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Country | Unemployment rate |
---|---|
Afghanistan |
23.9%
(2017 est.)
22.6%
(2016 est.)
|
Albania |
5.83%
(2019 est.)
6.32%
(2018 est.)
note: these official rates may not include those working at near-subsistence farming |
Algeria |
11.7%
(2017 est.)
10.5%
(2016 est.)
|
American Samoa |
29.8%
(2005)
|
Andorra |
3.7%
(2016 est.)
4.1%
(2015 est.)
|
Angola |
6.6%
(2016 est.)
|
Anguilla |
8%
(2002)
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
11%
(2014 est.)
|
Argentina |
9.84%
(2019 est.)
9.18%
(2018 est.)
|
Armenia |
18.9%
(2017 est.)
18.8%
(2016 est.)
|
Aruba |
7.7%
(2016 est.)
|
Australia |
5.16%
(2019 est.)
5.29%
(2018 est.)
|
Austria |
7.35%
(2019 est.)
7.7%
(2018 est.)
|
Azerbaijan |
5%
(2017 est.)
5%
(2016 est.)
|
Bahamas, The |
10.1%
(2017 est.)
12.2%
(2016 est.)
|
Bahrain |
3.6%
(2017 est.)
3.7%
(2016 est.)
note: official estimate; actual rate is higher |
Bangladesh |
4.4%
(2017 est.)
4.4%
(2016 est.)
note: about 40% of the population is underemployed; many persons counted as employed work only a few hours a week and at low wages |
Barbados |
10.1%
(2017 est.)
9.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Belarus |
0.8%
(2017 est.)
1%
(2016 est.)
note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers |
Belgium |
5.36%
(2019 est.)
5.96%
(2018 est.)
|
Belize |
9%
(2017 est.)
8%
(2016 est.)
|
Benin |
1%
(2014 est.)
|
Bermuda |
7%
(2017 est.)
7%
(2016 est.)
|
Bhutan |
3.2%
(2017 est.)
3.2%
(2016 est.)
|
Bolivia |
4%
(2017 est.)
4%
(2016 est.)
note: data are for urban areas; widespread underemployment |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
33.28%
(2019 est.)
35.97%
(2018 est.)
note: official rate; actual rate is lower as many technically unemployed persons work in the gray economy |
Botswana |
20%
(2013 est.)
17.8%
(2009 est.)
|
Brazil |
11.93%
(2019 est.)
12.26%
(2018 est.)
|
British Virgin Islands |
2.9%
(2015 est.)
|
Brunei |
6.9%
(2017 est.)
6.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Bulgaria |
5.66%
(2019 est.)
6.18%
(2018 est.)
|
Burkina Faso |
77%
(2004)
|
Burma |
4%
(2017 est.)
4%
(2016 est.)
|
Burundi |
NA |
Cabo Verde |
9%
(2017 est.)
9%
(2016 est.)
|
Cambodia |
0.3%
(2017 est.)
0.2%
(2016 est.)
note: high underemployment, according to official statistics |
Cameroon |
4.3%
(2014 est.)
30%
(2001 est.)
|
Canada |
5.67%
(2019 est.)
5.83%
(2018 est.)
|
Cayman Islands |
4%
(2008)
4.4%
(2004)
|
Central African Republic |
6.9%
(2017 est.)
|
Chad |
NA |
Chile |
7.22%
(2019 est.)
7.33%
(2018 est.)
|
China |
3.64%
(2019 est.)
3.84%
(2018 est.)
note: data are for registered urban unemployment, which excludes private enterprises and migrants |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
0.1%
(2011)
60%
(2000 est.)
|
Colombia |
10.5%
(2019 est.)
9.68%
(2018 est.)
|
Comoros |
6.5%
(2014 est.)
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
NA |
Congo, Republic of the |
36%
(2014 est.)
|
Cook Islands |
13.1%
(2005)
|
Costa Rica |
8.1%
(2017 est.)
9.5%
(2016 est.)
|
Cote d'Ivoire |
9.4%
(2013 est.)
|
Croatia |
8.07%
(2019 est.)
9.86%
(2018 est.)
|
Cuba |
2.6%
(2017 est.)
2.4%
(2016 est.)
note: data are official rates; unofficial estimates are about double |
Curacao |
13%
(2013 est.)
9.8%
(2011 est.)
|
Cyprus |
7.07%
(2019 est.)
8.37%
(2018 est.)
|
Czechia |
2.8%
(2019 est.)
3.18%
(2018 est.)
|
Denmark |
3.05%
(2019 est.)
3.07%
(2018 est.)
|
Djibouti |
40%
(2017 est.)
