Unemployment Rate by Country
| Country Name | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 26.91% | 27.04% | 26.54% | 25.15% | 24.89% |
| West Bank And Gaza | 26.26% | 25.68% | 23.94% | 23.01% | 20.53% |
| Lesotho | 23.98% | 24.13% | 24.30% | 24.40% | 24.47% |
| Eswatini | 22.37% | 22.54% | 22.72% | 23.44% | 24.14% |
| North Macedonia | 20.74% | 22.38% | 23.72% | 26.07% | 28.03% |
| Namibia | 19.88% | 21.57% | 23.35% | 20.89% | 18.52% |
| Gabon | 19.77% | 19.93% | 20.11% | 20.22% | 20.30% |
| Greece | 19.29% | 21.49% | 23.54% | 24.90% | 26.49% |
| St. Lucia | 19.29% | 19.10% | 19.91% | 20.67% | 21.41% |
| Armenia | 18.97% | 17.71% | 17.62% | 18.26% | 17.50% |
| St. Vincent And The Grenadines | 18.73% | 18.89% | 19.06% | 19.16% | 19.23% |
| Libya | 18.46% | 18.61% | 18.77% | 18.87% | 18.94% |
| Bosnia | 18.40% | 20.53% | 25.41% | 27.69% | 27.52% |
| Botswana | 17.32% | 17.46% | 17.62% | 17.71% | 17.78% |
| Sudan | 16.87% | 17.02% | 17.19% | 17.29% | 17.36% |
| Jordan | 16.29% | 15.78% | 15.28% | 13.08% | 11.90% |
| Tunisia | 15.46% | 15.38% | 15.51% | 15.16% | 15.06% |
| New Caledonia | 15.31% | 15.11% | 14.92% | 14.75% | 14.59% |
| Spain | 15.26% | 17.22% | 19.64% | 22.06% | 24.44% |
| Montenegro | 15.18% | 16.07% | 17.72% | 17.54% | 18.00% |
| Guyana | 14.02% | 13.85% | 13.69% | 13.46% | 13.21% |
| Haiti | 13.58% | 13.72% | 13.86% | 13.95% | 14.02% |
| Sao Tome And Principe | 13.14% | 13.26% | 13.39% | 13.46% | 13.52% |
| Yemen | 13.01% | 13.15% | 13.31% | 13.40% | 13.47% |
| Somalia | 12.89% | 13.02% | 13.17% | 13.25% | 13.32% |
| Iraq | 12.87% | 13.02% | 10.82% | 10.72% | 10.59% |
| Serbia | 12.73% | 13.48% | 15.26% | 17.66% | 19.22% |
| Georgia | 12.67% | 13.94% | 16.60% | 16.51% | 17.44% |
| French Polynesia | 12.59% | 12.40% | 12.23% | 12.06% | 11.92% |
| Brazil | 12.33% | 12.82% | 11.60% | 8.43% | 6.66% |
| Albania | 12.30% | 13.62% | 15.42% | 17.19% | 18.06% |
| Cabo Verde | 12.17% | 12.24% | 12.10% | 11.90% | 11.69% |
| South Sudan | 12.10% | 12.23% | 12.37% | 12.45% | 12.51% |
| Iran | 12.06% | 12.10% | 12.43% | 11.06% | 10.57% |
| Zambia | 12.01% | 11.63% | 10.88% | 10.10% | 9.34% |
| Algeria | 11.89% | 12.00% | 10.20% | 11.21% | 10.21% |
| Afghanistan | 11.06% | 11.18% | 11.31% | 11.39% | 11.45% |
| Djibouti | 11.06% | 11.18% | 11.31% | 11.39% | 11.45% |
| Turkey | 10.89% | 10.82% | 10.84% | 10.24% | 9.88% |
| Italy | 10.61% | 11.21% | 11.69% | 11.90% | 12.68% |
| Mauritania | 10.22% | 10.34% | 10.31% | 10.22% | 10.12% |
| Bahamas | 10.00% | 9.80% | 12.70% | 12.00% | 13.80% |
| Barbados | 10.00% | 9.86% | 9.72% | 11.35% | 12.17% |
