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DEFINITION: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
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1 NepalNepal 93% 2003
2 BurundiBurundi 85.8% 1998
3 CambodiaCambodia 84.7% 2011
4 MalawiMalawi 83.3% 2004
5 MozambiqueMozambique 82.1% 2003
6 RwandaRwanda 81.5% 1996
7 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 77.8% 2003
=8 TanzaniaTanzania 77.6% 2006
=8 TogoTogo 77.6% 2006
10 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 77.5% 2008
11 UgandaUganda 75.4% 2009
12 BeninBenin 75.1% 2003
13 KiribatiKiribati 74.8% 2000
14 ZimbabweZimbabwe 73.9% 2004
15 IcelandIceland 72.2% 2011
16 VietnamVietnam 71.3% 2011
17 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 70.6% 2001
18 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 70.2% 2005
19 EthiopiaEthiopia 69% 2005
20 BermudaBermuda 67.9% 2000
21 GhanaGhana 67.2% 2006
22 NorwayNorway 66.6% 2011
23 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 66.5% 1991
24 MacauMacau 66.1% 2011
25 LaosLaos 64.8% 2005
26 ThailandThailand 63.9% 2011
27 ChadChad 63.4% 1993
28 SwedenSweden 62.9% 2011
29 AnguillaAnguilla 62.8% 2001
30 KazakhstanKazakhstan 62.6% 2011
31 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 62.2% 2003
=32 CameroonCameroon 61.4% 2010
=32 MadagascarMadagascar 61.4% 2005
34 MaliMali 60.8% 2006
35 BoliviaBolivia 60.6% 2009
36 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 60.5% 2001
37 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 60.1% 2006
38 BhutanBhutan 59.9% 2011
39 The BahamasThe Bahamas 59.6% 2011
40 FinlandFinland 59.1% 2011
41 SeychellesSeychelles 58.8% 1992
=42 New ZealandNew Zealand 58.3% 2011
=42 VanuatuVanuatu 58.3% 2009
44 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 58.1% 2011
45 CanadaCanada 57.9% 2011
=46 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 57.5% 2011
=46 LiberiaLiberia 57.5% 2010
48 NetherlandsNetherlands 56.4% 2011
49 AustraliaAustralia 55.9% 2011
=50 BarbadosBarbados 55.6% 2011
=50 ArubaAruba 55.6% 2007
52 DenmarkDenmark 55.2% 2011
53 GuineaGuinea 55% 2003
=54 SingaporeSingapore 54.5% 2011
=54 UkraineUkraine 54.5% 2011
56 MongoliaMongolia 54.3% 2005
57 NicaraguaNicaragua 53.8% 2010
58 San MarinoSan Marino 53.4% 1998
59 United StatesUnited States 53.2% 2011
=60 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 52.8% 2010
=60 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 52.8% 2004
=62 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 52.7% 2011
=62 CubaCuba 52.7% 2010
64 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 52.6% 1998
=65 RussiaRussia 52.5% 2011
=65 AustriaAustria 52.5% 2011
67 BruneiBrunei 52.4% 2001
=68 CyprusCyprus 52.3% 2011
=68 Cook IslandsCook Islands 52.3% 2001
70 Hong KongHong Kong 51.8% 2011
71 BrazilBrazil 51.5% 2009
72 UruguayUruguay 51.3% 2011
73 GermanyGermany 51% 2011
74 QatarQatar 50.4% 2011
=75 IsraelIsrael 49.7% 2011
=75 SenegalSenegal 49.7% 1991
77 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 49.6% 2008
78 EstoniaEstonia 49.5% 2011
79 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 49.3% 2006
80 KenyaKenya 49.1% 2005
81 GeorgiaGeorgia 48.5% 2011
=82 South KoreaSouth Korea 48.1% 2011
=82 SloveniaSlovenia 48.1% 2011
84 PortugalPortugal 48% 2011