60%
(2014 est.)
|
Dominica |
23%
(2000 est.)
|
Dominican Republic |
5.1%
(2017 est.)
5.5%
(2016 est.)
|
Ecuador |
5.71%
(2019 est.)
5.26%
(2018 est.)
|
Egypt |
7.86%
(2019 est.)
12.7%
(2016 est.)
|
El Salvador |
7%
(2017 est.)
6.9%
(2016 est.)
note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high |
Equatorial Guinea |
8.6%
(2014 est.)
22.3%
(2009 est.)
|
Eritrea |
5.8%
(2017 est.)
10%
(2016 est.)
|
Estonia |
4.94%
(2019 est.)
4.73%
(2018 est.)
|
Eswatini |
28%
(2014 est.)
28%
(2013 est.)
|
Ethiopia |
17.5%
(2012 est.)
18%
(2011 est.)
|
European Union |
8.6%
(2016 est.)
9.4%
(2015 est.)
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
1%
(2016 est.)
|
Faroe Islands |
2.2%
(2017 est.)
3.4%
(2016 est.)
|
Fiji |
4.5%
(2017 est.)
5.5%
(2016 est.)
|
Finland |
6.63%
(2019 est.)
7.38%
(2018 est.)
|
France |
8.12%
(2019 est.)
8.69%
(2018 est.)
note: includes overseas territories |
French Polynesia |
21.8%
(2012)
11.7%
(2010)
|
Gabon |
28%
(2015 est.)
20.4%
(2014 est.)
|
Gambia, The |
NA |
Gaza Strip |
27.9%
(2017 est.)
27%
(2016 est.)
note: data exclude the West Bank |
Georgia |
NA%
(2017 est.)
11.8%
(2016 est.)
|
Germany |
4.98%
(2019 est.)
5.19%
(2018 est.)
|
Ghana |
11.9%
(2015 est.)
5.2%
(2013 est.)
|
Gibraltar |
1%
(2016 est.)
|
Greece |
17.3%
(2019 est.)
19.34%
(2018 est.)
|
Greenland |
9.1%
(2015 est.)
10.3%
(2014 est.)
|
Grenada |
24%
(2017 est.)
28.2%
(2016 est.)
|
Guam |
4.5%
(2017 est.)
3.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Guatemala |
2.3%
(2017 est.)
2.4%
(2016 est.)
|
Guernsey |
1.2%
(2016 est.)
|
Guinea |
2.7%
(2017 est.)
2.8%
(2016 est.)
|
Guinea-Bissau |
NA |
Guyana |
11.1%
(2013)
11.3%
(2012)
|
Haiti |
40.6%
(2010 est.)
note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs |
Honduras |
5.6%
(2017 est.)
6.3%
(2016 est.)
note: about one-third of the people are underemployed |
Hong Kong |
2.93%
(2019 est.)
2.83%
(2018 est.)
|
Hungary |
3.45%
(2019 est.)
3.71%
(2018 est.)
|
Iceland |
3.62%
(2019 est.)
2.73%
(2018 est.)
|
India |
8.5%
(2017 est.)
8.5%
(2016 est.)
|
Indonesia |
5.31%
(2018 est.)
5.4%
(2017 est.)
|
Iran |
11.8%
(2017 est.)
12.4%
(2016 est.)
note: data are Iranian Government numbers |
Iraq |
16%
(2012 est.)
15%
(2010 est.)
|
Ireland |
4.98%
(2019 est.)
5.78%
(2018 est.)
|
Isle of Man |
1.1%
(2017 est.)
2%
(April 2011 est.)
|
Israel |
3.81%
(2019 est.)
4%
(2018 est.)
|
Italy |
9.88%
(2019 est.)
10.63%
(2018 est.)
|
Jamaica |
7.72%
(2019 est.)
9.13%
(2018 est.)
|
Japan |
2.36%
(2019 est.)
2.44%
(2018 est.)
|
Jersey |
4%
(2015 est.)
4.6%
(2014 est.)
|
Jordan |
19.1%
(2019 est.)
18.61%
(2018 est.)
note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% |
Kazakhstan |
4.8%
(2019 est.)
4.85%
(2018 est.)
|
Kenya |
40%
(2013 est.)
40%
(2001 est.)
|
Kiribati |
30.6%
(2010 est.)
6.1%
(2005)
|
Korea, North |
25.6%
(2013 est.)
25.5%
(2012 est.)
|
Korea, South |
3.76%
(2019 est.)
3.85%
(2018 est.)
|
Kosovo |
30.5%
(2017 est.)
