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Countries by unemployment

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one. Ranked highest first, 185 countries with data. Source.

1🇸🇿Eswatini34.2%2🇿🇦South Africa32.4%3🇩🇯Djibouti26.0%4🇧🇼Botswana24.5%5🇵🇸Palestine24.4%6🇬🇦Gabon20.2%7🇨🇬Republic of the Congo19.9%8🇳🇦Namibia19.3%9🇸🇴Somalia18.9%10🇱🇾Libya18.8%11🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines18.0%12🇾🇪Yemen17.3%13🇯🇴Jordan16.5%14🇱🇸Lesotho16.3%15🇮🇶Iraq15.5%16🇹🇳Tunisia15.1%17🇭🇹Haiti14.9%18🇦🇴Angola14.1%19🇲🇪Montenegro13.6%20🇸🇾Syria13.6%21🇦🇫Afghanistan13.4%22🇦🇲Armenia12.9%23🇸🇸South Sudan12.4%24🇲🇰North Macedonia12.3%25🇬🇪Georgia12.1%26🇬🇾Guyana12.0%27🇨🇻Cape Verde11.9%28🇵🇫French Polynesia11.7%29🇩🇿Algeria11.6%30🇷🇼Rwanda11.4%31🇳🇨New Caledonia11.2%32🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina11.0%33🇱🇧Lebanon11.0%34🇦🇱Albania10.9%35🇳🇵Nepal10.5%36🇪🇸Spain10.4%37🇲🇷Mauritania10.3%38🇺🇦Ukraine9.8%39🇫🇮Finland9.5%40🇱🇨Saint Lucia9.5%41🇿🇼Zimbabwe9.3%42🇧🇸The Bahamas9.2%43🇸🇹São Tomé and Príncipe9.1%44🇲🇦Morocco9.0%45🇨🇱Chile9.0%46🇧🇿Belize8.9%47🇸🇪Sweden8.7%48🇬🇷Greece8.5%49🇹🇷Turkey8.5%50🇵🇦Panama8.4%51🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea8.3%52🇪🇪Estonia8.3%53🇮🇷Iran8.3%54🇨🇴Colombia8.3%55🇸🇷Suriname7.8%56🇫🇷France7.5%57🇸🇩Sudan7.5%58🇺🇾Uruguay7.5%59🇦🇷Argentina7.1%60🇷🇸Serbia7.1%61🇹🇯Tajikistan6.9%62🇨🇦Canada6.9%63🇨🇷Costa Rica6.8%64🇪🇬Egypt6.8%65🇱🇹Lithuania6.7%66🇲🇿Mozambique6.6%67🇱🇻Latvia6.6%68🇧🇧Barbados6.5%69🇬🇲The Gambia6.5%70🇮🇹Italy6.4%71🇱🇺Luxembourg6.3%72🇨🇫Central African Republic6.3%73🇵🇹Portugal6.2%74🇷🇴Romania6.0%75🇵🇷Puerto Rico6.0%76🇪🇷Eritrea6.0%77🇧🇷Brazil6.0%78🇿🇲Zambia5.9%79🇧🇪Belgium5.9%80🇲🇺Mauritius5.6%81🇦🇹Austria5.6%82🇬🇺Guam5.6%83🇩🇰Denmark5.5%84🇦🇿Azerbaijan5.5%85🇰🇪Kenya5.4%86🇵🇰Pakistan5.4%87🇸🇰Slovakia5.4%88🇫🇯Fiji5.3%89🇻🇪Venezuela5.3%90🇧🇳Brunei5.3%91🇲🇳Mongolia5.2%92🇬🇳Guinea5.2%93🇵🇪Peru5.1%94🇩🇴Dominican Republic5.1%95🇳🇿New Zealand5.1%96🇻🇺Vanuatu5.1%97🇲🇼Malawi5.1%98🇳🇮Nicaragua5.0%99🇭🇷Croatia5.0%100🇼🇸Samoa5.0%101🇨🇾Cyprus4.9%102🇭🇳Honduras4.9%103🇨🇭Switzerland4.9%104🇵🇾Paraguay4.8%105🇰🇿Kazakhstan4.8%106🇬🇧United Kingdom4.7%107🇳🇴Norway4.6%108🇮🇪Ireland4.6%109🇺🇿Uzbekistan4.6%110🇨🇳China4.6%111🇭🇺Hungary4.5%112🇲🇻Maldives4.5%113🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo4.4%114🇹🇲Turkmenistan4.3%115🇮🇳India4.2%116🇺🇸United States4.2%117🇦🇺Australia4.1%118🇱🇰Sri Lanka4.0%119🇳🇱Netherlands3.9%120🇰🇲Comoros3.8%121🇧🇩Bangladesh3.8%122🇲🇾Malaysia3.8%123🇩🇪Germany3.7%124🇮🇸Iceland3.6%125🇨🇲Cameroon3.6%126🇰🇵North Korea3.5%127🇧🇬Bulgaria3.5%128🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan3.5%129🇮🇱Israel3.5%130🇧🇫Burkina Faso3.5%131🇧🇾Belarus3.4%132🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago3.3%133🇪🇹Ethiopia3.3%134🇪🇨Ecuador3.3%135🇸🇻El Salvador3.3%136🇯🇲Jamaica3.3%137🇴🇲Oman3.3%138🇮🇩Indonesia3.2%139🇧🇹Bhutan3.2%140🇸🇮Slovenia3.2%141🇸🇱Sierra Leone3.1%142🇳🇬Nigeria3.1%143🇲🇲Myanmar3.0%144🇲🇬Madagascar3.0%145🇸🇦Saudi Arabia3.0%146🇬🇭Ghana3.0%147🇵🇱Poland3.0%148🇧🇴Bolivia3.0%149🇲🇹Malta2.9%150🇱🇷Liberia2.9%151🇲🇱Mali2.8%152🇨🇿Czech Republic2.8%153🇸🇬Singapore2.8%154🇭🇰Hong Kong2.8%155🇺🇬Uganda2.7%156🇸🇳Senegal2.7%157🇰🇷South Korea2.7%158🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau2.7%159🇲🇽Mexico2.7%160🇬🇹Guatemala2.6%161🇵🇬Papua New Guinea2.6%162🇯🇵Japan2.5%163🇲🇴Macau2.3%164🇨🇮Ivory Coast2.3%165🇵🇭Philippines2.2%166🇰🇼Kuwait2.2%167🇦🇪United Arab Emirates2.2%168🇷🇺Russia2.1%169🇹🇴Tonga2.0%170🇹🇬Togo2.0%171🇨🇺Cuba1.7%172🇹🇱East Timor1.6%173🇧🇯Benin1.6%174🇹🇿Tanzania1.6%175🇻🇳Vietnam1.5%176🇲🇩Moldova1.5%177🇸🇧Solomon Islands1.4%178🇱🇦Laos1.2%179🇧🇭Bahrain1.1%180🇹🇩Chad1.1%181🇧🇮Burundi0.9%182🇹🇭Thailand0.8%183🇳🇪Niger0.4%184🇰🇭Cambodia0.3%185🇶🇦Qatar0.1%

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