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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2011

Countries187

1. North Macedonia31.5

Median6.9

Japan4.6125 / 187

World6.1

Top 20

North Macedonia31.5

Bosnia & Herzegovina27.6

Djibouti26.3

Eswatini26.1

South Africa24.6

Serbia23.0

Spain21.4

St. Vincent & Grenadines20.0

Gabon19.9

Montenegro19.8

Georgia19.6

Libya19.5

Namibia19.5

Congo - Brazzaville19.4

Armenia18.9

St. Lucia18.9

Somalia18.8

Tunisia18.3

Botswana18.0

Greece18.0

Bottom 10

Bahrain1.2

Vietnam1.0

Laos1.0

Chad0.9

Pakistan0.8

Myanmar (Burma)0.7

Thailand0.7

Cambodia0.6

Qatar0.6

Niger0.3

Biggest increases since 2010

Benin+154.5%

Guam+62.2%

Greece+41.3%

Tunisia+40.5%

Laos+35.6%

Egypt+35.3%

Costa Rica+32.7%

Papua New Guinea+30.9%

Cuba+27.2%

Cyprus+24.9%

Biggest decreases since 2010

Niger-56.0%

Madagascar-41.2%

Panama-31.1%

Mongolia-27.2%

Estonia-26.2%

Cambodia-25.2%

Ghana-21.7%

Hong Kong-21.0%

Solomon Islands-20.1%

Zambia-20.0%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	North Macedonia	31.5	1
2	Bosnia & Herzegovina	27.6	2
3	Djibouti	26.3	4
4	Eswatini	26.1	3
5	South Africa	24.6	5
6	Serbia	23.0	17
7	Spain	21.4	11
8	St. Vincent & Grenadines	20.0	10
9	Gabon	19.9	8
10	Montenegro	19.8	12
11	Georgia	19.6	9
12	Libya	19.5	15
13	Namibia	19.5	6
14	Congo - Brazzaville	19.4	16
15	Armenia	18.9	13
16	St. Lucia	18.9	21
17	Somalia	18.8	18
18	Tunisia	18.3	36
19	Botswana	18.0	19
20	Greece	18.0	38
21	Palestinian Territories	17.6	7
22	Sudan	17.4	27
23	Angola	16.8	23
24	Latvia	16.2	14
25	Lesotho	16.1	25
26	Puerto Rico	15.7	24
27	Lithuania	15.4	20
28	Ireland	15.4	29
29	Bahamas	14.5	30
30	Haiti	14.5	26
31	São Tomé & Príncipe	14.2	28
32	New Caledonia	14.0	33
33	Croatia	13.7	45
34	Slovakia	13.6	31
35	Albania	13.5	32
36	Yemen	13.3	37
37	Guam	13.3	73
38	Jordan	12.9	39
39	Portugal	12.7	50
40	South Sudan	12.6	40
41	Iran	12.5	34
42	Estonia	12.3	22
43	French Polynesia	12.3	41
44	Egypt	11.8	62
45	Guyana	11.8	44
46	Rwanda	11.8	43
47	U.S. Virgin Islands	11.3	48
48	Bulgaria	11.3	54
49	Barbados	11.2	51
50	Hungary	11.0	46
51	Cape Verde	11.0	52
52	Nepal	10.6	53
53	Zambia	10.5	35
54	Colombia	10.3	47
55	Gambia	10.3	57
56	Maldives	10.0	49
57	Mauritania	10.0	55
58	Algeria	10.0	56
59	Türkiye	9.8	42
60	Poland	9.6	59
61	Costa Rica	9.5	89
62	France	9.2	60
63	United States	8.9	58
64	Morocco	8.9	61
65	Syria	8.6	64
66	Belize	8.4	68
67	Italy	8.4	70
68	United Kingdom	8.2	76
69	Iraq	8.2	72
70	Slovenia	8.2	88
71	Jamaica	8.0	84