27.5%
(2016 est.)
note: Kosovo has a large informal sector that may not be reflected in these data |
Kuwait |
1.1%
(2017 est.)
1.1%
(2016 est.)
|
Kyrgyzstan |
3.18%
(2019 est.)
2.59%
(2018 est.)
|
Laos |
0.7%
(2017 est.)
0.7%
(2016 est.)
|
Latvia |
6.14%
(2019 est.)
6.51%
(2018 est.)
|
Lebanon |
9.7%
(2007)
|
Lesotho |
28.1%
(2014 est.)
25%
(2008 est.)
|
Liberia |
2.8%
(2014 est.)
|
Libya |
30%
(2004 est.)
|
Liechtenstein |
2.4%
(2015)
2.4%
(2014)
|
Lithuania |
8.4%
(2019 est.)
8.5%
(2018 est.)
|
Luxembourg |
5.36%
(2019 est.)
5.46%
(2018 est.)
|
Macau |
2%
(2017 est.)
1.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Madagascar |
1.8%
(2017 est.)
1.8%
(2016 est.)
|
Malawi |
20.4%
(2013 est.)
|
Malaysia |
3.3%
(2019 est.)
3.33%
(2018 est.)
|
Maldives |
2.9%
(2017 est.)
3.2%
(2016 est.)
|
Mali |
7.9%
(2017 est.)
7.8%
(2016 est.)
|
Malta |
0.78%
(2019 est.)
0.89%
(2018 est.)
|
Marshall Islands |
36%
(2006 est.)
30.9%
(2000 est.)
|
Mauritania |
10.2%
(2017 est.)
10.1%
(2016 est.)
|
Mauritius |
6.65%
(2019 est.)
6.84%
(2018 est.)
|
Mexico |
3.49%
(2019 est.)
3.33%
(2018 est.)
note: underemployment may be as high as 25% |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
16.2%
(2010 est.)
|
Moldova |
4.99%
(2019 est.)
3.16%
(2018 est.)
|
Monaco |
2%
(2012)
|
Mongolia |
8%
(2017 est.)
7.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Montenegro |
15.82%
(2019 est.)
18.8%
(2018 est.)
|
Montserrat |
5.6%
(2017 est.)
6%
(1998 est.)
|
Morocco |
9.23%
(2019 est.)
9.65%
(2018 est.)
|
Mozambique |
24.5%
(2017 est.)
25%
(2016 est.)
|
Namibia |
34%
(2016 est.)
28.1%
(2014 est.)
|
Nauru |
23%
(2011 est.)
90%
(2004 est.)
|
Nepal |
3%
(2017 est.)
3.2%
(2016 est.)
|
Netherlands |
3.41%
(2019 est.)
3.84%
(2018 est.)
|
New Caledonia |
14.7%
(2014)
14%
(2009)
|
New Zealand |
4.13%
(2019 est.)
4.32%
(2018 est.)
|
Nicaragua |
6.4%
(2017 est.)
6.2%
(2016 est.)
note: underemployment was 46.5% in 2008 |
Niger |
0.3%
(2017 est.)
0.3%
(2016 est.)
|
Nigeria |
16.5%
(2017 est.)
13.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Niue |
12%
(2001)
|
North Macedonia |
17.29%
(2019 est.)
20.7%
(2018 est.)
|
Northern Mariana Islands |
11.2%
(2010 est.)
8%
(2005 est.)
|
Norway |
3.72%
(2019 est.)
3.89%
(2018 est.)
|
Oman |
NA |
Pakistan |
6%
(2017 est.)
6%
(2016 est.)
note: Pakistan has substantial underemployment |
Palau |
1.7%
(2015 est.)
4.1%
(2012)
|
Panama |
6.14%
(2018 est.)
6%
(2017 est.)
|
Papua New Guinea |
2.5%
(2017 est.)
2.5%
(2016 est.)
|
Paraguay |
5.7%
(2017 est.)
6%
(2016 est.)
|
Peru |
6.58%
(2019 est.)
6.73%
(2018 est.)
note: data are for metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment |
Philippines |
5.11%
(2019 est.)
5.29%
(2018 est.)
|
Poland |
5.43%
(2019 est.)
6.08%
(2018 est.)
|
Portugal |
6.55%
(2019 est.)
7.05%
(2018 est.)
|
Puerto Rico |
10.8%
(2017 est.)
11.8%
(2016 est.)
|
Qatar |
8.9%
(2017 est.)
11.1%
(2016 est.)
|
Romania |
3.06%
(2019 est.)
3.56%
(2018 est.)
|
Russia |
4.6%
(2019 est.)
4.8%
(2018 est.)
|
Rwanda |
2.7%
(2014 est.)
