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Field Listing :: Unemployment rate
This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.

Country Comparison Ranking

By Country Listing of the values for the Unemployment rate field
Country | Unemployment rate
--- | ---
Afghanistan | 23.9% (2017 est.) 22.6% (2016 est.)
Albania | 13.8% (2017 est.) 15.2% (2016 est.) note: these official rates may not include those working at near-subsistence farming
Algeria | 11.7% (2017 est.) 10.5% (2016 est.)
American Samoa | 29.8% (2005)
Andorra | 3.7% (2016 est.) 4.1% (2015 est.)
Angola | 6.6% (2016 est.)
Anguilla | 8% (2002)
Antigua and Barbuda | 11% (2014 est.)
Argentina | 8.4% (2017 est.) 8.5% (2016 est.)
Armenia | 18.9% (2017 est.) 18.8% (2016 est.)
Aruba | 7.7% (2016 est.)
Australia | 5.6% (2017 est.) 5.7% (2016 est.)
Austria | 5.5% (2017 est.) 6% (2016 est.)
Azerbaijan | 5% (2017 est.) 5% (2016 est.)
Bahamas, The | 10.1% (2017 est.) 12.2% (2016 est.)
Bahrain | 3.6% (2017 est.) 3.7% (2016 est.) note: official estimate; actual rate is higher
Bangladesh | 4.4% (2017 est.) 4.4% (2016 est.) note: about 40% of the population is underemployed; many persons counted as employed work only a few hours a week and at low wages
Barbados | 10.1% (2017 est.) 9.9% (2016 est.)
Belarus | 0.8% (2017 est.) 1% (2016 est.) note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
Belgium | 7.1% (2017 est.) 7.9% (2016 est.)
Belize | 9% (2017 est.) 8% (2016 est.)
Benin | 1% (2014 est.)
Bermuda | 7% (2017 est.) 7% (2016 est.)
Bhutan | 3.2% (2017 est.) 3.2% (2016 est.)
Bolivia | 4% (2017 est.) 4% (2016 est.) note: data are for urban areas; widespread underemployment
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.5% (2017 est.) 25.4% (2016 est.) note: official rate; actual rate is lower as many technically unemployed persons work in the gray economy
Botswana | 20% (2013 est.) 17.8% (2009 est.)
Brazil | 12.8% (2017 est.) 11.3% (2016 est.)
British Virgin Islands | 2.9% (2015 est.)
Brunei | 6.9% (2017 est.) 6.9% (2016 est.)
Bulgaria | 6.2% (2017 est.) 7.7% (2016 est.)
Burkina Faso | 77% (2004)
Burma | 4% (2017 est.) 4% (2016 est.)
Burundi | NA
Cabo Verde | 9% (2017 est.) 9% (2016 est.)
Cambodia | 0.3% (2017 est.) 0.2% (2016 est.) note: high underemployment, according to official statistics
Cameroon | 4.3% (2014 est.) 30% (2001 est.)
Canada | 6.3% (2017 est.) 7% (2016 est.)
Cayman Islands | 4% (2008) 4.4% (2004)
Central African Republic | 6.9% (2017 est.)
Chad | NA
Chile | 6.7% (2017 est.) 6.5% (2016 est.)
China | 3.9% (2017 est.) 4% (2016 est.) note: data are for registered urban unemployment, which excludes private enterprises and migrants
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0.1% (2011) 60% (2000 est.)
Colombia | 9.3% (2017 est.) 9.2% (2016 est.)
Comoros | 6.5% (2014 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | NA
Congo, Republic of the | 36% (2014 est.)
Cook Islands | 13.1% (2005)
Costa Rica | 8.1% (2017 est.) 9.5% (2016 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire | 9.4% (2013 est.)
Croatia | 12.4% (2017 est.) 15% (2016 est.)
Cuba | 2.6% (2017 est.) 2.4% (2016 est.) note: data are official rates; unofficial estimates are about double
Curacao | 13% (2013 est.) 9.8% (2011 est.)
Cyprus | 11.1% (2017 est.) 13% (2016 est.)
Czechia | 2.9% (2017 est.) 3.9% (2016 est.)
