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DEFINITION: Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage. .
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1 NepalNepal 91.6% 2003
2 CambodiaCambodia 87.3% 2011
3 QatarQatar 86.2% 2011
4 BurundiBurundi 84.9% 1998
5 MalawiMalawi 84.6% 2004
6 RwandaRwanda 81.9% 1996
7 MozambiqueMozambique 81.5% 2003
8 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 80.8% 2008
9 KiribatiKiribati 80.1% 2000
10 TanzaniaTanzania 79.2% 2006
11 ZimbabweZimbabwe 79% 2004
12 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 78.1% 2003
13 TogoTogo 77.4% 2006
14 EthiopiaEthiopia 76.6% 2005
15 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 76.2% 2007
16 VietnamVietnam 75.8% 2011
17 UgandaUganda 75.4% 2009
18 IcelandIceland 74.7% 2011
19 BeninBenin 74.6% 2003
20 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 74.2% 1991
21 BermudaBermuda 73.4% 2000
=22 CubaCuba 73% 2010
=22 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 73% 2005
24 ThailandThailand 71.6% 2011
25 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 70.9% 2005
26 MacauMacau 70.6% 2011
27 MaliMali 70.2% 2006
28 BoliviaBolivia 70% 2009
29 ChadChad 69.9% 1993
30 United Arab EmiratesUAE 69.7% 2008
31 NorwayNorway 69.1% 2011
32 GhanaGhana 68.8% 2006
33 AnguillaAnguilla 68.6% 2001
34 KuwaitKuwait 68.4% 2005
35 KazakhstanKazakhstan 67.8% 2011
36 VanuatuVanuatu 67.6% 2009
37 ZambiaZambia 66.8% 2005
38 NicaraguaNicaragua 66.6% 2010
39 CameroonCameroon 66.4% 2010
40 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 65.8% 2001
41 LaosLaos 65.7% 2005
42 SwedenSweden 65.6% 2011
=43 BhutanBhutan 65.3% 2011
=43 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 65.3% 2001
45 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 65.2% 2011
46 San MarinoSan Marino 64.9% 1998
47 SeychellesSeychelles 64.1% 2005
=48 IndonesiaIndonesia 63.9% 2011
=48 New ZealandNew Zealand 63.9% 2011
50 SingaporeSingapore 63.5% 2011
51 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 63.3% 2010
52 BruneiBrunei 63.1% 2001
53 BrazilBrazil 62.9% 2009
54 MadagascarMadagascar 62.8% 2005
55 ArubaAruba 62.4% 2007
56 AustraliaAustralia 62.2% 2011
57 The BahamasThe Bahamas 62.1% 2011
58 NetherlandsNetherlands 61.9% 2011
59 CanadaCanada 61.8% 2011
60 FinlandFinland 61.5% 2011
61 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 60.9% 2011
62 UruguayUruguay 60.7% 2011
63 MalaysiaMalaysia 60.6% 2010
=64 LiberiaLiberia 60.5% 2010
=64 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 60.5% 2008
=66 PhilippinesPhilippines 60.1% 2011
=66 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 60.1% 2006
=68 BarbadosBarbados 60% 2011
=68 ColombiaColombia 60% 2010
=68 Cook IslandsCook Islands 60% 2001
71 EcuadorEcuador 59.9% 2011
=72 GuatemalaGuatemala 59.2% 2011
=72 UkraineUkraine 59.2% 2011
=72 HondurasHonduras 59.2% 2010
=75 South KoreaSouth Korea 59.1% 2011
=75 DenmarkDenmark 59.1% 2011
=75 PanamaPanama 59.1% 2011
=78 CyprusCyprus 59% 2011
=78 VenezuelaVenezuela 59% 2011
80 AustriaAustria 58.7% 2011
=81 RussiaRussia 58.4% 2011
=81 United StatesUnited States 58.4% 2011
=81 TajikistanTajikistan 58.4% 2004
=81 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 58.4% 1998
85 Hong KongHong Kong 58.2% 2011
=86 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 58.1% 2011