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
14%
(1998 est.)
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
4.5%
(1997)
|
Saint Lucia |
20%
(2003 est.)
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
8.7%
(2015 est.)
9.9%
(2008 est.)
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
18.8%
(2008 est.)
|
Samoa |
5.2%
(2017 est.)
5.5%
(2016 est.)
NA |
San Marino |
8.1%
(2017 est.)
8.6%
(2016 est.)
|
Sao Tome and Principe |
12.2%
(2017 est.)
12.6%
(2016 est.)
|
Saudi Arabia |
6%
(2017 est.)
5.6%
(2016 est.)
note: data are for total population; unemployment among Saudi nationals is more than double |
Senegal |
48%
(2007 est.)
|
Serbia |
14.1%
(2017 est.)
15.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Seychelles |
3%
(2017 est.)
2.7%
(2016 est.)
|
Sierra Leone |
15%
(2017 est.)
17.2%
(2016 est.)
|
Singapore |
2.25%
(2019 est.)
2.1%
(2018 est.)
|
Sint Maarten |
12%
(2012 est.)
10.6%
(2008 est.)
|
Slovakia |
5%
(2019 est.)
5.42%
(2018 est.)
|
Slovenia |
7.64%
(2019 est.)
8.25%
(2018 est.)
|
Solomon Islands |
NA |
Somalia |
NA |
South Africa |
28.53%
(2019 est.)
27.09%
(2018 est.)
|
Spain |
14.13%
(2019 est.)
15.25%
(2018 est.)
|
Sri Lanka |
4.83%
(2019 est.)
4.44%
(2018 est.)
|
Sudan |
19.6%
(2017 est.)
20.6%
(2016 est.)
|
Suriname |
8.9%
(2017 est.)
9.7%
(2016 est.)
|
Sweden |
6.78%
(2019 est.)
6.33%
(2018 est.)
|
Switzerland |
2.31%
(2019 est.)
2.55%
(2018 est.)
|
Syria |
50%
(2017 est.)
50%
(2016 est.)
|
Taiwan |
3.73%
(2019 est.)
3.69%
(2018 est.)
|
Tajikistan |
2.4%
(2016 est.)
2.5%
(2015 est.)
note: official rate; actual unemployment is much higher |
Tanzania |
10.3%
(2014 est.)
|
Thailand |
0.99%
(2019 est.)
1.06%
(2018 est.)
|
Timor-Leste |
4.4%
(2014 est.)
3.9%
(2010 est.)
|
Togo |
6.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Tokelau |
2%
(2015 est.)
note: Underemployment may be as high as 6.6%
|
Tonga |
1.1%
(2011 est.)
1.1%
(2006)
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
4.9%
(2017 est.)
4%
(2016 est.)
|
Tunisia |
15.5%
(2017 est.)
15.5%
(2016 est.)
|
Turkey |
13.68%
(2019 est.)
11%
(2018 est.)
|
Turkmenistan |
11%
(2014 est.)
10.6%
(2013)
|
Turks and Caicos Islands |
10%
(1997 est.)
|
Tuvalu |
NA |
Uganda |
9.4%
(2014 est.)
|
Ukraine |
8.89%
(2019 est.)
9.42%
(2018 est.)
note: officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers |
United Arab Emirates |
1.6%
(2016 est.)
3.6%
(2014 est.)
|
United Kingdom |
3.17%
(2019 est.)
2.51%
(2018 est.)
|
United States |
3.89%
(2018 est.)
4.4%
(2017 est.)
|
Uruguay |
7.6%
(2017 est.)
7.9%
(2016 est.)
|
Uzbekistan |
5%
(2017 est.)
5.1%
(2016 est.)
note: official data; another 20% are underemployed |
Vanuatu |
1.7%
(1999 est.)
|
Venezuela |
6.9%
(2018 est.)
27.1%
(2017 est.)
|
Vietnam |
3.11%
(2018 est.)
2.2%
(2017 est.)
|
Virgin Islands |
10.4%
(2017 est.)
11%
(2016 est.)
|
Wallis and Futuna |
8.8%
(2013 est.)
12.2%
(2008 est.)
|
West Bank |
27.9%
(2017 est.)
27%
(2016 est.)
note: excludes Gaza Strip |
World |
7.7%
(2017 est.)
7.5%
(2016 est.)
note: combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2007 est.) |
Yemen |
27%
(2014 est.)
35%
(2003 est.)
|
Zambia |
15%
(2008 est.)
50%
(2000 est.)
|
Zimbabwe |
11.3%
(2014 est.)
80%
(2005 est.)
note: data include both unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable |