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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2019

Countries187

1. South Africa28.5

Median5.4

Japan2.4164 / 187

World5.6

Top 20

South Africa28.5

Eswatini28.2

Djibouti26.3

Palestinian Territories25.3

Congo - Brazzaville20.5

Gabon20.4

Botswana20.1

Namibia19.9

St. Vincent & Grenadines19.2

Libya19.1

Somalia18.8

Armenia18.3

North Macedonia17.4

Yemen17.2

Tunisia17.2

Greece17.0

Lesotho16.9

Jordan16.8

Angola16.5

Bosnia & Herzegovina15.7

Bottom 10

Bahrain1.2

Benin1.2

Chad1.1

Burundi1.0

Solomon Islands0.7

Thailand0.7

Niger0.5

Myanmar (Burma)0.4

Cambodia0.1

Qatar0.1

Biggest increases since 2018

Mali+103.1%

Mongolia+67.8%

Vietnam+44.8%

Iceland+29.7%

Türkiye+25.3%

Moldova+21.2%

Panama+21.2%

Costa Rica+19.9%

Kyrgyzstan+19.5%

Pakistan+18.3%

Biggest decreases since 2018

Myanmar (Burma)-46.9%

Togo-29.8%

Brunei-24.1%

Guinea-Bissau-22.8%

Croatia-21.3%

Bulgaria-20.4%

Egypt-20.3%

St. Lucia-19.2%

Bhutan-18.8%

Serbia-18.4%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	South Africa	28.5	1
2	Eswatini	28.2	2
3	Djibouti	26.3	4
4	Palestinian Territories	25.3	3
5	Congo - Brazzaville	20.5	6
6	Gabon	20.4	7
7	Botswana	20.1	9
8	Namibia	19.9	8
9	St. Vincent & Grenadines	19.2	12
10	Libya	19.1	14
11	Somalia	18.8	15
12	Armenia	18.3	13
13	North Macedonia	17.4	5
14	Yemen	17.2	18
15	Tunisia	17.2	21
16	Greece	17.0	11
17	Lesotho	16.9	19
18	Jordan	16.8	17
19	Angola	16.5	20
20	Bosnia & Herzegovina	15.7	16
21	St. Lucia	15.6	10
22	Montenegro	15.1	23
23	Spain	14.1	22
24	Iraq	14.1	27
25	Haiti	14.1	24
26	Türkiye	13.7	41
27	Syria	13.4	26
28	Guyana	13.2	25
29	South Sudan	12.7	28
30	Algeria	12.3	36
31	Cape Verde	12.1	35
32	Brazil	11.9	32
33	U.S. Virgin Islands	11.8	37
34	Sudan	11.7	31
35	French Polynesia	11.6	39
36	Georgia	11.6	30
37	Albania	11.5	33
38	Lebanon	11.3	43
39	Rwanda	11.2	42
40	Afghanistan	11.2	40
41	New Caledonia	10.9	38
42	Costa Rica	10.8	55
43	Iran	10.7	34
44	Nepal	10.5	44
45	Mauritania	10.4	46
46	Serbia	10.4	29
47	Colombia	10.3	49
48	Italy	9.9	45
49	Argentina	9.8	52
50	Bahamas	9.3	47
51	Morocco	9.2	51
52	Belize	9.1	50
53	Mongolia	9.0	93
54	Uruguay	8.8	61
55	São Tomé & Príncipe	8.8	57
56	France	8.4	54
57	Barbados	8.4	63
58	Puerto Rico	8.3	53
59	Ukraine	8.2	56
60	Equatorial Guinea	7.9	64
61	Samoa	7.9	59
62	Egypt	7.9	48
63	Suriname	7.8	65
64	Chile	7.5	67
65	Zimbabwe	7.4	72
66	Cyprus	7.2	60
67	Tajikistan	7.0	70
68	Sweden	6.8	75
69	Finland	6.7	69
70	Brunei	6.6	58
