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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2014

Countries187

1. North Macedonia28.2

Median6.6

Japan3.6143 / 187

World6.0

Top 20

North Macedonia28.2

Bosnia & Herzegovina27.5

Greece26.7

Djibouti26.2

South Africa24.9

Spain24.4

Eswatini23.9

St. Lucia21.6

Palestinian Territories20.5

Gabon19.9

Congo - Brazzaville19.7

Libya19.3

St. Vincent & Grenadines19.2

Serbia19.2

Somalia18.6

Namibia18.5

Botswana18.5

Albania18.1

Montenegro18.1

Armenia17.5

Bottom 10

Madagascar1.4

Vietnam1.3

Bahrain1.1

Chad1.0

Myanmar (Burma)0.8

Solomon Islands0.7

Cambodia0.7

Thailand0.6

Niger0.5

Qatar0.2

Biggest increases since 2013

Thailand+131.3%

Ghana+102.6%

Cambodia+58.0%

Madagascar+39.2%

Ukraine+29.3%

Honduras+25.4%

Uganda+23.4%

Panama+19.5%

Laos+18.0%

Kuwait+17.6%

Biggest decreases since 2013

Niger-62.6%

Pakistan-38.2%

Guam-33.9%

Qatar-28.6%

Tanzania-27.5%

Hungary-24.1%

Moldova-23.4%

Côte d’Ivoire-23.1%

Slovakia-18.9%

Cuba-17.9%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	North Macedonia	28.2	1
2	Bosnia & Herzegovina	27.5	3
3	Greece	26.7	2
4	Djibouti	26.2	4
5	South Africa	24.9	6
6	Spain	24.4	5
7	Eswatini	23.9	7
8	St. Lucia	21.6	8
9	Palestinian Territories	20.5	10
10	Gabon	19.9	12
11	Congo - Brazzaville	19.7	11
12	Libya	19.3	16
13	St. Vincent & Grenadines	19.2	15
14	Serbia	19.2	9
15	Somalia	18.6	18
16	Namibia	18.5	17
17	Botswana	18.5	19
18	Albania	18.1	29
19	Montenegro	18.1	13
20	Armenia	17.5	21
21	Georgia	17.4	14
22	Croatia	17.2	20
23	Angola	16.4	22
24	Cyprus	16.3	26
25	Lesotho	16.1	28
26	Sudan	15.4	23
27	Syria	14.8	30
28	New Caledonia	14.6	31
29	Tunisia	14.3	27
30	Puerto Rico	13.9	32
31	Portugal	13.9	24
32	Haiti	13.8	35
33	Bahamas	13.8	25
34	Yemen	13.5	36
35	Egypt	13.1	37
36	Italy	12.7	43
37	Guyana	12.6	42
38	South Sudan	12.6	39
39	Barbados	12.2	49
40	Jordan	11.9	40
41	French Polynesia	11.9	44
42	U.S. Virgin Islands	11.9	46
43	Ireland	11.9	34
44	Rwanda	11.8	48
45	Cape Verde	11.7	51
46	Slovakia	11.5	33
47	São Tomé & Príncipe	11.4	41
48	Bulgaria	11.4	38
49	Latvia	10.8	45
50	Lithuania	10.7	47
51	Iran	10.7	53
52	Nepal	10.6	52
53	Iraq	10.6	65
54	France	10.3	58
55	Algeria	10.2	59
56	Mauritania	10.0	57
57	Türkiye	9.9	60
58	Morocco	9.7	64
59	Slovenia	9.7	56
60	Ukraine	9.3	87
61	Jamaica	9.0	61
62	Poland	9.0	54
63	Lebanon	8.8	69
64	Colombia	8.8	63
65	Samoa	8.7	66
66	Finland	8.7	74
67	Belgium	8.5	70
68	Costa Rica	8.5	73
69	Channel Islands	8.3	68
70	Belize	8.2	71
