabon20.4

Georgia20.2

St. Vincent & Grenadines19.9

Spain19.9

Montenegro19.6

Armenia19.5

Latvia19.5

Libya19.3

Congo - Brazzaville19.3

Serbia19.2

Somalia18.7

Botswana17.9

Lithuania17.8

Bottom 10

Vietnam1.1

Benin1.0

Chad0.9

Cambodia0.8

Myanmar (Burma)0.7

Niger0.7

Laos0.7

Pakistan0.7

Thailand0.6

Qatar0.5

Biggest increases since 2009

Bulgaria+50.8%

Cuba+49.7%

Qatar+45.2%

Greece+33.2%

Cambodia+33.2%

Lithuania+29.2%

Croatia+26.3%

Honduras+25.1%

Zambia+24.6%

Slovenia+23.5%

Biggest decreases since 2009

Thailand-58.3%

Niger-40.6%

Vietnam-35.9%

El Salvador-33.2%

Bangladesh-32.4%

Singapore-29.7%

Chile-24.4%

Trinidad & Tobago-23.6%

Cape Verde-21.1%

Macau-20.7%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	North Macedonia	33.1	1
2	Bosnia & Herzegovina	27.3	4
3	Eswatini	26.9	2
4	Djibouti	26.4	3
5	South Africa	24.7	5
6	Namibia	22.1	6
7	Palestinian Territories	21.4	8
8	Gabon	20.4	10
9	Georgia	20.2	7
10	St. Vincent & Grenadines	19.9	11
11	Spain	19.9	16
12	Montenegro	19.6	14
13	Armenia	19.5	12
14	Latvia	19.5	17
15	Libya	19.3	13
16	Congo - Brazzaville	19.3	9
17	Serbia	19.2	20
18	Somalia	18.7	15
19	Botswana	17.9	19
20	Lithuania	17.8	29
21	St. Lucia	17.1	23
22	Estonia	16.7	31
23	Angola	16.6	18
24	Puerto Rico	16.1	25
25	Lesotho	16.1	21
26	Haiti	15.2	22
27	Sudan	15.2	34
28	São Tomé & Príncipe	14.6	24
29	Ireland	14.5	37
30	Bahamas	14.4	26
31	Slovakia	14.4	41
32	Albania	14.1	30
33	New Caledonia	14.0	28
34	Iran	13.7	39
35	Zambia	13.2	48
36	Tunisia	13.0	33
37	Yemen	12.8	36
38	Greece	12.7	55
39	Jordan	12.5	35
40	South Sudan	12.5	38
41	French Polynesia	12.1	42
42	Türkiye	11.9	27
43	Rwanda	11.6	44
44	Guyana	11.6	46
45	Croatia	11.6	61
46	Hungary	11.2	52
47	Colombia	11.2	40
48	U.S. Virgin Islands	11.1	47
49	Maldives	10.9	43
50	Portugal	10.8	57
51	Barbados	10.7	53
52	Cape Verde	10.7	32
53	Nepal	10.6	49
54	Bulgaria	10.3	93
55	Mauritania	10.1	50
56	Algeria	10.0	51
57	Gambia	9.7	54
58	United States	9.6	60
59	Poland	9.6	76
60	France	9.3	62
61	Morocco	9.1	64
62	Egypt	8.8	63
63	Sweden	8.6	70
64	Syria	8.6	75
65	Chile	8.5	45
66	Israel	8.5	56
67	Brazil	8.4	58
68	Belize	8.4	71
69	Finland	8.4	73
70	Italy	8.4	81
71	Belgium	8.3	77
72	Iraq	8.3	69
73	Guam	8.2	59
74	Canada	8.2	68
75	Ukraine	8.1	65
76	United Kingdom	8.0	84
77	Equatorial Guinea	7.8	83
78	Nicaragua	7.8	74
79	Afghanistan	7.8	80
80	Denmark	7.7	99
81	Argentina	7.7	67
82	Mauritius	7.7	88
83	India	7.6	85
84	Jamaica	7.6	87
85	Iceland	7.6	89
86	Russia	7.4	72
87	Czechia	7.3	95
88	Slovenia	7.2	107
89	Costa Rica	7.2	79
90	Uruguay	7.2	82
91	Suriname	7.2	66
92	Venezuela	7.1	104
93	Germany	7.0	78
94	Tajikistan	7.0	90
95	Channel Islands	7.0	94
96	Romania	7.0	92
97	Malta	6.9	91
98	Lebanon	6.8	100
99	Côte d’Ivoire	6.6	96
100	New Zealand	6.6	101
101	Mongolia	6.5	105
102	Brunei	6.5	98
103	Cyprus	6.4	113
104	Belarus	6.1	103
105	Eritrea	5.9	110
106	Panama	5.8	108
107	Kazakhstan	5.8	97
108	Central African Republic	5.7	114
109	Azerbaijan	5.6	111
110	Samoa	5.6	112
111	Indonesia	5.6	102
112	Saudi Arabia	5.6	119
113	Zimbabwe	5.5	116
114	Ghana	5.4	121
115	Uzbekistan	5.4	127
116	Mexico	5.3	122
117	Australia	5.2	115
118	Dominican Republic	5.2	117
119	Japan	5.1	126
120	Guinea	5.0	129
121	Netherlands	5.0	134
122	El Salvador	4.9	86
123	Austria	4.9	120
124	Switzerland	4.8	138
125	Sri Lanka	4.8	109
126	Malawi	4.8	130
127	Vanuatu	4.7	133
128	Paraguay	4.6	118
129	China	4.5	131
130	Luxembourg	4.4	125
131	Fiji	4.3	135
132	Sierra Leone	4.3	137
133	Hong Kong	4.3	124
134	Madagascar	4.3	143
135	Comoros	4.2	136
136	Singapore	4.1	106
137	Honduras	4.1	155
138	Cameroon	4.1	147
139	Congo - Kinshasa	4.1	144
140	Ecuador	4.1	132
141	Trinidad & Tobago	4.0	123
142	Turkmenistan	4.0	139
143	Oman	3.9	140
144	Nigeria	3.7	146
145	Burkina Faso	3.7	148
146	Uganda	3.6	150
147	Philippines	3.6	145
148	Peru	3.6	142
149	Norway	3.5	160
150	Kyrgyzstan	3.5	154
151	Guatemala	3.5	157
152	North Korea	3.4	152
153	Bangladesh	3.4	128
154	South Korea	3.3	153
155	Bhutan	3.3	141
156	Malaysia	3.3	149
157	Timor-Leste	3.3	156
158	Mozambique	3.3	158
159	Guinea-Bissau	3.1	159
160	Tanzania	3.0	167
161	Moldova	3.0	161
162	Macau	2.8	151
163	United Arab Emirates	2.8	163
164	Senegal	2.8	166
165	Kenya	2.8	165
166	Bolivia	2.6	162
167	Cuba	2.5	173
168	Togo	2.4	164
169	Ethiopia	2.3	168
170	Liberia	2.3	169
171	Papua New Guinea	2.0	170
172	Kuwait	1.8	174
173	Solomon Islands	1.6	171
174	Burundi	1.6	175
175	Tonga	1.5	177
176	Mali	1.4	178
177	Bahrain	1.1	180
178	Vietnam	1.1	172
179	Benin	1.0	181
180	Chad	0.9	182
181	Cambodia	0.8	185
182	Myanmar (Burma)	0.7	184
183	Niger	0.7	179
184	Laos	0.7	183
185	Pakistan	0.7	186
186	Thailand	0.6	176
187	Qatar	0.4	187

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