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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2016

Countries187

1. South Africa26.5

Median5.9

Japan3.1154 / 187

World6.0

Top 20

South Africa26.5

Djibouti26.0

Bosnia & Herzegovina25.4

North Macedonia24.3

Palestinian Territories23.9

Greece23.5

Namibia23.4

Eswatini22.7

Congo - Brazzaville20.3

Gabon20.1

St. Lucia19.9

Spain19.6

Libya19.6

Botswana19.3

St. Vincent & Grenadines19.0

Somalia18.6

Yemen18.4

Montenegro17.7

Armenia17.6

Georgia16.6

Bottom 10

Mali1.4

Burundi1.4

Bahrain1.2

Chad1.1

Myanmar (Burma)1.1

Solomon Islands0.7

Cambodia0.7

Thailand0.7

Niger0.6

Qatar0.1

Biggest increases since 2015

Cambodia+82.2%

Mongolia+48.8%

Myanmar (Burma)+38.1%

Brazil+35.6%

Togo+34.7%

Trinidad & Tobago+32.1%

Laos+31.3%

Ecuador+27.1%

Timor-Leste+26.6%

Liberia+20.5%

Biggest decreases since 2015

Pakistan-35.9%

Senegal-34.1%

Côte d’Ivoire-26.3%

Iceland-25.2%

Hungary-24.9%

Ghana-22.8%

Guam-21.7%

Czechia-21.7%

Croatia-19.4%

Poland-17.8%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	South Africa	26.5	4
2	Djibouti	26.0	3
3	Bosnia & Herzegovina	25.4	1
4	North Macedonia	24.3	2
5	Palestinian Territories	23.9	7
6	Greece	23.5	5
7	Namibia	23.4	10
8	Eswatini	22.7	6
9	Congo - Brazzaville	20.3	11
10	Gabon	20.1	12
11	St. Lucia	19.9	9
12	Spain	19.6	8
13	Libya	19.6	13
14	Botswana	19.3	15
15	St. Vincent & Grenadines	19.0	14
16	Somalia	18.6	16
17	Yemen	18.4	18
18	Montenegro	17.7	20
19	Armenia	17.6	17
20	Georgia	16.6	22
21	Angola	16.6	23
22	Lesotho	16.1	24
23	Tunisia	15.6	26
24	Albania	15.4	21
25	Jordan	15.3	32
26	Serbia	15.3	19
27	Haiti	13.9	30
28	Syria	13.8	29
29	Sudan	13.7	28
30	Guyana	13.3	34
31	Croatia	13.0	25
32	Cyprus	13.0	27
33	South Sudan	12.9	35
34	Bahamas	12.7	37
35	New Caledonia	12.7	31
36	Iran	12.6	46
37	Egypt	12.4	33
38	Cape Verde	12.1	39
39	Puerto Rico	11.8	38
40	Rwanda	11.8	41
41	U.S. Virgin Islands	11.7	43
42	French Polynesia	11.7	42
43	Italy	11.7	40
44	Brazil	11.6	67
45	Portugal	11.1	36
46	Türkiye	10.9	51
47	Iraq	10.8	47
48	Nepal	10.7	48
49	Mauritania	10.3	52
50	Algeria	10.2	45
51	Afghanistan	10.1	62
52	France	10.1	50
53	Lebanon	9.8	58
54	São Tomé & Príncipe	9.7	49
55	Slovakia	9.7	44
56	Latvia	9.6	54
57	Ukraine	9.4	60
58	Morocco	9.3	56
59	Samoa	9.1	64
60	Colombia	8.9	66
61	Finland	8.8	57
62	Jamaica	8.6	65
63	Brunei	8.5	72
64	Ireland	8.4	53
65	Barbados	8.2	55
66	Argentina	8.1	76
67	Costa Rica	8.1	69
68	Slovenia	8.0	63
69	Suriname	7.9	82
70	Lithuania	7.9	61