| Egypt | 9.82% | 11.74% | 12.41% | 13.05% | 13.11% |
| Congo, Rep. | 9.66% | 9.75% | 9.85% | 9.90% | 9.95% |
| Costa Rica | 9.63% | 8.14% | 8.60% | 9.00% | 9.06% |
| Argentina | 9.22% | 8.35% | 7.97% | 7.61% | 7.27% |
| Puerto Rico | 9.20% | 10.80% | 11.80% | 12.00% | 13.90% |
| Colombia | 9.11% | 8.87% | 8.69% | 8.30% | 8.57% |
| Jamaica | 9.10% | 11.63% | 13.19% | 13.51% | 13.74% |
| Morocco | 9.08% | 9.19% | 9.30% | 9.46% | 9.70% |
| Gambia | 9.02% | 9.12% | 9.24% | 9.30% | 9.35% |
| France | 9.02% | 9.41% | 10.04% | 10.35% | 10.29% |
| Ukraine | 8.80% | 9.51% | 9.35% | 9.14% | 9.27% |
| Brunei | 8.70% | 9.32% | 8.47% | 7.69% | 6.97% |
| Nigeria | 8.45% | 8.39% | 7.06% | 4.31% | 4.56% |
| Croatia | 8.43% | 11.21% | 13.10% | 16.18% | 17.29% |
| Cyprus | 8.37% | 11.05% | 12.95% | 14.91% | 16.09% |
| Uruguay | 8.34% | 7.89% | 7.84% | 7.49% | 6.55% |
| Samoa | 8.32% | 8.44% | 8.58% | 8.66% | 8.72% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 8.23% | 8.33% | 8.44% | 8.50% | 8.55% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 8.03% | 8.13% | 8.24% | 8.31% | 8.36% |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 7.99% | 7.84% | 7.69% | 7.57% | 7.45% |
| Comoros | 7.78% | 7.89% | 8.01% | 8.09% | 8.14% |
| Latvia | 7.41% | 8.72% | 9.64% | 9.87% | 10.85% |
| Finland | 7.36% | 8.64% | 8.82% | 9.38% | 8.66% |
| Mali | 7.31% | 7.41% | 7.60% | 7.73% | 6.38% |
| Chile | 7.23% | 6.96% | 6.74% | 6.51% | 6.67% |
| Venezuela | 7.22% | 7.30% | 7.39% | 7.44% | 7.48% |
| Channel Islands | 7.01% | 6.87% | 6.74% | 6.62% | 6.51% |
| Angola | 7.00% | 7.10% | 7.20% | 7.26% | 7.31% |
| Suriname | 7.00% | 7.08% | 7.17% | 7.22% | 6.94% |
| Portugal | 6.99% | 8.87% | 11.07% | 12.44% | 13.89% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 6.79% | 6.89% | 7.21% | 7.56% | 8.05% |
| Tajikistan | 6.72% | 6.81% | 6.90% | 7.53% | 8.17% |
| Slovak Republic | 6.54% | 8.13% | 9.67% | 11.48% | 13.18% |
| Senegal | 6.53% | 6.61% | 6.70% | 6.76% | 7.61% |
| Belize | 6.52% | 6.60% | 7.00% | 7.58% | 8.24% |
| Mauritius | 6.43% | 6.75% | 6.81% | 7.41% | 7.47% |
| Eritrea | 6.41% | 6.50% | 6.60% | 6.66% | 6.71% |
| Sweden | 6.37% | 6.72% | 6.99% | 7.43% | 7.95% |
| Lithuania | 6.15% | 7.07% | 7.86% | 9.12% | 10.70% |
| Lebanon | 6.10% | 6.18% | 6.26% | 6.31% | 6.35% |
| Saudi Arabia | 6.04% | 5.89% | 5.65% | 5.59% | 5.72% |
| Belgium | 5.95% | 7.09% | 7.83% | 8.48% | 8.52% |
| Maldives | 5.90% | 6.00% | 6.12% | 5.67% | 5.21% |
| Dominican Republic | 5.86% | 5.83% | 7.28% | 7.61% | 6.72% |
| Canada | 5.83% | 6.34% | 7.00% | 6.91% | 6.91% |
| Ireland | 5.74% | 6.71% | 8.37% | 9.91% | 11.86% |