Denmark | 5.7% (2017 est.) 6.2% (2016 est.)
Djibouti | 40% (2017 est.) 60% (2014 est.)
Dominica | 23% (2000 est.)
Dominican Republic | 5.1% (2017 est.) 5.5% (2016 est.)
Ecuador | 4.6% (2017 est.) 5.2% (2016 est.)
Egypt | 12.2% (2017 est.) 12.7% (2016 est.)
El Salvador | 7% (2017 est.) 6.9% (2016 est.) note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high
Equatorial Guinea | 8.6% (2014 est.) 22.3% (2009 est.)
Eritrea | 5.8% (2017 est.) 10% (2016 est.)
Estonia | 5.8% (2017 est.) 6.8% (2016 est.)
Eswatini | 28% (2014 est.) 28% (2013 est.)
Ethiopia | 17.5% (2012 est.) 18% (2011 est.)
European Union | 8.6% (2016 est.) 9.4% (2015 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 1% (2016 est.)
Faroe Islands | 2.2% (2017 est.) 3.4% (2016 est.)
Fiji | 4.5% (2017 est.) 5.5% (2016 est.)
Finland | 8.5% (2017 est.) 8.8% (2016 est.)
France | 9.4% (2017 est.) 10.1% (2016 est.) note: includes overseas territories
French Polynesia | 21.8% (2012) 11.7% (2010)
Gabon | 28% (2015 est.) 20.4% (2014 est.)
Gambia, The | NA
Gaza Strip | 27.9% (2017 est.) 27% (2016 est.) note: data exclude the West Bank
Georgia | NA% (2017 est.) 11.8% (2016 est.)
Germany | 3.8% (2017 est.) 4.2% (2016 est.)
Ghana | 11.9% (2015 est.) 5.2% (2013 est.)
Gibraltar | 1% (2016 est.)
Greece | 21.5% (2017 est.) 23.6% (2016 est.)
Greenland | 9.1% (2015 est.) 10.3% (2014 est.)
Grenada | 24% (2017 est.) 28.2% (2016 est.)
Guam | 4.5% (2017 est.) 3.9% (2016 est.)
Guatemala | 2.3% (2017 est.) 2.4% (2016 est.)
Guernsey | 1.2% (2016 est.)
Guinea | 2.7% (2017 est.) 2.8% (2016 est.)
Guinea-Bissau | NA
Guyana | 11.1% (2013) 11.3% (2012)
Haiti | 40.6% (2010 est.) note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
Honduras | 5.6% (2017 est.) 6.3% (2016 est.) note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
Hong Kong | 3.1% (2017 est.) 3.4% (2016 est.)
Hungary | 4.2% (2017 est.) 5.1% (2016 est.)
Iceland | 2.8% (2017 est.) 3% (2016 est.)
India | 8.5% (2017 est.) 8.5% (2016 est.)
Indonesia | 5.4% (2017 est.) 5.6% (2016 est.)
Iran | 11.8% (2017 est.) 12.4% (2016 est.) note: data are Iranian Government numbers
Iraq | 16% (2012 est.) 15% (2010 est.)
Ireland | 6.7% (2017 est.) 8.4% (2016 est.)
Isle of Man | 1.1% (2017 est.) 2% (April 2011 est.)
Israel | 4.2% (2017 est.) 4.8% (2016 est.)
Italy | 11.3% (2017 est.) 11.7% (2016 est.)
Jamaica | 12.2% (2017 est.) 12.8% (2016 est.)
Japan | 2.9% (2017 est.) 3.1% (2016 est.)
Jersey | 4% (2015 est.) 4.6% (2014 est.)
Jordan | 18.3% (2017 est.) 15.3% (2016 est.) note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
Kazakhstan | 5% (2017 est.) 5% (2016 est.)
Kenya | 40% (2013 est.) 40% (2001 est.)
Kiribati | 30.6% (2010 est.) 6.1% (2005)
Korea, North | 25.6% (2013 est.) 25.5% (2012 est.)
Korea, South | 3.7% (2017 est.) 3.7% (2016 est.)
