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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2015

Countries187

1. Bosnia & Herzegovina27.7

Median6.4

Japan3.4150 / 187

World6.0

Top 20

Bosnia & Herzegovina27.7

North Macedonia26.4

Djibouti26.1

South Africa25.1

Greece25.0

Eswatini23.4

Palestinian Territories23.0

Spain22.1

St. Lucia20.8

Namibia20.8

Congo - Brazzaville20.0

Gabon19.9

Libya19.7

St. Vincent & Grenadines19.1

Botswana18.9

Somalia18.5

Armenia18.3

Yemen17.9

Serbia17.7

Montenegro17.6

Bottom 10

Burundi1.4

Mali1.4

Bahrain1.2

Chad1.0

Myanmar (Burma)0.8

Solomon Islands0.7

Thailand0.6

Niger0.6

Cambodia0.4

Qatar0.2

Biggest increases since 2014

Pakistan+95.2%

Ghana+54.6%

Bolivia+53.9%

Vietnam+47.1%

Yemen+32.9%

Madagascar+28.9%

Brazil+26.4%

Norway+23.2%

Liberia+23.0%

Moldova+22.8%

Biggest decreases since 2014

Cambodia-43.2%

Kuwait-24.1%

Côte d’Ivoire-21.4%

Bulgaria-20.0%

Barbados-19.4%

Iceland-18.7%

Czechia-17.4%

Poland-16.7%

Ireland-16.4%

Qatar-15.0%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	Bosnia & Herzegovina	27.7	2
2	North Macedonia	26.4	1
3	Djibouti	26.1	4
4	South Africa	25.1	5
5	Greece	25.0	3
6	Eswatini	23.4	7
7	Palestinian Territories	23.0	9
8	Spain	22.1	6
9	St. Lucia	20.8	8
10	Namibia	20.8	16
11	Congo - Brazzaville	20.0	11
12	Gabon	19.9	10
13	Libya	19.7	12
14	St. Vincent & Grenadines	19.1	13
15	Botswana	18.9	17
16	Somalia	18.5	15
17	Armenia	18.3	20
18	Yemen	17.9	34
19	Serbia	17.7	14
20	Montenegro	17.6	19
21	Albania	17.2	18
22	Georgia	16.5	21
23	Angola	16.5	23
24	Lesotho	16.2	25
25	Croatia	16.2	22
26	Tunisia	15.2	29
27	Cyprus	15.0	24
28	Sudan	14.4	26
29	Syria	14.2	27
30	Haiti	13.8	32
31	New Caledonia	13.6	28
32	Jordan	13.1	40
33	Egypt	13.1	35
34	Guyana	13.0	37
35	South Sudan	12.5	38
36	Portugal	12.4	31
37	Bahamas	12.0	33
38	Puerto Rico	12.0	30
39	Cape Verde	11.9	45
40	Italy	11.9	36
41	Rwanda	11.8	44
42	French Polynesia	11.8	41
43	U.S. Virgin Islands	11.6	42
44	Slovakia	11.5	46
45	Algeria	11.2	55
46	Iran	11.2	51
47	Iraq	10.9	53
48	Nepal	10.6	52
49	São Tomé & Príncipe	10.6	47
50	France	10.4	54
51	Türkiye	10.3	57
52	Mauritania	10.1	56
53	Ireland	9.9	43
54	Latvia	9.9	49
55	Barbados	9.8	39
56	Morocco	9.5	58
57	Finland	9.4	66
58	Lebanon	9.3	63
59	Bulgaria	9.1	48
60	Ukraine	9.1	60
61	Lithuania	9.1	50
62	Afghanistan	9.0	73
63	Slovenia	9.0	59
64	Samoa	8.9	65
65	Jamaica	8.8	61
66	Colombia	8.6	64
67	Brazil	8.5	92
68	Belgium	8.5	67
69	Costa Rica	8.4	68
70	Channel Islands	7.9	69