| Uzbekistan | 5.71% | 5.80% | 5.20% | 5.20% | 5.10% |
| Honduras | 5.65% | 5.53% | 6.73% | 6.15% | 7.08% |
| Malawi | 5.62% | 5.70% | 5.79% | 5.85% | 5.89% |
| Luxembourg | 5.59% | 5.52% | 6.29% | 6.67% | 5.85% |
| Guam | 5.59% | 5.49% | 5.40% | 6.90% | 7.60% |
| Paraguay | 5.56% | 4.62% | 5.26% | 4.56% | 5.03% |
| Mongolia | 5.38% | 6.36% | 7.24% | 4.86% | 4.80% |
| Estonia | 5.37% | 5.76% | 6.76% | 6.19% | 7.35% |
| India | 5.33% | 5.41% | 5.51% | 5.56% | 5.60% |
| Australia | 5.30% | 5.59% | 5.71% | 6.05% | 6.08% |
| Bulgaria | 5.21% | 6.16% | 7.58% | 9.14% | 11.42% |
| Nicaragua | 5.20% | 3.30% | 3.90% | 4.70% | 4.52% |
| Denmark | 5.13% | 5.83% | 5.99% | 6.28% | 6.93% |
| Slovenia | 5.11% | 6.56% | 8.00% | 8.96% | 9.67% |
| Zimbabwe | 5.07% | 5.15% | 5.24% | 5.29% | 5.33% |
| Azerbaijan | 4.90% | 5.00% | 5.00% | 4.96% | 4.91% |
| Austria | 4.85% | 5.50% | 6.01% | 5.72% | 5.62% |
| Kazakhstan | 4.85% | 4.90% | 4.96% | 4.93% | 5.06% |
| Russia | 4.85% | 5.21% | 5.56% | 5.57% | 5.16% |
| Belarus | 4.76% | 5.65% | 5.84% | 5.91% | 5.97% |
| Switzerland | 4.71% | 4.80% | 4.92% | 4.80% | 4.83% |
| Burkina Faso | 4.70% | 5.13% | 5.60% | 6.04% | 6.48% |
| Timor-Leste | 4.48% | 4.57% | 4.66% | 4.45% | 4.23% |
| Sierra Leone | 4.42% | 4.50% | 4.59% | 4.64% | 4.68% |
| Indonesia | 4.40% | 3.88% | 4.30% | 4.51% | 4.05% |
| Sri Lanka | 4.32% | 4.05% | 4.24% | 4.52% | 4.19% |
| New Zealand | 4.30% | 4.70% | 5.08% | 5.35% | 5.37% |
| China | 4.30% | 4.40% | 4.50% | 4.60% | 4.60% |
| Bangladesh | 4.29% | 4.37% | 4.35% | 4.38% | 4.39% |
| Romania | 4.19% | 4.93% | 5.90% | 6.81% | 6.80% |
| Guinea | 4.19% | 4.26% | 4.33% | 4.38% | 4.41% |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 4.18% | 4.26% | 4.35% | 4.40% | 4.44% |
| Fiji | 4.16% | 4.24% | 4.32% | 4.36% | 4.39% |
| Ghana | 4.16% | 4.22% | 5.45% | 6.81% | 6.52% |
| Moldova | 4.11% | 4.10% | 4.19% | 3.69% | 3.86% |
| Central African Republic | 4.09% | 4.17% | 4.25% | 4.30% | 4.34% |
| Pakistan | 4.08% | 3.94% | 3.78% | 3.57% | 1.83% |
| El Salvador | 4.01% | 4.39% | 4.42% | 4.00% | 4.15% |
| United Kingdom | 4.00% | 4.33% | 4.81% | 5.30% | 6.11% |
| Israel | 4.00% | 4.22% | 4.80% | 5.25% | 5.89% |
| United States | 3.90% | 4.36% | 4.87% | 5.28% | 6.17% |
| Panama | 3.89% | 3.90% | 3.32% | 3.00% | 2.72% |
| Poland | 3.85% | 4.89% | 6.16% | 7.50% | 8.99% |
| Netherlands | 3.83% | 4.84% | 6.01% | 6.87% | 7.42% |
| South Korea | 3.82% | 3.65% | 3.65% | 3.55% | 3.50% |
| Norway | 3.80% | 4.16% | 4.68% | 4.30% | 3.48% |
| Turkmenistan | 3.79% | 3.84% | 3.90% | 3.94% | 3.97% |
| Hungary | 3.71% | 4.16% | 5.12% | 6.81% | 7.73% |