71	Uruguay	7.8	77
72	Belgium	7.8	68
73	Equatorial Guinea	7.8	71
74	India	7.6	73
75	Bulgaria	7.6	59
76	Channel Islands	7.5	70
77	Dominican Republic	7.3	74
78	Mongolia	7.2	119
79	Canada	7.0	84
80	Tajikistan	7.0	83
81	Belize	7.0	75
82	Sweden	7.0	79
83	Chile	6.9	93
84	Estonia	6.9	94
85	Mauritius	6.8	80
86	Honduras	6.7	96
87	Luxembourg	6.7	90
88	Gambia	6.2	81
89	Poland	6.1	78
90	Austria	6.1	101
91	Netherlands	6.0	86
92	Denmark	6.0	95
93	Romania	5.9	88
94	Zimbabwe	5.9	108
95	Belarus	5.8	100
96	Central African Republic	5.8	102
97	Eritrea	5.8	103
98	Maldives	5.8	92
99	Australia	5.7	98
100	Saudi Arabia	5.6	105
101	Russia	5.6	104
102	Guam	5.4	85
103	Venezuela	5.3	97
104	Ghana	5.3	89
105	Paraguay	5.3	124
106	Zambia	5.2	99
107	Vanuatu	5.2	112
108	Uzbekistan	5.2	114
109	New Zealand	5.1	107
110	Hungary	5.1	87
111	Malawi	5.0	117
112	Azerbaijan	5.0	116
113	Guinea	5.0	113
114	Kazakhstan	5.0	118
115	Switzerland	4.9	120
116	United Kingdom	4.9	106
117	United States	4.9	110
118	Israel	4.7	111
119	Panama	4.7	131
120	Malta	4.7	109
121	Norway	4.7	133
122	Timor-Leste	4.7	142
123	Burkina Faso	4.6	128
124	Ecuador	4.6	143
125	China	4.6	122
126	Congo - Kinshasa	4.5	129
127	Nigeria	4.5	136
128	Senegal	4.5	91
129	El Salvador	4.4	139
130	Bangladesh	4.4	130
131	Fiji	4.3	134
132	Indonesia	4.3	126
133	Kyrgyzstan	4.3	135
134	Sri Lanka	4.2	125
135	Sierra Leone	4.2	127
136	Comoros	4.1	137
137	Germany	4.1	123
138	Singapore	4.1	141
139	Turkmenistan	4.0	138
140	Czechia	4.0	115
141	Nicaragua	3.9	121
142	Mexico	3.9	132
143	Peru	3.7	152
144	South Korea	3.6	145
145	Mozambique	3.6	148
146	North Korea	3.6	146
147	Cameroon	3.5	147
148	Bolivia	3.5	154
149	Malaysia	3.4	155
150	Hong Kong	3.4	151
151	Oman	3.3	149
152	Trinidad & Tobago	3.2	165
153	Guinea-Bissau	3.1	153
154	Japan	3.1	150
155	Liberia	3.1	160
156	Uganda	3.0	158
157	Iceland	3.0	140
158	Togo	3.0	167
159	Kenya	2.8	157
160	Bhutan	2.7	163
161	Philippines	2.7	156
162	Laos	2.6	171
163	Guatemala	2.6	162
164	Ethiopia	2.6	164
165	Papua New Guinea	2.5	161
166	Pakistan	2.3	144
167	Kuwait	2.2	168
168	Tonga	2.0	169
169	Cuba	2.0	166
170	Madagascar	1.9	176
171	Macau	1.9	174
172	Tanzania	1.9	170
173	Côte d’Ivoire	1.9	159
174	Vietnam	1.8	173
175	Benin	1.8	172
176	United Arab Emirates	1.6	175
177	Moldova	1.6	177
178	Mali	1.4	179
179	Burundi	1.4	178
180	Bahrain	1.2	180
181	Chad	1.1	181
182	Myanmar (Burma)	1.1	182
183	Solomon Islands	0.7	183
184	Cambodia	0.7	186
185	Thailand	0.7	184
186	Niger	0.6	185
187	Qatar	0.2	187

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