Kosovo | 30.5% (2017 est.) 27.5% (2016 est.) note: Kosovo has a large informal sector that may not be reflected in these data
Kuwait | 1.1% (2017 est.) 1.1% (2016 est.)
Kyrgyzstan | 7.1% (2017 est.) 7.2% (2016 est.)
Laos | 0.7% (2017 est.) 0.7% (2016 est.)
Latvia | 8.7% (2017 est.) 9.6% (2016 est.)
Lebanon | 9.7% (2007)
Lesotho | 28.1% (2014 est.) 25% (2008 est.)
Liberia | 2.8% (2014 est.)
Libya | 30% (2004 est.)
Liechtenstein | 2.4% (2015) 2.4% (2014)
Lithuania | 7.1% (2017 est.) 7.9% (2016 est.)
Luxembourg | 5.8% (2017 est.) 6.3% (2016 est.)
Macau | 2% (2017 est.) 1.9% (2016 est.)
Macedonia | 22.4% (2017 est.) 23.8% (2016 est.)
Madagascar | 1.8% (2017 est.) 1.8% (2016 est.)
Malawi | 20.4% (2013 est.)
Malaysia | 3.4% (2017 est.) 3.5% (2016 est.)
Maldives | 2.9% (2017 est.) 3.2% (2016 est.)
Mali | 7.9% (2017 est.) 7.8% (2016 est.)
Malta | 4.6% (2017 est.) 5.3% (2016 est.)
Marshall Islands | 36% (2006 est.) 30.9% (2000 est.)
Mauritania | 10.2% (2017 est.) 10.1% (2016 est.)
Mauritius | 7.1% (2017 est.) 7.3% (2016 est.)
Mexico | 3.4% (2017 est.) 3.9% (2016 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
Micronesia, Federated States of | 16.2% (2010 est.)
Moldova | 4.1% (2017 est.) 4.2% (2016 est.)
Monaco | 2% (2012)
Mongolia | 8% (2017 est.) 7.9% (2016 est.)
Montenegro | 16.1% (2017 est.) 17.1% (2016 est.)
Montserrat | 5.6% (2017 est.) 6% (1998 est.)
Morocco | 10.2% (2017 est.) 9.9% (2016 est.)
Mozambique | 24.5% (2017 est.) 25% (2016 est.)
Namibia | 34% (2016 est.) 28.1% (2014 est.)
Nauru | 23% (2011 est.) 90% (2004 est.)
Nepal | 3% (2017 est.) 3.2% (2016 est.)
Netherlands | 4.9% (2017 est.) 6% (2016 est.)
New Caledonia | 14.7% (2014) 14% (2009)
New Zealand | 4.7% (2017 est.) 5.1% (2016 est.)
Nicaragua | 6.4% (2017 est.) 6.2% (2016 est.) note: underemployment was 46.5% in 2008
Niger | 0.3% (2017 est.) 0.3% (2016 est.)
Nigeria | 16.5% (2017 est.) 13.9% (2016 est.)
Niue | 12% (2001)
Northern Mariana Islands | 11.2% (2010 est.) 8% (2005 est.)
Norway | 4.2% (2017 est.) 4.7% (2016 est.)
Oman | NA
Pakistan | 6% (2017 est.) 6% (2016 est.) note: Pakistan has substantial underemployment
Palau | 1.7% (2015 est.) 4.1% (2012)
Panama | 6% (2017 est.) 5.5% (2016 est.)
Papua New Guinea | 2.5% (2017 est.) 2.5% (2016 est.)
Paraguay | 5.7% (2017 est.) 6% (2016 est.)
Peru | 6.9% (2017 est.) 6.7% (2016 est.) note: data are for metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment
Philippines | 5.7% (2017 est.) 5.5% (2016 est.)
Poland | 4.9% (2017 est.) 6.2% (2016 est.)
Portugal | 8.9% (2017 est.) 11.1% (2016 est.)
Puerto Rico | 10.8% (2017 est.) 11.8% (2016 est.)
Qatar | 8.9% (2017 est.) 11.1% (2016 est.)
Romania | 4.9% (2017 est.) 5.9% (2016 est.)
Russia | 5.2% (2017 est.) 5.5% (2016 est.)