85 TajikistanTajikistan 47.8% 2004
86 MontserratMontserrat 47.6% 1991
=87 ColombiaColombia 47.4% 2010
=87 NigeriaNigeria 47.4% 2003
89 IrelandIreland 47.2% 2011
=90 LithuaniaLithuania 47.1% 2011
=90 LuxembourgLuxembourg 47.1% 2011
92 LatviaLatvia 46.8% 2011
93 IndonesiaIndonesia 46.7% 2009
94 FranceFrance 46.6% 2011
95 JapanJapan 46.3% 2011
=96 VenezuelaVenezuela 45.7% 2011
=96 JamaicaJamaica 45.7% 2011
=98 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 45.6% 2011
=98 PhilippinesPhilippines 45.6% 2009
100 ParaguayParaguay 45.3% 2011
101 KuwaitKuwait 45% 2005
102 EcuadorEcuador 44.9% 2010
103 El SalvadorEl Salvador 44.8% 2010
104 MalaysiaMalaysia 44.5% 2010
105 HungaryHungary 44% 2011
106 NiueNiue 43.8% 2001
=107 BelgiumBelgium 43.7% 2011
=107 RomaniaRomania 43.7% 2011
=109 SlovakiaSlovakia 43.6% 2011
=109 AlbaniaAlbania 43.6% 2009
=111 PolandPoland 43.4% 2011
=111 PanamaPanama 43.4% 2011
113 GrenadaGrenada 43.3% 1998
=114 ChileChile 43.2% 2011
=114 ZambiaZambia 43.2% 2000
116 TuvaluTuvalu 42.8% 2002
117 BulgariaBulgaria 41.9% 2011
=118 HondurasHonduras 41.7% 2010
=118 LesothoLesotho 41.7% 2008
120 SpainSpain 41.2% 2011
121 Costa RicaCosta Rica 41% 2011
122 DominicaDominica 40.8% 2001
123 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 40.7% 2004
124 MexicoMexico 40.4% 2011
=125 MaldivesMaldives 40.3% 2006
=125 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 40.3% 1990
127 MartiniqueMartinique 39% 2011
=128 MauritiusMauritius 38.5% 2011
=128 HaitiHaiti 38.5% 1990
130 GabonGabon 38.4% 1993
131 GuatemalaGuatemala 37.7% 2011
132 TongaTonga 37.6% 1996
133 MoldovaMoldova 37.1% 2011
134 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 37% 2011
135 BelizeBelize 36.9% 2005
136 United Arab EmiratesUAE 36.8% 2008
=137 ArmeniaArmenia 36.7% 2008
=137 BotswanaBotswana 36.7% 2006
139 SwazilandSwaziland 36.6% 1995
=140 ItalyItaly 34.8% 2011
=140 GuyanaGuyana 34.8% 2011
142 GreeceGreece 34.5% 2011
143 CroatiaCroatia 34% 2011
144 MontenegroMontenegro 33.7% 2011
=145 ReunionReunion 33.2% 2011
=145 MonacoMonaco 33.2% 2000
147 FijiFiji 32.8% 2007
148 MaltaMalta 32.5% 2011
149 South AfricaSouth Africa 32% 2011
150 Sri LankaSri Lanka 31.8% 2010
151 SerbiaSerbia 30.9% 2010
152 SamoaSamoa 30.3% 2001
153 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 30.1% 2011
154 BahrainBahrain 29.4% 2004
155 NigerNiger 29.3% 2005
156 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 29% 2011
157 NamibiaNamibia 28.4% 2008
158 IndiaIndia 27.7% 2010
159 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 27.5% 2000
160 BangladeshBangladesh 27.1% 2005
161 SurinameSuriname 26.2% 1999
162 TurkeyTurkey 25.6% 2011
163 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 23% 2011
164 MoroccoMorocco 22.9% 2011
165 YemenYemen 20% 1999
166 LebanonLebanon 19% 2007
167 TunisiaTunisia 18.7% 1994
168 EgyptEgypt 18.1% 2010
169 PakistanPakistan 17.5% 2007
170 DjiboutiDjibouti 15.7% 1991
=171 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 14.6% 2009
=171 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 14.6% 1999
173 IranIran 13.2% 2007
174 IraqIraq 11.7% 2004
175 JordanJordan 11.6% 2011
176 AlgeriaAlgeria 11.5% 2010
177 PalestinePalestine 10.8% 2010
178 SyriaSyria 10.1% 2010
179 OmanOman 7.6% 2000

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