71	Paraguay	6.6	77
72	Croatia	6.6	62
73	India	6.5	66
74	Portugal	6.4	71
75	Dominican Republic	6.4	81
76	Mauritius	6.3	74
77	Latvia	6.3	68
78	Panama	6.3	98
79	Lithuania	6.3	78
80	Channel Islands	6.2	76
81	Central African Republic	5.9	83
82	Venezuela	5.9	89
83	Eritrea	5.8	84
84	Slovakia	5.8	73
85	Honduras	5.7	86
86	Canada	5.7	82
87	Saudi Arabia	5.6	79
88	Luxembourg	5.6	87
89	Zambia	5.5	102
90	Nicaragua	5.5	97
91	Kyrgyzstan	5.4	114
92	Vanuatu	5.4	94
93	Guam	5.4	90
94	Belgium	5.4	80
95	Nigeria	5.2	101
96	Australia	5.1	95
97	Denmark	5.0	99
98	Guinea	5.0	109
99	Kenya	5.0	121
100	Azerbaijan	5.0	106
101	Jamaica	5.0	88
102	Malawi	5.0	103
103	Ireland	5.0	85
104	Uzbekistan	4.9	92
105	Pakistan	4.8	125
106	Kazakhstan	4.8	108
107	Sri Lanka	4.7	119
108	Fiji	4.7	115
109	Congo - Kinshasa	4.6	113
110	Maldives	4.6	104
111	Austria	4.6	105
112	China	4.6	120
113	Estonia	4.5	91
114	Russia	4.5	107
115	Bangladesh	4.5	116
116	Burkina Faso	4.5	112
117	Gambia	4.5	126
118	Mozambique	4.5	122
119	Slovenia	4.4	100
120	Switzerland	4.4	111
121	El Salvador	4.2	128
122	Belarus	4.2	110
123	Bulgaria	4.1	96
124	New Zealand	4.1	118
125	Malta	4.1	130
126	Turkmenistan	4.0	127
127	Comoros	3.9	129
128	Romania	3.9	123
129	Ecuador	3.8	141
130	South Korea	3.7	135
131	Israel	3.7	131
132	Norway	3.7	136
133	Bolivia	3.7	142
134	United States	3.7	132
135	United Kingdom	3.7	124
136	Cameroon	3.6	140
137	Indonesia	3.6	117
138	Trinidad & Tobago	3.5	143
139	Iceland	3.5	161
140	Mexico	3.5	150
141	North Korea	3.4	146
142	Hungary	3.4	138
143	Netherlands	3.4	134
144	Peru	3.4	144
145	Malaysia	3.3	149
146	Mali	3.3	175
147	Poland	3.3	133
148	Sierra Leone	3.2	153
149	Germany	3.2	147
150	Timor-Leste	3.1	137
151	Singapore	3.1	139
152	Liberia	3.1	155
153	Ghana	3.1	152
154	Uganda	3.1	151
155	Ethiopia	2.9	159
156	Hong Kong	2.9	160
157	Senegal	2.9	145
158	Bhutan	2.7	148
159	Papua New Guinea	2.7	162
160	Laos	2.5	157
161	Madagascar	2.5	165
162	Guinea-Bissau	2.4	154
163	Côte d’Ivoire	2.4	158
164	Japan	2.4	163
165	United Arab Emirates	2.3	169
166	Philippines	2.2	164
167	Kuwait	2.2	170
168	Guatemala	2.2	166
169	Tonga	2.2	167
170	Oman	2.0	172
171	Togo	2.0	156
172	Czechia	2.0	168
173	Tanzania	1.7	173
174	Macau	1.7	171
175	Cuba	1.7	174
176	Vietnam	1.7	179
177	Moldova	1.5	177
178	Bahrain	1.2	178
179	Benin	1.2	176
180	Chad	1.1	181
181	Burundi	1.0	180
182	Solomon Islands	0.7	184
183	Thailand	0.7	183
184	Niger	0.5	185
185	Myanmar (Burma)	0.4	182
186	Cambodia	0.1	186
187	Qatar	0.1	187

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