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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) by country, 2021

Countries187

1. Eswatini34.2

Median6.0

Japan2.8165 / 187

World6.0

Top 20

Eswatini34.2

South Africa34.0

Djibouti27.6

Palestinian Territories26.4

Botswana23.1

Congo - Brazzaville22.0

Gabon21.2

Namibia20.9

St. Lucia20.5

St. Vincent & Grenadines20.4

Jordan19.8

Libya19.8

Somalia19.7

Yemen18.3

Lesotho18.2

Tunisia16.6

Montenegro16.5

Iraq16.2

North Macedonia15.8

Angola15.8

Bottom 10

Benin1.8

Bahrain1.5

Chad1.5

Thailand1.2

Burundi1.1

Solomon Islands0.9

Niger0.8

Moldova0.8

Cambodia0.4

Qatar0.1

Biggest increases since 2020

Myanmar (Burma)+194.0%

Cambodia+130.2%

Niger+36.4%

Philippines+34.7%

Rwanda+33.4%

Dominican Republic+25.7%

Austria+24.2%

Mongolia+22.7%

Benin+20.8%

Vanuatu+18.0%

Biggest decreases since 2020

Bolivia-35.6%

Oman-35.4%

Moldova-34.2%

Brunei-33.8%

United States-33.6%

Panama-30.6%

Peru-29.0%

United Arab Emirates-27.7%

Guatemala-26.7%

Ecuador-26.4%

All countries

#	Country / region	Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)	Prior-year rank
1	Eswatini	34.2	1
2	South Africa	34.0	2
3	Djibouti	27.6	3
4	Palestinian Territories	26.4	4
5	Botswana	23.1	8
6	Congo - Brazzaville	22.0	6
7	Gabon	21.2	7
8	Namibia	20.9	9
9	St. Lucia	20.5	5
10	St. Vincent & Grenadines	20.4	10
11	Jordan	19.8	13
12	Libya	19.8	11
13	Somalia	19.7	12
14	Yemen	18.3	16
15	Lesotho	18.2	14
16	Tunisia	16.6	18
17	Montenegro	16.5	17
18	Iraq	16.2	25
19	North Macedonia	15.8	20
20	Angola	15.8	19
21	Rwanda	15.8	43
22	Armenia	15.5	15
23	Haiti	15.3	26
24	Costa Rica	15.1	21
25	Spain	14.9	27
26	Bosnia & Herzegovina	14.9	24
27	Syria	14.9	29
28	Greece	14.7	23
29	Guyana	14.6	28
30	South Sudan	14.0	33
31	Cape Verde	13.9	31
32	Colombia	13.9	22
33	Algeria	13.7	34
34	U.S. Virgin Islands	13.5	32
35	Brazil	13.2	35
36	Lebanon	12.7	37
37	French Polynesia	12.6	40
38	Nepal	12.2	39
39	Afghanistan	12.0	45
40	Türkiye	12.0	38
41	Georgia	11.8	44
42	New Caledonia	11.6	36
43	Albania	11.5	46
44	Mauritania	11.1	49
45	Sudan	11.1	42
46	Bahamas	11.1	41
47	Barbados	11.0	53
48	Morocco	10.6	48
49	Belize	10.3	52
50	Panama	10.2	30
51	Serbia	9.8	60
52	Ukraine	9.8	58
53	São Tomé & Príncipe	9.6	56
54	Zimbabwe	9.5	65
55	Italy	9.5	59
56	Uruguay	9.3	54
57	Iran	9.3	55
58	Chile	9.3	51
59	Equatorial Guinea	8.8	64
60	Sweden	8.8	67
61	Argentina	8.7	47
62	Suriname	8.7	61
63	Honduras	8.5	50
64	Puerto Rico	7.9	62
65	France	7.9	70
66	Mongolia	7.9	92
67	Mauritius	7.7	63
68	Dominican Republic	7.7	97
