×

Economy > Unemployment rate: Countries Compared

  1. Home
  2. Country Info
  3. Stats
  4. Economy
  5. Unemployment rate
DEFINITION: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
SHOW ALL
LESS

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ZimbabweZimbabwe 95% 2009
2 NauruNauru 90% 2004
3 LiberiaLiberia 85% 2003
4 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 77% 2004
=5 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 60% 2004
=5 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands 60% 2000
7 DjiboutiDjibouti 59% 2007
8 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 53% 2012
9 NamibiaNamibia 51.2% 2008
10 SenegalSenegal 48% 2007
11 NepalNepal 46% 2008
12 KosovoKosovo 45.3% 2011
13 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 44.1% 2012
14 HaitiHaiti 40.6% 2010
=15 KenyaKenya 40% 2008
=15 SwazilandSwaziland 40% 2006
17 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 36% 2006
=18 AfghanistanAfghanistan 35% 2008
=18 YemenYemen 35% 2003
20 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 31% 2012
=21 MauritaniaMauritania 30% 2008
=21 MaliMali 30% 2004
=21 LibyaLibya 30% 2004
=21 CameroonCameroon 30% 2001
25 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 29.8% 2005
26 MaldivesMaldives 28% 2012
27 SerbiaSerbia 25.9% 2012
28 MayotteMayotte 25.4% 2005
=29 SpainSpain 25.1% 2012
=29 South AfricaSouth Africa 25.1% 2012
=31 GrenadaGrenada 25% 2008
=31 LesothoLesotho 25% 2008
33 GreeceGreece 24.3% 2012
=34 West BankWest Bank 23% 2012
=34 Gaza StripGaza Strip 23% 2012
=34 DominicaDominica 23% 2000
37 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 22.3% 2009
38 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 22% 2000
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 21.16% 2012
=39 GabonGabon 21% 2010
=39 Cape VerdeCape Verde 21% 2000
=41 SudanSudan 20% 2012
=41 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 20% 2003
=41 ComorosComoros 20% 1996
=44 MontenegroMontenegro 19.1% 2012
=44 CroatiaCroatia 19.1% 2012
46 East TimorEast Timor 18.4% 2010
47 SyriaSyria 18% 2012
48 BotswanaBotswana 17.8% 2009
49 TunisiaTunisia 17.4% 2012
50 ArmeniaArmenia 17.3% 2012
51 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 17.1% 2004
52 MozambiqueMozambique 17% 2007
=53 IraqIraq 16% 2012
=53 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 16% 2011
55 PortugalPortugal 15.7% 2012
56 IranIran 15.5% 2012
=57 GeorgiaGeorgia 15% 2012
=57 BahrainBahrain 15% 2005
=57 OmanOman 15% 2004
=57 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 15% 2001
61 IrelandIreland 14.7% 2012
62 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 14.3% 2012
=63 The BahamasThe Bahamas 14% 2012
=63 ZambiaZambia 14% 2006
=63 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 14% 1998
=63 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 14% 1998
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 13.91% 2012
67 JamaicaJamaica 13.7% 2012
68 SlovakiaSlovakia 13.6% 2012
69 LithuaniaLithuania 13.2% 2012
70 Cook IslandsCook Islands 13.1% 2005
=71 AlbaniaAlbania 13% 2012
=71 TongaTonga 13% 2004
73 PolandPoland 12.8% 2012
74 EgyptEgypt 12.7% 2012
75 JordanJordan 12.5% 2012
76 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 12.2% 2008
=77 SloveniaSlovenia 12% 2012
=77 NiueNiue 12% 2001
79 CyprusCyprus 11.9% 2012
80 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 11.7% 2010
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 11.62% 2012
81 BarbadosBarbados 11.6% 2012
82 LatviaLatvia 11.4% 2012
83 BelizeBelize 11.3% 2012
84 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 11.2% 2010
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 11.17% 2012
85 BulgariaBulgaria 11.1% 2012
=86 GuyanaGuyana 11% 2007
=86 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 11% 2001
=86 GhanaGhana 11% 2000
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 10.8% 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 10.71% 2012
=89 ItalyItaly 10.7% 2012
=89 HungaryHungary 10.7% 2012
=89 AlgeriaAlgeria 10.7% 2012
92 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 10.6% 2012
93 ColombiaColombia 10.4% 2012
94 EstoniaEstonia 10.2% 2012
95 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 10% 1997
96 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 9.9% 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 9.82% 2011
97 FranceFrance 9.8% 2012
98 TurkeyTurkey 9.2% 2012
=99 MoroccoMorocco 9% 2012
=99 MongoliaMongolia 9% 2011
=99 SurinameSuriname 9% 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 8.81% 2012
102 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 8.7% 2010
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 8.68% 2012
103 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 8.6% 2011
104 IndiaIndia 8.5% 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 8.3% 2012
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 8.3% 2009
