List of countries by unemployment rate

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This is a list of countries by unemployment rate. Methods of calculation and presentation of unemployment rate vary from country to country. Some countries count insured unemployed only, some count those in receipt of welfare benefit only, some count the disabled and other permanently unemployable people, some countries count those who choose (and are financially able) not to work, supported by their spouses and caring for a family, some count students at college and so on. There may also be differences in the minimum requirements and some consider people employed even if only marginally associated with employment market (for example, working only one hour per week). [1]

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There can be differences in the age limit. For example, Eurostat uses 15 to 74 years old when calculating unemployment rate, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses anyone 16 years of age or older (in both cases, people who are under education, retired, on maternity/paternity leave, prevented from working due to health, or do not work but have been inactive in seeking employment in the last four weeks are excluded from the workforce, and therefore not counted as unemployed). [2] [3] Unemployment rates are often seasonally adjusted to avoid variations that depend on time of year. [2] [3] Employment rate as a percentage of total population in working age is sometimes used instead of unemployment rate.

For purposes of comparison, harmonized values are published by International Labour Organization (ILO) and by OECD. The ILO harmonized unemployment rate refers to those who are currently not working but are willing and able to work for pay, currently available to work, and have actively searched for work. The OECD harmonized unemployment rate gives the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force. Most unemployment rates given in the table below are derived from national statistics and therefore not directly comparable.

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* indicates "Unemployment in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Economy of COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