Rwanda | 2.7% (2014 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 14% (1998 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.5% (1997)
Saint Lucia | 20% (2003 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 8.7% (2015 est.) 9.9% (2008 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.8% (2008 est.)
Samoa | 5.2% (2017 est.) 5.5% (2016 est.) NA
San Marino | 8.1% (2017 est.) 8.6% (2016 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe | 12.2% (2017 est.) 12.6% (2016 est.)
Saudi Arabia | 6% (2017 est.) 5.6% (2016 est.) note: data are for total population; unemployment among Saudi nationals is more than double
Senegal | 48% (2007 est.)
Serbia | 14.1% (2017 est.) 15.9% (2016 est.)
Seychelles | 3% (2017 est.) 2.7% (2016 est.)
Sierra Leone | 15% (2017 est.) 17.2% (2016 est.)
Singapore | 2.2% (2017 est.) 2.1% (2016 est.)
Sint Maarten | 12% (2012 est.) 10.6% (2008 est.)
Slovakia | 8.1% (2017 est.) 9.7% (2016 est.)
Slovenia | 6.6% (2017 est.) 8% (2016 est.)
Solomon Islands | NA
Somalia | NA
South Africa | 27.5% (2017 est.) 26.7% (2016 est.)
Spain | 17.2% (2017 est.) 19.6% (2016 est.)
Sri Lanka | 4.4% (2017 est.) 4.4% (2016 est.)
Sudan | 19.6% (2017 est.) 20.6% (2016 est.)
Suriname | 8.9% (2017 est.) 9.7% (2016 est.)
Sweden | 6.7% (2017 est.) 7% (2016 est.)
Switzerland | 3.2% (2017 est.) 3.3% (2016 est.)
Syria | 50% (2017 est.) 50% (2016 est.)
Taiwan | 3.8% (2017 est.) 3.9% (2016 est.)
Tajikistan | 2.4% (2016 est.) 2.5% (2015 est.) note: official rate; actual unemployment is much higher
Tanzania | 10.3% (2014 est.)
Thailand | 0.7% (2017 est.) 0.8% (2016 est.)
Timor-Leste | 4.4% (2014 est.) 3.9% (2010 est.)
Togo | 6.9% (2016 est.)
Tokelau | NA
Tonga | 1.1% (2011 est.) 1.1% (2006)
Trinidad and Tobago | 4.9% (2017 est.) 4% (2016 est.)
Tunisia | 15.5% (2017 est.) 15.5% (2016 est.)
Turkey | 10.9% (2017 est.) 10.9% (2016 est.)
Turkmenistan | 11% (2014 est.) 10.6% (2013)
Turks and Caicos Islands | 10% (1997 est.)
Tuvalu | NA
Uganda | 9.4% (2014 est.)
Ukraine | 9.2% (2017 est.) 9.3% (2016 est.) note: officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
United Arab Emirates | 1.6% (2016 est.) 3.6% (2014 est.)
United Kingdom | 4.4% (2017 est.) 4.9% (2016 est.)
United States | 4.4% (2017 est.) 4.9% (2016 est.)
Uruguay | 7.6% (2017 est.) 7.9% (2016 est.)
Uzbekistan | 5% (2017 est.) 5.1% (2016 est.) note: official data; another 20% are underemployed
Vanuatu | 1.7% (1999 est.)
Venezuela | 27.1% (2017 est.) 20.6% (2016 est.)
Vietnam | 2.2% (2017 est.) 2.3% (2016 est.)
Virgin Islands | 10.4% (2017 est.) 11% (2016 est.)
Wallis and Futuna | 8.8% (2013 est.) 12.2% (2008 est.)
West Bank | 27.9% (2017 est.) 27% (2016 est.) note: excludes Gaza Strip
Western Sahara | NA
World | 7.7% (2017 est.) 7.5% (2016 est.) note: combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2007 est.)
Yemen | 27% (2014 est.) 35% (2003 est.)
Zambia | 15% (2008 est.) 50% (2000 est.)
Zimbabwe | 11.3% (2014 est.) 80% (2005 est.) note: data include both unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable

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