105 GuamGuam 8.2% 2010
=106 MauritiusMauritius 8.1% 2012
=106 United StatesUnited States 8.1% 2012
=108 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 8% 2012
=108 BermudaBermuda 8% 2012
=108 SwedenSweden 8% 2012
=108 AnguillaAnguilla 8% 2002
=108 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 8% 2001
=113 FinlandFinland 7.8% 2012
=113 Costa RicaCosta Rica 7.8% 2012
=113 VenezuelaVenezuela 7.8% 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 7.69% 2012
=116 BelgiumBelgium 7.6% 2012
=116 FijiFiji 7.6% 1999
=118 BoliviaBolivia 7.5% 2012
=118 UkraineUkraine 7.5% 2012
120 NicaraguaNicaragua 7.4% 2012
121 CanadaCanada 7.3% 2012
122 ArgentinaArgentina 7.2% 2012
=123 PhilippinesPhilippines 7% 2012
=123 San MarinoSan Marino 7% 2012
=125 IsraelIsrael 6.9% 2012
=125 ParaguayParaguay 6.9% 2012
=125 New ZealandNew Zealand 6.9% 2012
=125 ArubaAruba 6.9% 2005
=129 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 6.8% 2012
=129 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 6.8% 2011
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 6.8% 2012
131 ChinaChina 6.5% 2012
132 MaltaMalta 6.4% 2012
133 ChileChile 6.3% 2012
134 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 6.2% 2004
=135 IndonesiaIndonesia 6.1% 2012
=135 LuxembourgLuxembourg 6.1% 2012
=135 El SalvadorEl Salvador 6.1% 2012
=138 DenmarkDenmark 6% 2012
=138 PakistanPakistan 6% 2012
=138 UruguayUruguay 6% 2012
=138 MontserratMontserrat 6% 1998
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 5.97% 2012
142 IcelandIceland 5.8% 2012
143 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 5.7% 2012
=144 MoldovaMoldova 5.6% 2012
=144 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 5.6% 2012
=144 RomaniaRomania 5.6% 2012
=147 RussiaRussia 5.5% 2012
=147 BrazilBrazil 5.5% 2012
=147 GermanyGermany 5.5% 2012
150 BurmaBurma 5.4% 2012
=151 NetherlandsNetherlands 5.3% 2012
=151 KazakhstanKazakhstan 5.3% 2012
=153 AustraliaAustralia 5.2% 2012
=153 PeruPeru 5.2% 2012
Western Europe averageWestern Europe average (profile) 5.09% 2011
=155 BangladeshBangladesh 5% 2012
=155 MexicoMexico 5% 2012
=157 EcuadorEcuador 4.9% 2012
=157 UzbekistanUzbekistan 4.9% 2012
=157 NigeriaNigeria 4.9% 2011
=157 GreenlandGreenland 4.9% 2011
161 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 4.5% 1997
=162 PanamaPanama 4.4% 2012
=162 JapanJapan 4.4% 2012
=162 HondurasHonduras 4.4% 2012
=165 TaiwanTaiwan 4.2% 2012
=165 PalauPalau 4.2% 2005
=167 GuatemalaGuatemala 4.1% 2011
=167 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 4.1% 2010
=169 Sri LankaSri Lanka 4% 2012
=169 BhutanBhutan 4% 2009
=169 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 4% 2008
172 CubaCuba 3.8% 2012
173 Hong KongHong Kong 3.3% 2012
=174 South KoreaSouth Korea 3.2% 2012
=174 NorwayNorway 3.2% 2012
=174 VietnamVietnam 3.2% 2012
=177 MalaysiaMalaysia 3% 2012
=177 GibraltarGibraltar 3% 2005
=179 AndorraAndorra 2.9% 2012
=179 AustriaAustria 2.9% 2012
=179 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 2.9% 2012
182 BruneiBrunei 2.6% 2011
=183 TajikistanTajikistan 2.5% 2012
=183 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 2.5% 2011
=183 LaosLaos 2.5% 2009
186 United Arab EmiratesUAE 2.4% 2001
187 KuwaitKuwait 2.2% 2004
=188 MacauMacau 2% 2012
=188 Isle of ManIsle of Man 2% 2011
=188 SeychellesSeychelles 2% 2006
=188 KiribatiKiribati 2% 1992
=192 SingaporeSingapore 1.9% 2012
=192 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 1.9% 2008
=194 JerseyJersey 1.7% 2012
=194 VanuatuVanuatu 1.7% 1999
196 BelarusBelarus 1% 2009
197 GuernseyGuernsey 0.9% 2006
198 ThailandThailand 0.7% 2012
199 QatarQatar 0.5% 2012
=200 MonacoMonaco 0.0 2011
=200 CambodiaCambodia 0.0 2011

Citation

SHARE TWEET EMBED

Economy > Unemployment rate: Countries Compared Map

NationMaster
+
−

Interesting observations about Economy > Unemployment rate

  • Spain ranked first for unemployment rate amongst European Union in 2012.
  • Kosovo ranked first for unemployment rate amongst Europe in 2011.
  • South Africa ranked first for unemployment rate amongst Emerging markets in 2012.
  • Zimbabwe ranked first for unemployment rate amongst Christian countries in 2009.
  • Nepal ranked first for unemployment rate amongst Cold countries in 2008.
  • France ranked first for unemployment rate amongst Non-religious countries in 2012.
  • Greece ranked second for unemployment rate amongst High income OECD countries in 2012.
  • Haiti ranked first for unemployment rate amongst Catholic countries in 2010.
  • Italy ranked first for unemployment rate amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2012.
  • Germany ranked third last for unemployment rate amongst Eurozone in 2012.
  • Kenya ranked first for unemployment rate amongst Religious countries in 2008.
Follow us on Facebook to get interesting stats:

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×