69	Tajikistan	7.7	77
70	Finland	7.6	74
71	Canada	7.5	57
72	Cyprus	7.5	75
73	Latvia	7.5	68
74	Croatia	7.5	82
75	Egypt	7.4	71
76	Paraguay	7.3	78
77	Lithuania	7.1	66
78	Venezuela	7.0	79
79	Slovakia	6.9	88
80	Portugal	6.7	86
81	Central African Republic	6.7	90
82	Samoa	6.7	80
83	Channel Islands	6.6	89
84	Saudi Arabia	6.6	76
85	Eritrea	6.5	94
86	Austria	6.5	118
87	India	6.4	73
88	Ireland	6.4	108
89	Pakistan	6.3	101
90	Belgium	6.2	111
91	Gambia	6.2	103
92	Estonia	6.2	85
93	Nicaragua	6.1	96
94	Azerbaijan	6.0	83
95	Iceland	6.0	113
96	Guam	6.0	95
97	Guinea	5.8	100
98	Kenya	5.7	110
99	Malawi	5.7	105
100	Romania	5.6	121
101	Luxembourg	5.6	87
102	Kazakhstan	5.6	127
103	Bangladesh	5.5	112
104	Mozambique	5.4	123
105	Nigeria	5.4	106
106	Uzbekistan	5.4	117
107	United States	5.3	69
108	Congo - Kinshasa	5.3	116
109	Fiji	5.2	119
110	Zambia	5.2	99
111	Jamaica	5.2	91
112	Hong Kong	5.2	104
113	Bulgaria	5.2	120
114	Kyrgyzstan	5.1	102
115	Peru	5.1	84
116	Bolivia	5.1	72
117	Denmark	5.1	107
118	Australia	5.0	93
119	Maldives	5.0	114
120	Switzerland	5.0	129
121	Sri Lanka	5.0	115
122	Brunei	4.9	81
123	United Kingdom	4.9	134
124	Israel	4.8	142
125	Bhutan	4.8	122
126	Vanuatu	4.8	146
127	Russia	4.7	109
128	Slovenia	4.7	126
129	Malaysia	4.6	132
130	Singapore	4.6	144
131	China	4.6	125
132	Burkina Faso	4.5	131
133	Ecuador	4.5	98
134	Turkmenistan	4.5	133
135	Trinidad & Tobago	4.4	141
136	Comoros	4.4	135
137	Norway	4.4	137
138	Myanmar (Burma)	4.3	180
139	El Salvador	4.3	124
140	Netherlands	4.2	151
141	Hungary	4.0	140
142	Mexico	4.0	136
143	Mali	4.0	154
144	Cameroon	4.0	149
145	Ethiopia	3.9	147
146	Belarus	3.9	145
147	Liberia	3.8	143
148	Indonesia	3.8	139
149	New Zealand	3.8	130
150	Malta	3.8	128
151	North Korea	3.7	153
152	South Korea	3.6	148
153	Germany	3.6	150
154	Sierra Leone	3.6	155
155	Madagascar	3.5	158
156	Senegal	3.4	157
157	Uganda	3.4	152
158	Philippines	3.4	171
159	Poland	3.3	160
160	Ghana	3.2	159
161	United Arab Emirates	3.1	138
162	Papua New Guinea	3.0	163
163	Guinea-Bissau	3.0	164
164	Kuwait	3.0	156
165	Japan	2.8	165
166	Czechia	2.8	169
167	Côte d’Ivoire	2.6	168
168	Vietnam	2.4	175
169	Togo	2.3	174
170	Timor-Leste	2.3	166
171	Macau	2.2	170
172	Guatemala	2.2	161
173	Tonga	2.1	167
174	Cuba	2.1	173
175	Laos	2.1	172
176	Oman	1.9	162
177	Tanzania	1.9	176
178	Benin	1.8	179
179	Bahrain	1.5	177
180	Chad	1.5	178
181	Thailand	1.2	182
182	Burundi	1.1	183
183	Solomon Islands	0.9	184
184	Niger	0.8	185
185	Moldova	0.8	181
186	Cambodia	0.4	186
187	Qatar	0.1	187

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