72	Cyprus	7.9	103
73	Ukraine	7.9	75
74	Equatorial Guinea	7.8	77
75	Afghanistan	7.8	79
76	Sweden	7.8	63
77	Finland	7.8	69
78	Denmark	7.8	80
79	Canada	7.6	74
80	India	7.6	83
81	Brazil	7.6	67
82	Suriname	7.5	91
83	Chile	7.5	65
84	Mauritius	7.4	82
85	Lebanon	7.4	98
86	Channel Islands	7.2	95
87	Argentina	7.2	81
88	Romania	7.2	96
89	Côte d’Ivoire	7.1	99
90	Belgium	7.1	71
91	Israel	7.1	66
92	Tajikistan	7.0	94
93	Iceland	7.0	85
94	Venezuela	6.9	92
95	Czechia	6.7	87
96	Nicaragua	6.6	78
97	Russia	6.6	86
98	Brunei	6.5	102
99	New Zealand	6.5	100
100	Malta	6.4	97
101	Uruguay	6.3	90
102	Dominican Republic	6.1	118
103	Belarus	6.0	104
104	Germany	6.0	93
105	Eritrea	5.8	105
106	Saudi Arabia	5.8	112
107	Samoa	5.7	110
108	Central African Republic	5.6	108
109	Azerbaijan	5.4	109
110	Kazakhstan	5.4	107
111	Zimbabwe	5.4	113
112	Mexico	5.2	116
113	Indonesia	5.2	111
114	Luxembourg	5.1	130
115	Australia	5.1	117
116	Guinea	5.0	120
117	Netherlands	5.0	121
118	Uzbekistan	5.0	115
119	Malawi	4.8	126
120	Vanuatu	4.8	127
121	Mongolia	4.8	101
122	Paraguay	4.7	128
123	Austria	4.6	123
124	China	4.6	129
125	Japan	4.6	119
126	Honduras	4.5	137
127	Switzerland	4.4	124
128	Fiji	4.4	131
129	Sierra Leone	4.4	132
130	Congo - Kinshasa	4.3	139
131	El Salvador	4.3	122
132	Ghana	4.2	114
133	Comoros	4.1	135
134	Sri Lanka	4.1	125
135	Panama	4.0	106
136	Turkmenistan	4.0	142
137	Cameroon	4.0	138
138	Oman	4.0	143
139	Singapore	3.9	136
140	Burkina Faso	3.8	145
141	Nigeria	3.8	144
142	Bangladesh	3.7	153
143	Kyrgyzstan	3.6	150
144	Philippines	3.6	147
145	Uganda	3.5	146
146	North Korea	3.5	152
147	Peru	3.5	148
148	Tanzania	3.5	160
149	Ecuador	3.5	140
150	Trinidad & Tobago	3.4	141
151	Hong Kong	3.4	133
152	Timor-Leste	3.4	157
153	Mozambique	3.3	158
154	Bhutan	3.2	155
155	Norway	3.2	149
156	Cuba	3.2	167
157	Guatemala	3.2	151
158	Guinea-Bissau	3.1	159
159	Malaysia	3.0	156
160	South Korea	3.0	154
161	Senegal	2.9	164
162	Kenya	2.7	165
163	Moldova	2.7	161
164	Benin	2.6	179
165	Papua New Guinea	2.6	171
166	United Arab Emirates	2.6	163
167	Macau	2.6	162
168	Madagascar	2.5	134
169	Ethiopia	2.3	169
170	Bolivia	2.3	166
171	Liberia	2.2	170
172	Kuwait	2.1	172
173	Togo	2.0	168
174	Burundi	1.6	174
175	Tonga	1.6	175
176	Mali	1.4	176
177	Solomon Islands	1.3	173
178	Bahrain	1.2	177
179	Vietnam	1.0	178
180	Laos	1.0	184
181	Chad	0.9	180
182	Pakistan	0.8	185
183	Myanmar (Burma)	0.7	182
184	Thailand	0.7	186
185	Cambodia	0.6	181
186	Qatar	0.6	187
187	Niger	0.3	183

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