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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2020

Countries187

1. Eswatini33.0

Median6.4

Japan2.8165 / 187

World6.6

Top 20

Eswatini33.0

South Africa29.2

Djibouti27.7

Palestinian Territories25.9

St. Lucia25.2

Congo - Brazzaville22.3

Gabon21.3

Botswana21.0

Namibia21.0

St. Vincent & Grenadines20.6

Libya19.7

Somalia19.4

Jordan19.2

Lesotho18.4

Armenia18.2

Yemen18.0

Montenegro17.9

Tunisia17.7

Angola16.7

North Macedonia16.6

Bottom 10

Chad1.7

Benin1.5

Myanmar (Burma)1.5

Moldova1.2

Thailand1.1

Burundi1.0

Solomon Islands0.9

Niger0.6

Cambodia0.2

Qatar0.1

Biggest increases since 2019

Myanmar (Burma)+262.7%

Panama+134.4%

United States+119.5%

Bolivia+114.6%

Peru+112.5%

Hong Kong+99.1%

Honduras+92.7%

Bhutan+84.9%

United Arab Emirates+84.2%

Canada+69.7%

Biggest decreases since 2019

Mongolia-28.9%

Vanuatu-25.7%

Moldova-19.7%

Serbia-13.3%

Timor-Leste-10.8%

Iran-9.8%

Laos-7.2%

Italy-7.0%

Greece-6.7%

Samoa-5.0%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	Eswatini	33.0	2
2	South Africa	29.2	1
3	Djibouti	27.7	3
4	Palestinian Territories	25.9	4
5	St. Lucia	25.2	21
6	Congo - Brazzaville	22.3	5
7	Gabon	21.3	6
8	Botswana	21.0	7
9	Namibia	21.0	8
10	St. Vincent & Grenadines	20.6	9
11	Libya	19.7	10
12	Somalia	19.4	11
13	Jordan	19.2	18
14	Lesotho	18.4	17
15	Armenia	18.2	12
16	Yemen	18.0	14
17	Montenegro	17.9	22
18	Tunisia	17.7	15
19	Angola	16.7	19
20	North Macedonia	16.6	13
21	Costa Rica	16.4	42
22	Colombia	16.0	47
23	Greece	15.9	16
24	Bosnia & Herzegovina	15.9	20
25	Iraq	15.8	24
26	Haiti	15.6	25
27	Spain	15.5	23
28	Guyana	15.3	28
29	Syria	15.2	27
30	Panama	14.7	78
31	Cape Verde	14.6	31
32	U.S. Virgin Islands	14.4	33
33	South Sudan	14.2	29
34	Algeria	14.1	30
35	Brazil	13.7	32
36	New Caledonia	13.6	41
37	Lebanon	13.3	38
38	Türkiye	13.1	26
39	Nepal	13.0	44
40	French Polynesia	13.0	35
41	Bahamas	12.0	50
42	Sudan	12.0	34
43	Rwanda	11.8	39
44	Georgia	11.7	36
45	Afghanistan	11.7	40
46	Albania	11.6	37
47	Argentina	11.5	49
48	Morocco	11.2	51
49	Mauritania	11.1	45
50	Honduras	11.0	85
51	Chile	10.9	64
52	Belize	10.8	52
53	Barbados	10.6	57
54	Uruguay	10.4	54
55	Iran	9.7	43
56	São Tomé & Príncipe	9.7	55
57	Canada	9.7	86
58	Ukraine	9.5	59
59	Italy	9.2	48
60	Serbia	9.0	46
61	Suriname	9.0	63
62	Puerto Rico	8.9	58
63	Mauritius	8.6	76
64	Equatorial Guinea	8.6	60
65	Zimbabwe	8.6	65
66	Lithuania	8.5	79
67	Sweden	8.3	68
68	Latvia	8.1	77
69	United States	8.1	134
70	France	8.0	56