CountryUnemployment
rate (%)
Source/date of
information
Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan * 13.30 [4] 2021
Flag of Albania.svg Albania * 11.70 [5] Q1 2022
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria * 12.70 [4] 2021
Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa * 18.00 [6] 2012
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra * 3.70 [7] 2016
Flag of Angola.svg Angola * 8.50 [4] 2021
Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla * 7.80 [8] July 2013
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda * 11.00 [7] 2014
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina * 5.40 [9] Q3 2023
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia * 14.80 [5] Q1 2022
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba * 7.70 [10] 2016
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia * 3.40 [5] July 2022
Flag of Austria.svg Austria * 4.30 [11] June 2022
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan * 6.60 [4] 2021
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas * 13.20 [4] 2021
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain * 1.90 [4] 2021
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh * 5.20 [4] 2021
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados * 10.40 [4] 2021
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus * 4.70 [4] 2021
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium * 5.50 [11] June 2022
Flag of Belize.svg Belize * 8.20 [4] 2021
Flag of Benin.svg Benin * 1.60 [4] 2021
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda * 7.00 [7] 2017
Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan * 4.30 [4] 2021
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia * 8.50 [4] 2021
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina * 15.22 [12] 2022
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana * 20.68 [13] 2022
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil * 7.50 [14] November 2023
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands * 2.90 [7] 2015
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei * 7.60 [4] 2021
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria * 4.30 [11] June 2022
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso * 4.80 [4] 2021
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi * 1.80 [4] 2021
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia * 0.60 [4] 2021
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon * 3.90 [4] 2021
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada * 5.80 [15] November 2023
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde * 15.40 [4] 2021
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands * 3.50 [16] 2019
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic * 6.60 [4] 2021
Flag of Chad.svg Chad * 1.90 [4] 2021
Flag of Chile.svg Chile * 7.80 [5] June 2022
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China * 5.40 [5] Q2 2022
Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.svg Cocos (Keeling) Islands * 6.70 [17] 2011
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia * 11.26 [5] June 2022
Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros * 9.40 [4] 2021
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo * 5.60 [18] 2022
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo * 5.40 [4] 2021
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands * 13.10 [7] 2005
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica * 22.00 [19] Q3 2020
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia * 6.10 [5] June 2022
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba * 2.80 [4] 2021
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus * 5.10 [11] April 2021
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic * 2.40 [11] June 2022
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark * 4.50 [11] June 2022
Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti * 27.93 [20] 2022
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica * 5.20 [21] 2023
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic * 8.50 [4] 2021
Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor * 4.60 [4] 2020
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador * 4.90 [22] Q4 2019
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt * 7.20 [5] Q2 2022
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador * 5.90 [4] 2021
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea * 9.20 [4] 2021
Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea * 8.00 [4] 2021
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia * 5.70 [11] June 2022
Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini * 24.39 [23] 2022
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia * 3.70 [4] 2021
Flag of Europe.svg European Union * 6.00 [11] June 2022
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands * 0.50 [24] September 2022
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji * 5.20 [4] 2021
Flag of Finland.svg Finland * 6.70 [11] June 2022
Flag of France.svg France * 7.20 [11] June 2022
Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia * 14.40 [4] 2021
Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon * 22.30 [4] 2021
Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia * 11.20 [4] 2021
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia * 20.40 [25] Q4 2020
Flag of Germany.svg Germany * 5.40 [26] July 2022
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana * 4.70 [4] 2021
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar * 1.00 [27] 2016
Flag of Greece.svg Greece * 12.30 [11] June 2022
Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland * 6.80 [28] 2017
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada * 16.60 [29] 2021
Flag of Guam.svg Guam * 4.50 [7] 2017
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala * 3.60 [4] 2021
Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey * 1.00 [30] Q2 2018
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea * 6.30 [4] 2021
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau * 6.80 [4] 2021
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana * 16.40 [4] 2021
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti * 15.70 [4] 2021
Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras * 8.50 [4] 2021
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong * 4.30 [5] July 2022
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary * 3.00 [11] June 2022
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland * 4.00 [5] June 2022
Flag of India.svg India * 7.80 [5] 2022
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia * 5.83 [5] Q1 2022
Flag of Iran.svg Iran * 11.50 [4] 2021
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq * 14.20 [4] 2021
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland * 4.20 [11] July 2022
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man * 1.90 [31] October 2020
Flag of Israel.svg Israel * 3.30 [5] June 2022
Flag of Italy.svg Italy * 8.10 [11] June 2022
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast * 3.50 [4] 2021
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica * 6.00 [5] Q2 2022
Flag of Japan.svg Japan * 2.60 [32] July 2022
Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey * 1.60 [33] March [34] 2020
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan * 22.80 [5] Q1 2022
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan * 4.90 [5] June 2022
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya * 5.70 [4] 2021
Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati * 8.602022
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo * 19.00 [35] Q4 2021
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait * 3.70 [4] 2021
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Kyrgyzstan * 2.90 [5] May 2022
Flag of Laos.svg Laos * 1.30 [4] 2021
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia * 6.40 [11] June 2022
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon * 14.50 [4] 2021
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho * 18.00 [36] 2022
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia * 4.10 [4] 2021
Flag of Libya.svg Libya * 19.60 [4] 2021
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein * 1.50 [37] 2019
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania * 5.80 [11] June 2022
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg * 4.20 [11] June 2022
Flag of Macau.svg Macau * 3.70 [5] June 2022
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar * 2.60 [4] 2021
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi * 7.00 [4] 2021
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia * 3.80 [5] June 2022
Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives * 6.10 [4] 2021
Flag of Mali.svg Mali * 7.70 [4] 2021
Flag of Malta.svg Malta * 3.00 [11] June 2022
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands * 6.30 [38] 2019
Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania * 11.50 [4] 2021
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius * 8.70 [5] Q1 2022
Flag of France.svg Mayotte * 5.30 [39] 2023
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico * 3.30 [5] June 2022
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia * 16.20 [7] 2010
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova * 3.00 [5] Q1 2022
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco * 2.00 [7] 2012
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia * 7.10 [4] 2021
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro * 19.90 [5] June 2022
Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat * 5.60 [7] 2017
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco * 11.20 [5] Q2 2022
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique * 4.00 [4] 2021
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar * 2.20 [4] 2021
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia * 21.70 [4] 2021
Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru * 18.00 [40] 2019
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal * 5.10 [4] 2021
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands * 3.60 [5] July 2022
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Netherlands Antilles 21.20 [41] April 2019
Flags of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia * 16.60 [4] 2021
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand * 3.30 [5] Q2 2022
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua * 6.00 [4] 2021
Flag of Niger.svg Niger * 0.80 [4] 2021
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria * 4.10 [42] 2023
Flag of Niue.svg Niue * 10.70 [43] 2006
Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea * 2.70 [4] 2019
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia * 14.80 [5] Q1 2022
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands * 11.20 [7] 2010
Flag of Norway.svg Norway * 3.30 [5] June 2022
Flag of Oman.svg Oman * 3.10 [4] 2021
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan * 4.40 [4] 2021
Flag of Palau.svg Palau * 1.70 [7] 2015
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine * 24.00 [5] Q2 2022
Flag of Panama.svg Panama * 12.10 [4] 2021
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea * 2.80 [4] 2021
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay * 5.70 [44] Q4 2019
Flag of Peru.svg Peru * 6.80 [5] July 2022
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines * 4.30 [5] Q4 2022
Flag of Poland.svg Poland * 2.70 [11] June 2022
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal * 6.10 [11] June 2022
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico * 5.80 [5] June 2022
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar * 0.30 [4] 2021
Flag of Romania.svg Romania * 5.30 [11] June 2022
Flag of Russia.svg Russia * 3.90 [5] June 2022
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda * 16.50 [5] Feb. 2022
Flag of Saint Helena.svg Saint Helena * 2.00 [45] 2010
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis * 5.10 [46] 2006
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia * 20.15 [47] 2020
Flag of France.svg Saint Pierre and Miquelon * 8.70 [7] 2015
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * 18.80 [7] 2008
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa * 9.80 [4] 2021
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino * 8.00 [7] 2017
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe * 15.90 [4] 2021
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia * 4.80 [48] Q4 2022
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal * 3.70 [4] 2021
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia * 10.60 [5] Q1 2022
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone * 5.30 [4] 2021
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore * 2.10 [5] Q2 2022
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia * 6.00 [11] June 2022
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia * 3.80 [11] June 2022
Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia * 19.90 [4] 2021
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa * 32.10 [49] Q4 2023
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea * 2.90 [5] July 2022
Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan * 13.90 [4] 2021
Flag of Spain.svg Spain * 11.60 [50] June 2023
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka * 4.30 [5] Q1 2022
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan * 19.80 [4] 2021
Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname * 10.10 [4] 2021
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden * 7.70 [11] June 2022
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland * 4.30 [11] June 2022
Flag of Syria.svg Syria * 10.60 [4] 2021
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan * 3.73 [5] June 2022
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan * 7.80 [4] 2021
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania * 2.60 [4] 2021
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand * 1.53 [5] March 2022
Flag of Togo.svg Togo * 4.00 [4] 2021
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga * 4.00 [4] 2021
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago * 4.80 [4] 2021
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia * 16.10 [5] Q1 2022
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey * 10.30 [5] June 2022
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan * 5.10 [4] 2021
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda * 2.90 [4] 2021
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine * [lower-alpha 1] 9.90 [51] Q2 2020
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates * 3.40 [4] 2021
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom * 3.50 [52] October 2022
Flag of the United States.svg United States * 3.70 [53] January 2024
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay * 8.40 [5] June 2022
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan * 8.90 [54] Q3 2019
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu * 2.20 [4] 2021
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela * 6.40 [4] 2021
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam * 2.46 [5] Q1 2022
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands * 13.30 [4] 2021
Flag of France.svg Wallis and Futuna * 8.80 [7] 2013
Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen * 13.60 [4] 2021
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia * 13.00 [4] 2021
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe * 5.20 [4] 2021

