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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2013

Countries187

1. North Macedonia29.0

Median6.7

Japan4.0134 / 187

World6.1

Top 20

North Macedonia29.0

Greece27.7

Bosnia & Herzegovina27.5

Djibouti26.1

Spain26.1

South Africa24.6

Eswatini24.6

St. Lucia22.2

Serbia22.2

Palestinian Territories19.9

Congo - Brazzaville19.8

Gabon19.7

Montenegro19.6

Georgia19.4

St. Vincent & Grenadines19.4

Libya19.3

Namibia19.0

Somalia18.7

Botswana18.2

Croatia17.2

Bottom 10

Niger1.4

Vietnam1.3

Bahrain1.2

Madagascar1.0

Chad1.0

Myanmar (Burma)0.8

Solomon Islands0.7

Cambodia0.4

Qatar0.3

Thailand0.2

Biggest increases since 2012

Madagascar+66.1%

Honduras+50.4%

Bhutan+40.0%

Cyprus+33.3%

Senegal+28.6%

Vietnam+28.1%

Netherlands+24.4%

Laos+21.6%

Luxembourg+20.2%

Albania+18.6%

Biggest decreases since 2012

Thailand-57.1%

Uganda-46.2%

Qatar-41.7%

Côte d’Ivoire-41.1%

Niger-35.6%

Ghana-30.5%

Solomon Islands-29.5%

Trinidad & Tobago-27.8%

Latvia-21.1%

Pakistan-19.4%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	North Macedonia	29.0	1
2	Greece	27.7	6
3	Bosnia & Herzegovina	27.5	2
4	Djibouti	26.1	3
5	Spain	26.1	5
6	South Africa	24.6	7
7	Eswatini	24.6	4
8	St. Lucia	22.2	15
9	Serbia	22.2	8
10	Palestinian Territories	19.9	14
11	Congo - Brazzaville	19.8	13
12	Gabon	19.7	11
13	Montenegro	19.6	10
14	Georgia	19.4	12
15	St. Vincent & Grenadines	19.4	9
16	Libya	19.3	16
17	Namibia	19.0	22
18	Somalia	18.7	17
19	Botswana	18.2	18
20	Croatia	17.2	24
21	Armenia	16.6	20
22	Angola	16.5	23
23	Sudan	16.3	21
24	Portugal	16.2	26
25	Bahamas	16.2	32
26	Cyprus	16.1	46
27	Tunisia	15.9	19
28	Lesotho	15.9	25
29	Albania	15.9	37
30	Syria	14.5	34
31	New Caledonia	14.4	30
32	Puerto Rico	14.3	29
33	Slovakia	14.2	33
34	Ireland	13.7	27
35	Haiti	13.7	31
36	Yemen	13.7	36
37	Egypt	13.2	40
38	Bulgaria	12.9	42
39	South Sudan	12.7	39
40	Jordan	12.6	44
41	São Tomé & Príncipe	12.5	35
42	Guyana	12.3	47
43	Italy	12.1	54
44	French Polynesia	12.0	45
45	Latvia	11.9	28
46	U.S. Virgin Islands	11.8	50
47	Lithuania	11.8	38
48	Rwanda	11.8	48
49	Barbados	11.6	49
50	Guam	11.5	43
51	Cape Verde	11.4	51
52	Nepal	10.7	55
53	Iran	10.6	41
54	Poland	10.3	57
55	Hungary	10.2	52
56	Slovenia	10.1	66
57	Mauritania	9.9	60
58	France	9.9	61
59	Algeria	9.8	53
60	Türkiye	9.7	62
61	Jamaica	9.7	68
62	Gambia	9.5	56
63	Colombia	9.2	59
64	Morocco	9.2	65
65	Iraq	9.2	75
66	Samoa	8.8	67
67	Estonia	8.6	58
68	Channel Islands	8.6	73
69	Lebanon	8.5	76
70	Belgium	8.4	83
