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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2018

Countries187

1. South Africa26.9

Median5.4

Japan2.5163 / 187

World5.8

Top 20

South Africa26.9

Eswatini26.5

Palestinian Territories26.3

Djibouti26.2

North Macedonia21.2

Congo - Brazzaville20.8

Gabon20.5

Namibia19.9

Botswana19.7

St. Lucia19.3

Greece19.2

St. Vincent & Grenadines19.0

Armenia19.0

Libya18.9

Somalia18.7

Bosnia & Herzegovina18.4

Jordan18.3

Yemen17.6

Lesotho16.6

Angola16.6

Bottom 10

Bahrain1.2

Vietnam1.2

Burundi1.1

Chad1.1

Myanmar (Burma)0.8

Thailand0.8

Solomon Islands0.7

Niger0.5

Cambodia0.1

Qatar0.1

Biggest increases since 2017

Nicaragua+57.6%

Belize+41.7%

Pakistan+27.4%

Kenya+20.9%

Costa Rica+16.6%

Indonesia+16.0%

Zambia+11.1%

Bhutan+10.7%

Argentina+10.5%

Madagascar+8.5%

Biggest decreases since 2017

Myanmar (Burma)-43.4%

Vietnam-38.0%

Oman-28.7%

Jamaica-26.1%

Croatia-24.9%

Cyprus-23.8%

Moldova-23.6%

Togo-22.5%

Czechia-22.4%

Slovenia-22.2%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	South Africa	26.9	1
2	Eswatini	26.5	4
3	Palestinian Territories	26.3	3
4	Djibouti	26.2	2
5	North Macedonia	21.2	5
6	Congo - Brazzaville	20.8	8
7	Gabon	20.5	10
8	Namibia	19.9	6
9	Botswana	19.7	11
10	St. Lucia	19.3	12
11	Greece	19.2	7
12	St. Vincent & Grenadines	19.0	14
13	Armenia	19.0	18
14	Libya	18.9	13
15	Somalia	18.7	16
16	Bosnia & Herzegovina	18.4	9
17	Jordan	18.3	17
18	Yemen	17.6	15
19	Lesotho	16.6	21
20	Angola	16.6	20
21	Tunisia	15.5	23
22	Spain	15.3	19
23	Montenegro	15.2	22
24	Haiti	13.9	25
25	Guyana	13.6	29
26	Syria	13.5	27
27	Iraq	13.5	30
28	South Sudan	12.9	32
29	Serbia	12.7	28
30	Georgia	12.7	24
31	Sudan	12.3	31
32	Brazil	12.3	33
33	Albania	12.3	26
34	Iran	12.2	35
35	Cape Verde	12.2	34
36	Algeria	12.1	36
37	U.S. Virgin Islands	11.7	41
38	New Caledonia	11.7	39
39	French Polynesia	11.6	40
40	Afghanistan	11.2	43
41	Türkiye	11.0	46
42	Rwanda	10.8	37
43	Lebanon	10.8	50
44	Nepal	10.6	48
45	Italy	10.5	42
46	Mauritania	10.4	49
47	Bahamas	10.0	51
48	Egypt	9.9	38
49	Colombia	9.4	57
50	Belize	9.3	79
51	Morocco	9.3	56
52	Argentina	9.2	63
53	Puerto Rico	9.2	47
54	France	9.0	53
55	Costa Rica	9.0	68
56	Ukraine	8.8	52
57	São Tomé & Príncipe	8.7	59
58	Brunei	8.7	55
59	Samoa	8.6	54
60	Cyprus	8.5	44
61	Uruguay	8.3	66
62	Croatia	8.3	45
63	Barbados	8.3	62
64	Equatorial Guinea	7.8	67
65	Suriname	7.8	65
66	India	7.7	69
67	Chile	7.6	71
68	Latvia	7.4	60
69	Finland	7.4	61
70	Tajikistan	7.0	74