OECD

* indicates "Economy of COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

OECD: Oct 2020 or latest available [55] [56]
Country15-24
year-olds
25-70
year-olds
Total
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia * 14.55.66.9
Flag of Austria.svg Austria * 9.45.05.5
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium * 18.34.25.2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada * 18.87.38.9
Flag of Chile.svg Chile * 27.310.812.0
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia * 25.814.716.6
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic * 8.12.52.8
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark * 11.95.16.1
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia * 20.96.98.0
Euro area (19 countries)17.67.48.3
European Union (27 countries, 2020)17.16.67.5
Flag of Finland.svg Finland * 19.87.08.4
Flag of France.svg France * 19.66.67.9
G712.85.66.5
Flag of Germany.svg Germany * 6.04.44.5
Flag of Greece.svg Greece * 39.315.816.8
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary * 12.43.94.4
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland * 10.74.75.6
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland * 18.93.85.4
Flag of Israel.svg Israel * 8.24.14.7
Flag of Italy.svg Italy * 29.77.39.6
Flag of Japan.svg Japan * 4.32.93.0
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea * 10.93.84.2
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia * 15.58.08.4
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania * 27.78.69.8
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg * 23.15.46.7
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico * 8.04.04.7
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands * 7.42.33.1
Flag of Norway.svg Norway * 12.94.15.3
OECD - Total14.66.37.3
Flag of Poland.svg Poland * 8.72.73.1
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal * 24.06.67.7
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia * 18.46.16.8
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia * 13.74.24.7
Flag of Spain.svg Spain * 40.414.916.5
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden * 24.97.19.0
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey * 25.711.813.8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom * 13.63.14.3
Flag of the United States.svg United States * 11.76.25.2

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Unemployment has been a serious social issue in China in recent years, regarding both an increase in quantity and an unequal impact on different social regions. The influence of foreign investment in China has greatly increased since the Open Door Policy was implemented in the early 1980s. The relationship between foreign-funded enterprises and urban labor market development is dual. Opponents influence the shape of labor-market regulation; however, foreign-funded enterprises have also become a major source of demand for urban and rural areas migrant workers. Demographic factors also affect unemployment in China, such as age and sex. The position of women in the labor market has been deteriorating, with a decline in labor force participation rate, rising unemployment, increased work intensity and a widening gender pay gap. China's economy is encountering greater-than-expected obstacles in recovering from three years of "zero covid" lockdowns, as recent data indicates a persistent sluggishness in growth. As a result, joblessness has surged significantly, especially among the younger population.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Unemployment in South Korea</span> Overview of unemployment in South Korea

The unemployment rate in the Republic of Korea as of December 2021 is 3.7 percent. Since its rapid globalization and democratization, the unemployment rate has been comparatively low compared to most OECD countries. This remains the case as of 2021. Being Asia’s fourth-largest economy, the country's booming exports have helped to maintain the unemployment rate very low by the standards of developed countries. There are several measurement differences between the standard of measurement set by the International Labour Organisation and the official measurement of unemployment in the Republic of Korea, set by Statistics Korea, that contribute to an inflated unemployment rate when compared to other countries that abide more strictly by the standard set by the International Labour Organisation.

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