71	Gambia	8.2	62
72	Sweden	8.0	75
73	Afghanistan	7.9	76
74	Hungary	7.7	55
75	Equatorial Guinea	7.7	79
76	India	7.7	78
77	Guam	7.6	50
78	Mauritius	7.5	84
79	Maldives	7.5	72
80	Netherlands	7.4	86
81	Estonia	7.4	67
82	Argentina	7.3	89
83	Honduras	7.1	104
84	Tajikistan	7.0	92
85	Canada	7.0	88
86	Suriname	6.9	95
87	Denmark	6.9	81
88	Brunei	6.9	94
89	Venezuela	6.8	80
90	Romania	6.8	90
91	Chile	6.8	97
92	Brazil	6.8	91
93	Dominican Republic	6.7	83
94	Zambia	6.6	85
95	Uruguay	6.5	96
96	United Kingdom	6.4	77
97	United States	6.2	82
98	Czechia	6.1	93
99	Australia	6.1	103
100	Luxembourg	6.0	100
101	Belarus	5.9	101
102	Saudi Arabia	5.9	106
103	Senegal	5.8	115
104	Israel	5.8	98
105	Malta	5.7	99
106	Austria	5.7	110
107	Eritrea	5.6	105
108	Central African Republic	5.6	107
109	New Zealand	5.4	102
110	Russia	5.2	108
111	Vanuatu	5.1	114
112	Uzbekistan	5.1	121
113	Kazakhstan	5.1	113
114	Guinea	5.0	119
115	Paraguay	5.0	126
116	Germany	5.0	111
117	Malawi	5.0	116
118	Azerbaijan	4.9	117
119	Iceland	4.9	109
120	Switzerland	4.8	122
121	Mexico	4.8	120
122	Mongolia	4.8	131
123	Zimbabwe	4.8	118
124	Sierra Leone	4.7	127
125	China	4.6	123
126	Nicaragua	4.5	112
127	Congo - Kinshasa	4.4	124
128	Bangladesh	4.4	125
129	Ghana	4.4	167
130	Panama	4.4	142
131	Fiji	4.3	128
132	Burkina Faso	4.3	133
133	Sri Lanka	4.2	132
134	El Salvador	4.2	140
135	Indonesia	4.0	129
136	Kyrgyzstan	4.0	137
137	Turkmenistan	4.0	135
138	Comoros	4.0	136
139	Nigeria	3.9	139
140	Singapore	3.7	138
141	Timor-Leste	3.6	144
142	Philippines	3.6	147
143	Japan	3.6	134
144	Cameroon	3.5	141
145	North Korea	3.5	145
146	Norway	3.5	148
147	Ecuador	3.5	154
148	Oman	3.5	146
149	Mozambique	3.4	150
150	Hong Kong	3.3	149
151	Guinea-Bissau	3.3	152
152	Côte d’Ivoire	3.3	130
153	Peru	3.2	143
154	South Korea	3.1	155
155	Kuwait	2.9	163
156	Malaysia	2.9	153
157	Kenya	2.8	160
158	Guatemala	2.7	156
159	Cuba	2.7	151
160	Bhutan	2.6	159
161	Papua New Guinea	2.5	161
162	Trinidad & Tobago	2.5	162
163	Ethiopia	2.4	165
164	Uganda	2.4	171
165	Togo	2.1	169
166	Tanzania	2.1	158
167	Liberia	2.1	170
168	Bolivia	2.0	164
169	United Arab Emirates	2.0	168
170	Benin	2.0	166
171	Tonga	1.9	174
172	Pakistan	1.8	157
173	Laos	1.7	177
174	Macau	1.7	173
175	Burundi	1.6	175
176	Mali	1.5	176
177	Moldova	1.4	172
178	Madagascar	1.4	181
179	Vietnam	1.3	179
180	Bahrain	1.1	180
181	Chad	1.0	182
182	Myanmar (Burma)	0.8	183
183	Solomon Islands	0.7	184
184	Cambodia	0.7	185
185	Thailand	0.6	187
186	Niger	0.5	178
187	Qatar	0.2	186

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