71	Portugal	7.0	58
72	Zimbabwe	6.8	83
73	Slovakia	6.5	64
74	Mauritius	6.4	76
75	Sweden	6.4	77
76	Channel Islands	6.3	75
77	Paraguay	6.2	85
78	Lithuania	6.1	73
79	Saudi Arabia	6.0	86
80	Belgium	5.9	72
81	Dominican Republic	5.9	89
82	Canada	5.8	81
83	Central African Republic	5.8	87
84	Eritrea	5.8	92
85	Ireland	5.7	78
86	Honduras	5.6	96
87	Luxembourg	5.6	97
88	Jamaica	5.5	70
89	Venezuela	5.5	105
90	Guam	5.4	98
91	Estonia	5.4	91
92	Uzbekistan	5.4	90
93	Mongolia	5.4	82
94	Vanuatu	5.4	101
95	Australia	5.3	94
96	Bulgaria	5.2	84
97	Nicaragua	5.2	152
98	Panama	5.2	100
99	Denmark	5.1	88
100	Slovenia	5.1	80
101	Nigeria	5.1	112
102	Zambia	5.0	117
103	Malawi	5.0	104
104	Maldives	5.0	99
105	Austria	4.9	95
106	Azerbaijan	4.9	106
107	Russia	4.9	102
108	Kazakhstan	4.8	108
109	Guinea	4.8	110
110	Belarus	4.8	93
111	Switzerland	4.7	113
112	Burkina Faso	4.7	115
113	Congo - Kinshasa	4.6	116
114	Kyrgyzstan	4.6	120
115	Fiji	4.5	121
116	Bangladesh	4.4	123
117	Indonesia	4.4	137
118	New Zealand	4.3	114
119	Sri Lanka	4.3	132
120	China	4.3	119
121	Kenya	4.3	145
122	Mozambique	4.2	135
123	Romania	4.2	107
124	United Kingdom	4.1	118
125	Pakistan	4.1	155
126	Gambia	4.1	103
127	Turkmenistan	4.0	133
128	El Salvador	4.0	122
129	Comoros	4.0	131
130	Malta	4.0	134
131	Israel	3.9	129
132	United States	3.9	124
133	Poland	3.8	109
134	Netherlands	3.8	111
135	South Korea	3.8	143
136	Norway	3.8	127
137	Timor-Leste	3.8	125
138	Hungary	3.7	128
139	Singapore	3.6	126
140	Cameroon	3.6	144
141	Ecuador	3.5	136
142	Bolivia	3.5	142
143	Trinidad & Tobago	3.5	150
144	Peru	3.5	140
145	Senegal	3.5	130
146	North Korea	3.4	146
147	Germany	3.4	138
148	Bhutan	3.4	159
149	Malaysia	3.3	149
150	Mexico	3.3	148
151	Uganda	3.2	147
152	Ghana	3.2	151
153	Sierra Leone	3.2	141
154	Guinea-Bissau	3.1	157
155	Liberia	3.1	158
156	Togo	2.9	139
157	Laos	2.9	154
158	Côte d’Ivoire	2.9	153
159	Ethiopia	2.8	163
160	Hong Kong	2.8	156
161	Iceland	2.7	162
162	Papua New Guinea	2.6	164
163	Japan	2.5	161
164	Philippines	2.3	165
165	Madagascar	2.3	171
166	Guatemala	2.3	168
167	Tonga	2.2	170
168	Czechia	2.2	160
169	United Arab Emirates	2.2	167
170	Kuwait	2.2	169
171	Macau	1.8	172
172	Oman	1.8	166
173	Tanzania	1.8	174
174	Cuba	1.7	175
175	Mali	1.6	178
176	Benin	1.4	176
177	Moldova	1.2	177
178	Bahrain	1.2	181
179	Vietnam	1.2	173
180	Burundi	1.1	180
181	Chad	1.1	182
182	Myanmar (Burma)	0.8	179
183	Thailand	0.8	183
184	Solomon Islands	0.7	184
185	Niger	0.5	185
186	Cambodia	0.1	186
187	Qatar	0.1	187

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