=86 El SalvadorEl Salvador 58.1% 2010
88 BahrainBahrain 57.8% 2004
89 MontserratMontserrat 57.7% 1991
90 ParaguayParaguay 57.3% 2011
=91 GermanyGermany 56.6% 2011
=91 JapanJapan 56.6% 2011
93 MexicoMexico 56.5% 2011
94 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 56.2% 2004
=95 Costa RicaCosta Rica 56% 2011
=95 BangladeshBangladesh 56% 2005
=95 MongoliaMongolia 56% 2005
98 GuineaGuinea 55.9% 2003
99 ChileChile 55.5% 2011
100 GeorgiaGeorgia 55.4% 2011
101 SenegalSenegal 55.3% 2002
102 GrenadaGrenada 55.2% 1998
103 KenyaKenya 55% 2005
104 MaldivesMaldives 54.9% 2006
105 LuxembourgLuxembourg 54.8% 2011
106 NigeriaNigeria 54.7% 2003
107 MauritiusMauritius 54.6% 2011
=108 JamaicaJamaica 54.4% 2011
=108 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 54.4% 2011
110 BelizeBelize 54.3% 2008
111 IsraelIsrael 54.2% 2011
112 EstoniaEstonia 53.9% 2011
113 NigerNiger 53.7% 2005
114 PortugalPortugal 53.5% 2011
=115 AlbaniaAlbania 53.4% 2009
=115 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 53.4% 2003
117 TuvaluTuvalu 53.3% 2002
118 SloveniaSlovenia 53.2% 2011
119 IndiaIndia 52.9% 2010
120 NiueNiue 52.7% 2001
121 IrelandIreland 51.6% 2011
122 DominicaDominica 51.4% 2001
123 FranceFrance 51.3% 2011
124 SlovakiaSlovakia 51.1% 2011
=125 PolandPoland 50.7% 2011
=125 Sri LankaSri Lanka 50.7% 2010
127 TongaTonga 50.6% 1996
128 LatviaLatvia 50.5% 2011
=129 RomaniaRomania 50.3% 2011
=129 FijiFiji 50.3% 2007
131 HaitiHaiti 50.2% 1990
132 LithuaniaLithuania 49.9% 2011
133 HungaryHungary 49.7% 2011
134 BelgiumBelgium 49.4% 2011
=135 LesothoLesotho 49.2% 2008
=135 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 49.2% 2000
137 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 48.5% 2004
138 SamoaSamoa 48.2% 2001
139 MaltaMalta 47.5% 2011
140 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 47.2% 2009
141 SpainSpain 47% 2011
142 BulgariaBulgaria 45.6% 2011
143 EgyptEgypt 45.1% 2010
=144 TurkeyTurkey 45% 2011
=144 ArmeniaArmenia 45% 2008
146 MoroccoMorocco 44.8% 2011
147 ItalyItaly 44.3% 2011
148 MonacoMonaco 44.1% 2000
=149 GreeceGreece 43.8% 2011
=149 SwazilandSwaziland 43.8% 1995
151 GabonGabon 43.1% 1993
152 PakistanPakistan 42.8% 2007
153 GuyanaGuyana 42% 2011
154 MartiniqueMartinique 41.8% 2011
155 BotswanaBotswana 41.7% 2006
156 TunisiaTunisia 40.8% 2010
=157 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 40.6% 2011
=157 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 40.6% 2000
=159 CroatiaCroatia 39.5% 2011
=159 MoldovaMoldova 39.5% 2011
=159 LebanonLebanon 39.5% 2007
=159 SurinameSuriname 39.5% 1999
163 MontenegroMontenegro 39.1% 2011
164 SyriaSyria 39% 2010
165 ReunionReunion 38.4% 2011
166 South AfricaSouth Africa 38.2% 2011
167 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 38.1% 2011
168 SerbiaSerbia 37.7% 2010
169 AlgeriaAlgeria 37.6% 2010
170 IraqIraq 36.6% 2004
171 YemenYemen 36.1% 2008
172 IranIran 35.6% 2007
173 NamibiaNamibia 34.6% 2008
174 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 34.1% 2011
175 JordanJordan 34% 2011
176 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 31.9% 2011
177 PalestinePalestine 31.3% 2010
178 OmanOman 27.8% 2000
179 DjiboutiDjibouti 26.1% 1991
180 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 23.1% 1999

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