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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2017

Countries187

1. South Africa27.0

Median5.6

Japan2.8161 / 187

World5.9

Top 20

South Africa27.0

Djibouti26.1

Palestinian Territories25.7

Eswatini24.5

North Macedonia22.9

Namibia21.7

Greece21.4

Congo - Brazzaville20.7

Bosnia & Herzegovina20.5

Gabon20.3

Botswana19.7

St. Lucia19.1

Libya19.1

St. Vincent & Grenadines19.0

Yemen18.6

Somalia18.5

Jordan18.1

Armenia17.7

Spain17.2

Angola16.6

Bottom 10

Mali1.5

Myanmar (Burma)1.4

Burundi1.2

Bahrain1.2

Chad1.1

Thailand0.8

Solomon Islands0.7

Niger0.6

Cambodia0.1

Qatar0.1

Biggest increases since 2016

Côte d’Ivoire+72.6%

United Arab Emirates+50.1%

Pakistan+40.2%

Kenya+28.5%

Myanmar (Burma)+28.2%

Togo+26.1%

Laos+24.1%

Thailand+20.6%

Iraq+20.3%

Jordan+18.6%

Biggest decreases since 2016

Cambodia-80.3%

Ghana-35.9%

Czechia-26.8%

Bahamas-22.8%

Oman-22.7%

Poland-20.7%

Dominican Republic-19.9%

Ireland-19.8%

Portugal-19.7%

Netherlands-19.5%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	South Africa	27.0	1
2	Djibouti	26.1	2
3	Palestinian Territories	25.7	5
4	Eswatini	24.5	8
5	North Macedonia	22.9	4
6	Namibia	21.7	7
7	Greece	21.4	6
8	Congo - Brazzaville	20.7	9
9	Bosnia & Herzegovina	20.5	3
10	Gabon	20.3	10
11	Botswana	19.7	14
12	St. Lucia	19.1	11
13	Libya	19.1	13
14	St. Vincent & Grenadines	19.0	15
15	Yemen	18.6	17
16	Somalia	18.5	16
17	Jordan	18.1	25
18	Armenia	17.7	19
19	Spain	17.2	12
20	Angola	16.6	21
21	Lesotho	16.4	22
22	Montenegro	16.1	18
23	Tunisia	15.3	23
24	Georgia	13.9	20
25	Haiti	13.9	27
26	Albania	13.6	24
27	Syria	13.6	28
28	Serbia	13.5	26
29	Guyana	13.5	30
30	Iraq	13.0	47
31	Sudan	13.0	29
32	South Sudan	13.0	33
33	Brazil	12.8	44
34	Cape Verde	12.2	38
35	Iran	12.2	36
36	Algeria	12.0	50
37	Rwanda	11.9	40
38	Egypt	11.8	37
39	New Caledonia	11.7	35
40	French Polynesia	11.6	42
41	U.S. Virgin Islands	11.4	41
42	Italy	11.2	43
43	Afghanistan	11.2	51
44	Cyprus	11.2	32
45	Croatia	11.1	31
46	Türkiye	10.9	46
47	Puerto Rico	10.8	39
48	Nepal	10.7	48
49	Mauritania	10.3	49
50	Lebanon	10.3	53
51	Bahamas	9.8	34
52	Ukraine	9.5	57
53	France	9.4	52
54	Samoa	9.4	59
55	Brunei	9.3	63
56	Morocco	9.2	58
57	Colombia	9.1	60
58	Portugal	8.9	45
59	São Tomé & Príncipe	8.8	54
60	Latvia	8.7	56
61	Finland	8.6	61
62	Barbados	8.6	65
63	Argentina	8.3	66
64	Slovakia	8.1	55
65	Suriname	7.9	69
66	Uruguay	7.9	71
67	Equatorial Guinea	7.8	73
68	Costa Rica	7.7	67
69	India	7.6	74
70	Jamaica	7.4	62