| Malta | 3.66% | 4.00% | 4.69% | 5.38% | 5.73% |
| Togo | 3.66% | 3.74% | 2.95% | 2.20% | 2.16% |
| Singapore | 3.65% | 4.20% | 4.08% | 3.79% | 3.74% |
| Ecuador | 3.53% | 3.84% | 4.60% | 3.62% | 3.48% |
| Bolivia | 3.52% | 3.66% | 3.50% | 3.07% | 2.01% |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 3.40% | 3.30% | 3.21% | 2.43% | 2.48% |
| Germany | 3.38% | 3.75% | 4.12% | 4.62% | 4.98% |
| Cameroon | 3.36% | 3.41% | 3.47% | 3.51% | 3.53% |
| Malaysia | 3.30% | 3.41% | 3.44% | 3.10% | 2.88% |
| Mexico | 3.28% | 3.42% | 3.86% | 4.31% | 4.81% |
| Mozambique | 3.24% | 3.31% | 3.38% | 3.43% | 3.41% |
| Peru | 3.18% | 3.35% | 3.38% | 2.92% | 2.85% |
| Tonga | 3.07% | 2.93% | 2.80% | 2.64% | 2.46% |
| Hong Kong | 3.04% | 3.09% | 3.39% | 3.32% | 3.30% |
| Liberia | 2.94% | 3.00% | 3.08% | 2.08% | 2.13% |
| Nepal | 2.90% | 2.97% | 3.05% | 3.10% | 2.85% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2.84% | 2.90% | 2.97% | 3.01% | 3.04% |
| Iceland | 2.70% | 2.74% | 2.98% | 3.98% | 4.90% |
| North Korea | 2.66% | 2.72% | 2.79% | 2.83% | 2.86% |
| Kenya | 2.64% | 2.69% | 2.76% | 2.80% | 2.82% |
| Guatemala | 2.41% | 2.46% | 2.58% | 2.51% | 2.72% |
| Papua New Guinea | 2.41% | 2.47% | 2.53% | 2.56% | 2.59% |
| Japan | 2.40% | 2.80% | 3.10% | 3.40% | 3.60% |
| Benin | 2.37% | 2.44% | 2.52% | 2.57% | 2.61% |
| Kuwait | 2.34% | 2.25% | 2.16% | 2.20% | 2.90% |
| Philippines | 2.34% | 2.55% | 2.69% | 3.07% | 3.60% |
| Bhutan | 2.30% | 2.36% | 2.42% | 2.45% | 2.63% |
| Czech Republic | 2.24% | 2.89% | 3.95% | 5.05% | 6.11% |
| UAE | 2.23% | 2.46% | 1.64% | 1.74% | 1.84% |
| Ethiopia | 2.07% | 2.12% | 2.17% | 2.20% | 2.22% |
| Tanzania | 1.99% | 2.03% | 2.08% | 2.10% | 2.13% |
| Chad | 1.89% | 1.89% | 1.89% | 1.87% | 1.83% |
| Oman | 1.80% | 2.49% | 3.27% | 3.32% | 3.37% |
| Macao | 1.80% | 2.00% | 1.90% | 1.81% | 1.70% |
| Uganda | 1.75% | 1.79% | 1.83% | 1.86% | 1.88% |
| Vanuatu | 1.72% | 1.75% | 1.79% | 1.81% | 1.83% |
| Cuba | 1.70% | 1.70% | 2.00% | 2.40% | 2.70% |
| Madagascar | 1.69% | 1.73% | 1.76% | 1.79% | 1.33% |
| Bahrain | 1.51% | 1.44% | 1.38% | 1.32% | 1.27% |
| Burundi | 1.45% | 1.48% | 1.53% | 1.55% | 1.57% |
| Vietnam | 1.16% | 1.87% | 1.85% | 1.85% | 1.26% |
| Rwanda | 1.02% | 1.06% | 1.11% | 1.14% | 1.17% |
| Myanmar | 0.87% | 1.56% | 1.14% | 0.77% | 0.78% |
| Thailand | 0.77% | 0.83% | 0.69% | 0.60% | 0.58% |
| Lao PDR | 0.64% | 0.65% | 0.67% | 0.69% | 0.70% |
| Solomon Islands | 0.62% | 0.64% | 0.66% | 0.67% | 0.68% |
| Niger | 0.47% | 0.49% | 0.51% | 0.52% | 0.52% |
| Cambodia | 0.13% | 0.14% | 0.72% | 0.39% | 0.69% |
| Qatar | 0.11% | 0.14% | 0.15% | 0.17% | 0.20% |
