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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2012

Countries187

1. North Macedonia31.1

Median6.8

Japan4.4127 / 187

World6.2

Top 20

North Macedonia31.1

Bosnia & Herzegovina28.0

Djibouti26.2

Eswatini25.2

Spain24.8

Greece24.7

South Africa24.7

Serbia24.0

St. Vincent & Grenadines19.8

Montenegro19.8

Gabon19.7

Georgia19.7

Congo - Brazzaville19.5

Palestinian Territories19.2

St. Lucia19.1

Libya19.0

Somalia18.8

Botswana17.9

Tunisia17.6

Armenia17.5

Bottom 10

Laos1.2

Bahrain1.2

Vietnam1.0

Solomon Islands1.0

Chad0.9

Myanmar (Burma)0.8

Madagascar0.6

Thailand0.6

Cambodia0.5

Qatar0.5

Biggest increases since 2011

Niger+588.9%

Pakistan+360.7%

Syria+60.0%

Samoa+54.1%

Cyprus+52.3%

Greece+37.6%

Senegal+36.6%

Italy+27.5%

Laos+25.8%

Portugal+22.0%

Biggest decreases since 2011

Madagascar-76.2%

Bhutan-36.5%

Ghana-25.8%

Zambia-25.6%

Solomon Islands-23.8%

Macau-23.0%

Nicaragua-21.2%

Estonia-18.7%

Moldova-18.2%

Mongolia-18.1%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	North Macedonia	31.1	1
2	Bosnia & Herzegovina	28.0	2
3	Djibouti	26.2	3
4	Eswatini	25.2	4
5	Spain	24.8	7
6	Greece	24.7	20
7	South Africa	24.7	5
8	Serbia	24.0	6
9	St. Vincent & Grenadines	19.8	8
10	Montenegro	19.8	10
11	Gabon	19.7	9
12	Georgia	19.7	11
13	Congo - Brazzaville	19.5	14
14	Palestinian Territories	19.2	21
15	St. Lucia	19.1	16
16	Libya	19.0	12
17	Somalia	18.8	17
18	Botswana	17.9	19
19	Tunisia	17.6	18
20	Armenia	17.5	15
21	Sudan	17.0	22
22	Namibia	16.8	13
23	Angola	16.5	23
24	Croatia	16.0	33
25	Lesotho	15.8	25
26	Portugal	15.5	39
27	Ireland	15.5	28
28	Latvia	15.0	24
29	Puerto Rico	14.5	26
30	New Caledonia	14.1	32
31	Haiti	14.1	30
32	Bahamas	14.0	29
33	Slovakia	14.0	34
34	Syria	13.8	65
35	São Tomé & Príncipe	13.6	31
36	Yemen	13.5	36
37	Albania	13.4	35
38	Lithuania	13.4	27
39	South Sudan	12.8	40
40	Egypt	12.6	44
41	Iran	12.3	41
42	Bulgaria	12.3	48
43	Guam	12.2	37
44	Jordan	12.2	38
45	French Polynesia	12.1	43
46	Cyprus	12.1	72
47	Guyana	12.0	45
48	Rwanda	11.7	46
49	Barbados	11.6	49
50	U.S. Virgin Islands	11.4	47
51	Cape Verde	11.1	51
52	Hungary	11.0	50
53	Algeria	11.0	58
54	Italy	10.7	67
55	Nepal	10.6	52
56	Gambia	10.3	55
57	Poland	10.0	60
58	Estonia	10.0	42
59	Colombia	10.0	54
60	Mauritania	9.9	57
61	France	9.8	62
62	Türkiye	9.2	59
63	Maldives	9.1	56
64	Costa Rica	9.1	61
65	Morocco	9.0	64
66	Slovenia	8.8	70
67	Samoa	8.8	107
68	Jamaica	8.7	71
69	Belize	8.4	66
70	United Kingdom	8.3	68