71	Belize	8.3	69
72	Maldives	8.3	63
73	Costa Rica	8.2	64
74	Finland	8.2	81
75	Sweden	8.1	74
76	Afghanistan	7.9	77
77	United Kingdom	7.8	70
78	India	7.7	82
79	Equatorial Guinea	7.7	80
80	Venezuela	7.5	97
81	Denmark	7.4	79
82	United States	7.4	72
83	Dominican Republic	7.4	96
84	Mauritius	7.3	85
85	Zambia	7.3	78
86	Netherlands	7.2	103
87	Ukraine	7.2	84
88	Canada	7.1	86
89	Argentina	7.1	89
90	Romania	7.1	93
91	Brazil	7.1	87
92	Tajikistan	7.0	90
93	Czechia	7.0	91
94	Brunei	6.7	98
95	Suriname	6.6	71
96	Uruguay	6.4	99
97	Chile	6.4	94
98	Israel	6.1	95
99	Malta	6.1	100
100	Luxembourg	6.0	114
101	Belarus	5.9	102
102	New Zealand	5.8	92
103	Australia	5.7	110
104	Honduras	5.6	140
105	Eritrea	5.6	104
106	Saudi Arabia	5.6	105
107	Central African Republic	5.6	106
108	Russia	5.5	107
109	Iceland	5.4	101
110	Austria	5.4	117
111	Germany	5.3	108
112	Nicaragua	5.3	111
113	Kazakhstan	5.2	109
114	Vanuatu	5.0	116
115	Senegal	5.0	133
116	Malawi	5.0	115
117	Azerbaijan	5.0	112
118	Zimbabwe	4.9	113
119	Guinea	4.9	119
120	Mexico	4.9	118
121	Uzbekistan	4.9	120
122	Switzerland	4.7	122
123	China	4.6	121
124	Congo - Kinshasa	4.5	123
125	Bangladesh	4.4	130
126	Paraguay	4.4	129
127	Sierra Leone	4.4	125
128	Fiji	4.4	126
129	Indonesia	4.3	124
130	Côte d’Ivoire	4.3	88
131	Mongolia	4.2	132
132	Sri Lanka	4.2	134
133	Burkina Faso	4.1	135
134	Japan	4.0	127
135	Turkmenistan	4.0	131
136	Comoros	4.0	128
137	Kyrgyzstan	3.9	138
138	Singapore	3.9	142
139	Nigeria	3.7	139
140	El Salvador	3.7	136
141	Cameroon	3.7	137
142	Panama	3.7	144
143	Peru	3.6	153
144	Timor-Leste	3.6	149
145	North Korea	3.6	147
146	Oman	3.6	141
147	Philippines	3.5	148
148	Norway	3.4	157
149	Hong Kong	3.4	152
150	Mozambique	3.3	151
151	Cuba	3.3	150
152	Guinea-Bissau	3.2	156
153	Malaysia	3.1	159
154	Ecuador	3.1	154
155	South Korea	3.1	160
156	Guatemala	3.0	161
157	Pakistan	3.0	145
158	Tanzania	2.9	155
159	Bhutan	2.9	172
160	Kenya	2.8	162
161	Papua New Guinea	2.7	163
162	Trinidad & Tobago	2.7	143
163	Kuwait	2.5	167
164	Bolivia	2.4	171
165	Ethiopia	2.3	166
166	Benin	2.2	164
167	Ghana	2.2	158
168	United Arab Emirates	2.1	165
169	Togo	2.1	173
170	Liberia	2.1	170
171	Uganda	1.9	146
172	Moldova	1.9	168
173	Macau	1.8	174
174	Tonga	1.8	175
175	Burundi	1.6	176
176	Mali	1.5	177
177	Laos	1.5	178
178	Niger	1.4	169
179	Vietnam	1.3	180
180	Bahrain	1.2	179
181	Madagascar	1.0	184
182	Chad	1.0	182
183	Myanmar (Burma)	0.8	183
184	Solomon Islands	0.7	181
185	Cambodia	0.4	186
186	Qatar	0.3	187
187	Thailand	0.2	185

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