71	Chile	7.3	83
72	Belgium	7.1	72
73	Lithuania	7.1	70
74	Tajikistan	7.0	80
75	Channel Islands	6.9	76
76	Mauritius	6.8	85
77	Sweden	6.7	82
78	Ireland	6.7	64
79	Belize	6.6	81
80	Slovenia	6.6	68
81	Canada	6.4	79
82	Mongolia	6.4	78
83	Zimbabwe	6.4	94
84	Bulgaria	6.2	75
85	Paraguay	6.1	105
86	Saudi Arabia	5.9	100
87	Central African Republic	5.8	96
88	Denmark	5.8	92
89	Dominican Republic	5.8	77
90	Uzbekistan	5.8	108
91	Estonia	5.8	84
92	Eritrea	5.8	97
93	Belarus	5.6	95
94	Australia	5.6	99
95	Austria	5.6	90
96	Honduras	5.5	86
97	Luxembourg	5.5	87
98	Guam	5.4	102
99	Maldives	5.4	98
100	Panama	5.3	119
101	Vanuatu	5.2	107
102	Russia	5.2	101
103	Gambia	5.1	88
104	Malawi	5.0	111
105	Venezuela	5.0	103
106	Azerbaijan	5.0	112
107	Romania	4.9	93
108	Kazakhstan	4.9	114
109	Poland	4.9	89
110	Guinea	4.9	113
111	Netherlands	4.8	91
112	Nigeria	4.8	127
113	Switzerland	4.8	115
114	New Zealand	4.7	109
115	Burkina Faso	4.7	123
116	Congo - Kinshasa	4.6	126
117	Zambia	4.5	106
118	United Kingdom	4.5	116
119	China	4.5	125
120	Kyrgyzstan	4.4	133
121	Fiji	4.4	131
122	El Salvador	4.4	129
123	Bangladesh	4.4	130
124	United States	4.4	117
125	Timor-Leste	4.3	122
126	Singapore	4.2	138
127	Norway	4.2	121
128	Hungary	4.2	110
129	Israel	4.1	118
130	Senegal	4.1	128
131	Comoros	4.0	136
132	Sri Lanka	4.0	134
133	Turkmenistan	4.0	139
134	Malta	4.0	120
135	Mozambique	3.9	145
136	Ecuador	3.8	124
137	Indonesia	3.8	132
138	Germany	3.8	137
139	Togo	3.7	158
140	Peru	3.7	143
141	Sierra Leone	3.7	135
142	Bolivia	3.7	148
143	South Korea	3.7	144
144	Cameroon	3.6	147
145	Kenya	3.5	159
146	North Korea	3.5	146
147	Uganda	3.4	156
148	Mexico	3.4	142
149	Malaysia	3.4	149
150	Trinidad & Tobago	3.4	152
151	Ghana	3.4	104
152	Nicaragua	3.3	141
153	Côte d’Ivoire	3.3	173
154	Laos	3.3	162
155	Pakistan	3.2	166
156	Hong Kong	3.1	150
157	Guinea-Bissau	3.1	153
158	Liberia	3.1	155
159	Bhutan	3.0	160
160	Czechia	2.9	140
161	Japan	2.8	154
162	Iceland	2.7	157
163	Ethiopia	2.7	164
164	Papua New Guinea	2.6	165
165	Philippines	2.6	161
166	Oman	2.5	151
167	United Arab Emirates	2.5	176
168	Guatemala	2.5	163
169	Kuwait	2.2	167
170	Tonga	2.1	168
171	Madagascar	2.1	170
172	Macau	2.0	171
173	Vietnam	1.9	174
174	Tanzania	1.9	172
175	Cuba	1.7	169
176	Benin	1.7	175
177	Moldova	1.6	177
178	Mali	1.5	178
179	Myanmar (Burma)	1.4	182
180	Burundi	1.2	179
181	Bahrain	1.2	180
182	Chad	1.1	181
183	Thailand	0.8	185
184	Solomon Islands	0.7	183
185	Niger	0.6	186
186	Cambodia	0.1	184
187	Qatar	0.1	187

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