71	Suriname	8.1	82
72	United States	8.1	63
73	Channel Islands	8.0	86
74	Sweden	8.0	76
75	Iraq	8.0	69
76	Lebanon	8.0	85
77	Afghanistan	7.9	75
78	Zambia	7.8	53
79	Denmark	7.8	78
80	Equatorial Guinea	7.8	74
81	Finland	7.7	77
82	India	7.6	80
83	Belgium	7.5	90
84	Ukraine	7.5	73
85	Mauritius	7.5	84
86	Canada	7.4	79
87	Brazil	7.3	81
88	Côte d’Ivoire	7.2	89
89	Argentina	7.2	87
90	Tajikistan	7.0	92
91	Czechia	7.0	95
92	New Zealand	6.9	99
93	Romania	6.8	88
94	Chile	6.8	83
95	Israel	6.8	91
96	Dominican Republic	6.7	102
97	Venezuela	6.6	94
98	Brunei	6.6	98
99	Uruguay	6.5	101
100	Malta	6.2	100
101	Iceland	6.0	93
102	Belarus	6.0	103
103	Netherlands	5.8	117
104	Eritrea	5.7	105
105	Saudi Arabia	5.6	106
106	Central African Republic	5.6	108
107	Russia	5.5	97
108	Germany	5.4	104
109	Kazakhstan	5.3	110
110	Australia	5.2	115
111	Nicaragua	5.2	96
112	Azerbaijan	5.2	109
113	Zimbabwe	5.1	111
114	Luxembourg	5.0	114
115	Malawi	4.9	119
116	Vanuatu	4.9	120
117	Austria	4.9	123
118	Mexico	4.9	112
119	Guinea	4.9	116
120	Uzbekistan	4.9	118
121	China	4.6	124
122	Switzerland	4.5	127
123	Congo - Kinshasa	4.5	130
124	Indonesia	4.5	113
125	Sierra Leone	4.4	129
126	Fiji	4.4	128
127	Japan	4.4	125
128	Comoros	4.1	133
129	Paraguay	4.1	122
130	Bangladesh	4.1	142
131	Turkmenistan	4.0	136
132	Mongolia	3.9	121
133	Senegal	3.9	161
134	Sri Lanka	3.9	134
135	Burkina Faso	3.8	140
136	El Salvador	3.8	131
137	Cameroon	3.8	137
138	Kyrgyzstan	3.8	143
139	Nigeria	3.8	141
140	Honduras	3.8	126
141	Oman	3.8	138
142	Singapore	3.7	139
143	Trinidad & Tobago	3.7	150
144	Panama	3.7	135
145	Pakistan	3.7	182
146	Uganda	3.6	145
147	North Korea	3.5	146
148	Philippines	3.5	144
149	Timor-Leste	3.5	152
150	Cuba	3.5	156
151	Mozambique	3.3	153
152	Hong Kong	3.3	151
153	Peru	3.2	147
154	Ecuador	3.2	149
155	Tanzania	3.2	148
156	Guinea-Bissau	3.1	158
157	Norway	3.1	155
158	Ghana	3.1	132
159	Malaysia	3.0	159
160	South Korea	2.8	160
161	Guatemala	2.8	157
162	Kenya	2.7	162
163	Papua New Guinea	2.6	165
164	Benin	2.5	164
165	United Arab Emirates	2.3	166
166	Ethiopia	2.3	169
167	Kuwait	2.2	172
168	Moldova	2.2	163
169	Niger	2.2	187
170	Liberia	2.1	171
171	Bolivia	2.1	170
172	Bhutan	2.0	154
173	Togo	2.0	173
174	Macau	2.0	167
175	Tonga	1.6	175
176	Burundi	1.6	174
177	Mali	1.5	176
178	Laos	1.2	180
179	Bahrain	1.2	178
180	Vietnam	1.0	179
181	Solomon Islands	1.0	177
182	Chad	0.9	181
183	Myanmar (Burma)	0.8	183
184	Madagascar	0.6	168
185	Thailand	0.6	184
186	Cambodia	0.5	185
187	Qatar	0.5	186

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