71	Equatorial Guinea	7.8	75
72	Brunei	7.7	88
73	India	7.6	76
74	Dominican Republic	7.6	93
75	Belize	7.6	70
76	Argentina	7.6	82
77	Uruguay	7.5	95
78	Poland	7.5	62
79	Sweden	7.4	72
80	Mauritius	7.4	78
81	Gambia	7.2	71
82	Suriname	7.2	86
83	Tajikistan	7.0	84
84	Canada	6.9	85
85	Guam	6.9	77
86	Netherlands	6.9	80
87	Hungary	6.8	74
88	Romania	6.8	90
89	Ghana	6.8	129
90	Luxembourg	6.8	100
91	Senegal	6.8	103
92	Maldives	6.6	79
93	Chile	6.6	91
94	Estonia	6.4	81
95	Denmark	6.3	87
96	Honduras	6.1	83
97	Venezuela	6.1	89
98	Australia	6.1	99
99	Zambia	6.0	94
100	Belarus	5.9	101
101	Austria	5.8	106
102	Central African Republic	5.8	108
103	Eritrea	5.8	107
104	Russia	5.6	110
105	Saudi Arabia	5.6	102
106	United Kingdom	5.6	96
107	New Zealand	5.4	109
108	Zimbabwe	5.4	123
109	Malta	5.4	105
110	United States	5.3	97
111	Israel	5.2	104
112	Vanuatu	5.2	111
113	Guinea	5.2	114
114	Uzbekistan	5.2	112
115	Czechia	5.0	98
116	Azerbaijan	5.0	118
117	Malawi	5.0	117
118	Kazakhstan	4.9	113
119	Mongolia	4.9	122
120	Switzerland	4.8	120
121	Nicaragua	4.7	126
122	China	4.6	125
123	Germany	4.6	116
124	Paraguay	4.6	115
125	Sri Lanka	4.5	133
126	Indonesia	4.5	135
127	Sierra Leone	4.5	124
128	Burkina Faso	4.5	132
129	Congo - Kinshasa	4.4	127
130	Bangladesh	4.4	128
131	Panama	4.3	130
132	Mexico	4.3	121
133	Norway	4.3	146
134	Fiji	4.3	131
135	Kyrgyzstan	4.1	136
136	Nigeria	4.1	139
137	Comoros	4.0	138
138	Turkmenistan	4.0	137
139	El Salvador	4.0	134
140	Iceland	4.0	119
141	Singapore	3.8	140
142	Timor-Leste	3.7	141
143	Ecuador	3.6	147
144	Pakistan	3.6	172
145	South Korea	3.5	154
146	North Korea	3.5	145
147	Cameroon	3.5	144
148	Mozambique	3.4	149
149	Oman	3.4	148
150	Japan	3.4	143
151	Hong Kong	3.3	150
152	Peru	3.3	153
153	Guinea-Bissau	3.2	151
154	Bolivia	3.1	168
155	Malaysia	3.1	156
156	Philippines	3.1	142
157	Kenya	2.8	157
158	Uganda	2.7	164
159	Côte d’Ivoire	2.6	152
160	Liberia	2.6	167
161	Papua New Guinea	2.5	161
162	Guatemala	2.5	158
163	Bhutan	2.4	160
164	Ethiopia	2.4	163
165	Trinidad & Tobago	2.4	162
166	Cuba	2.4	159
167	Togo	2.2	165
168	Kuwait	2.2	155
169	Tonga	2.0	171
170	Tanzania	2.0	166
171	Laos	2.0	173
172	Benin	1.9	170
173	Vietnam	1.8	179
174	Macau	1.8	174
175	United Arab Emirates	1.8	169
176	Madagascar	1.8	178
177	Moldova	1.8	177
178	Burundi	1.4	175
179	Mali	1.4	176
180	Bahrain	1.2	180
181	Chad	1.0	181
182	Myanmar (Burma)	0.8	182
183	Solomon Islands	0.7	183
184	Thailand	0.6	185
185	Niger	0.6	186
186	Cambodia	0.4	184
187	Qatar	0.2	187

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