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% |
France | 9.02% | 9.41% | 10.04% | 10.35% | 10.29% |
Gambia | 9.02% | 9.12% | 9.24% | 9.30% | 9.35% |
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% |
Guam | 5.59% | 5.49% | 5.40% | 6.90% | 7.60% |
Luxembourg | 5.59% | 5.52% | 6.29% | 6.67% | 5.85% |
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% |
China | 4.30% | 4.40% | 4.50% | 4.60% | 4.60% |
New Zealand | 4.30% | 4.70% | 5.08% | 5.35% | 5.37% |
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% |