71	Egypt	8.0	62
72	Bolivia	7.9	133
73	India	7.9	73
74	Finland	7.8	69
75	Cyprus	7.8	66
76	Saudi Arabia	7.7	87
77	Tajikistan	7.6	67
78	Paraguay	7.5	71
79	Venezuela	7.5	82
80	Samoa	7.5	61
81	Brunei	7.4	70
82	Croatia	7.4	72
83	Azerbaijan	7.2	100
84	Peru	7.2	144
85	Estonia	7.0	113
86	Portugal	6.8	74
87	Luxembourg	6.8	88
88	Slovakia	6.7	84
89	Channel Islands	6.6	80
90	Central African Republic	6.5	81
91	Jamaica	6.5	101
92	Mongolia	6.4	53
93	Australia	6.4	96
94	Eritrea	6.4	83
95	Guam	6.2	93
96	Nicaragua	6.2	90
97	Dominican Republic	6.1	75
98	Ecuador	6.1	129
99	Zambia	6.0	89
100	Guinea	6.0	98
101	Pakistan	6.0	105
102	Kyrgyzstan	5.9	91
103	Gambia	5.8	117
104	Hong Kong	5.8	156
105	Malawi	5.7	102
106	Nigeria	5.7	95
107	Denmark	5.6	97
108	Ireland	5.6	103
109	Russia	5.6	114
110	Kenya	5.6	99
111	Belgium	5.5	94
112	Bangladesh	5.5	115
113	Iceland	5.5	139
114	Maldives	5.4	110
115	Sri Lanka	5.4	107
116	Congo - Kinshasa	5.4	109
117	Uzbekistan	5.3	104
118	Austria	5.2	111
119	Fiji	5.1	108
120	Bulgaria	5.0	123
121	Romania	5.0	128
122	Bhutan	5.0	158
123	Mozambique	5.0	118
124	El Salvador	5.0	121
125	China	5.0	112
126	Slovenia	5.0	119
127	Kazakhstan	4.9	106
128	Malta	4.9	125
129	Switzerland	4.8	120
130	New Zealand	4.6	124
131	Burkina Faso	4.6	116
132	Malaysia	4.5	145
133	Turkmenistan	4.5	126
134	United Kingdom	4.5	135
135	Comoros	4.5	127
136	Mexico	4.4	140
137	Norway	4.4	132
138	United Arab Emirates	4.3	165
139	Indonesia	4.3	137
140	Hungary	4.2	142
141	Trinidad & Tobago	4.2	138
142	Israel	4.2	131
143	Liberia	4.1	152
144	Singapore	4.1	151
145	Belarus	4.0	122
146	Vanuatu	4.0	92
147	Ethiopia	4.0	155
148	South Korea	3.9	130
149	Cameroon	3.9	136
150	Germany	3.9	149
151	Netherlands	3.8	143
152	Uganda	3.8	154
153	North Korea	3.6	141
154	Mali	3.5	146
155	Sierra Leone	3.5	148
156	Kuwait	3.5	167
157	Senegal	3.4	157
158	Madagascar	3.3	161
159	Ghana	3.2	153
160	Poland	3.2	147
161	Guatemala	3.0	168
162	Oman	2.9	170
163	Papua New Guinea	2.9	159
164	Guinea-Bissau	2.9	162
165	Japan	2.8	164
166	Timor-Leste	2.8	150
167	Tonga	2.7	169
168	Côte d’Ivoire	2.6	163
169	Czechia	2.6	172
170	Macau	2.5	174
171	Philippines	2.5	166
172	Laos	2.3	160
173	Cuba	2.2	175
174	Togo	2.2	171
175	Vietnam	2.1	176
176	Tanzania	1.8	173
177	Bahrain	1.8	178
178	Chad	1.7	180
179	Benin	1.5	179
180	Myanmar (Burma)	1.5	185
181	Moldova	1.2	177
182	Thailand	1.1	183
183	Burundi	1.0	181
184	Solomon Islands	0.9	182
185	Niger	0.6	184
186	Cambodia	0.2	186
187	Qatar	0.1	187

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