NationMaster - Unemployment rate (most recent) by country

Rank	Countries	Amount (top to bottom)
#1	Nauru:	90 %
#2	Liberia:	85 %
#3	Zimbabwe:	80 %
#4	Cocos (Keeling) Islands:	60 %
#5	Turkmenistan:	60 %
#6	Djibouti:	50 %
#7	East Timor:	50 %
#8	Zambia:	50 %
#9	Senegal:	48 %
#10	Lesotho:	45 %
#11	Nepal:	42 %
#12	Swaziland:	40 %
#13	Afghanistan:	40 %
#14	Kenya:	40 %
#15	Macedonia, Republic of:	36 %
#16	Yemen:	35 %
#17	Serbia and Montenegro:	31.6 %
#18	Marshall Islands:	30.9 %
#19	Equatorial Guinea:	30 %
#20	Cameroon:	30 %
#21	Libya:	30 %
#22	American Samoa:	29.8 %
#23	Honduras:	27.9 %
#24	South Africa:	25.5 %
#25	Mayotte:	25.4 %
#26	Botswana:	23.8 %
#27	Dominica:	23 %
#28	Micronesia, Federated States of:	22 %
#29	Mozambique:	21 %
#30	Cape Verde:	21 %
#31	Gabon:	21 %
#32	Gaza Strip:	20.3 %
#33	West Bank:	20.3 %
#34	Mauritania:	20 %
#35	Ghana:	20 %
#36	Comoros:	20 %
#37	Lebanon:	20 %
#38	Saint Lucia:	20 %
#39	Sudan:	18.7 %
#40	Kyrgyzstan:	18 %
#41	New Caledonia:	17.1 %
#42	Netherlands Antilles:	17 %
#43	Dominican Republic:	16 %
#44	Algeria:	15.7 %
#45	Wallis and Futuna:	15.2 %
#46	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:	15 %
#47	Iran:	15 %
#48	Bahrain:	15 %
#49	Oman:	15 %
#50	Poland:	14.9 %
#51	Mali:	14.6 %
#52	Saint Helena:	14 %
#53	Tunisia:	13.9 %
#54	Cook Islands:	13.1 %
#55	Côte d'Ivoire:	13 %
#56	Tonga:	13 %
#57	Saudi Arabia:	13 %
#58	Georgia:	12.6 %
#59	Grenada:	12.5 %
#60	Indonesia:	12.5 %
#61	Syria:	12.5 %
#62	Tajikistan:	12 %
#63	Puerto Rico:	12 %
#64	Niue:	12 %
#65	French Polynesia:	11.7 %
#66	Guam:	11.4 %
#67	Jamaica:	11.3 %
#68	Colombia:	11.1 %
#69	Antigua and Barbuda:	11 %
#70	Uruguay:	10.8 %
#71	Barbados:	10.7 %
#72	Egypt:	10.3 %
#73	Saint Pierre and Miquelon:	10.3 %
#74	Slovakia:	10.2 %
#75	Burma:	10.2 %
#76	Bahamas, The:	10.2 %
#77	Turks and Caicos Islands:	10 %
#78	Brazil:	9.6 %
#79	Slovenia:	9.6 %
#80	Bulgaria:	9.6 %
#81	Suriname:	9.5 %
#82	Mauritius:	9.4 %
#83	Belize:	9.4 %
#84	Paraguay:	9.4 %
#85	Greenland:	9.3 %
#86	Greece:	9.2 %
#87	Guyana:	9.1 %
#88	Venezuela:	8.9 %
#89	Panama:	8.8 %
#90	Argentina:	8.7 %
#91	France:	8.7 %
#92	Czech Republic:	8.4 %
#93	Israel:	8.3 %
#94	Belgium:	8.1 %
#95	Spain:	8.1 %
#96	Central African Republic:	8 %
#97	Anguilla:	8 %
#98	Philippines:	7.9 %
#99	Chile:	7.8 %
#100	Bolivia:	7.8 %
#101	India:	7.8 %
#102	Morocco:	7.7 %
#103	Sri Lanka:	7.6 %
#104	Fiji:	7.6 %
#105	Portugal:	7.6 %
#106	Armenia:	7.4 %
#107	Hungary:	7.4 %
#108	Kazakhstan:	7.4 %
#109	Moldova:	7.3 %
#110	Peru:	7.2 %
#111	Germany:	7.1 %
#112	Finland:	7 %
#113	Italy:	7 %
#114	Trinidad and Tobago:	7 %
#115	Aruba:	6.9 %
#116	Malta:	6.8 %
#117	Costa Rica:	6.6 %
#118	Russia:	6.6 %
#119	Pakistan:	6.5 %
#120	Latvia:	6.5 %
#121	Canada:	6.4 %
#122	Virgin Islands:	6.2 %
#123	Romania:	6.1 %
#124	El Salvador:	6 %
#125	Montserrat:	6 %
#126	Nigeria:	5.8 %
#127	Sweden:	5.6 %
#128	Netherlands:	5.5 %
#129	Namibia:	5.3 %
#130	Australia:	4.9 %
#131	Hong Kong:	4.9 %
#132	Austria:	4.9 %
#133	United States:	4.8 %
#134	Saint Kitts and Nevis:	4.5 %
#135	Estonia:	4.5 %
#136	Cayman Islands:	4.4 %
#137	Ireland:	4.3 %
#138	Palau:	4.2 %
#139	China:	4.2 %
#140	Luxembourg:	4.1 %
#141	Japan:	4.1 %
#142	Macau:	4.1 %
#143	Brunei:	4 %
#144	Taiwan:	3.9 %
#145	Northern Mariana Islands:	3.9 %
#146	New Zealand:	3.8 %
#147	Denmark:	3.8 %
#148	San Marino:	3.8 %
#149	Lithuania:	3.7 %
#150	British Virgin Islands:	3.6 %
#151	Malaysia:	3.5 %
#152	Norway:	3.5 %
#153	Korea, South:	3.3 %
#154	Mongolia:	3.3 %
#155	Switzerland:	3.3 %
#156	Guatemala:	3.2 %
#157	Qatar:	3.2 %
#158	Singapore:	3.1 %
#159	United Kingdom:	2.9 %
#160	Cambodia:	2.5 %
#161	Bhutan:	2.5 %
#162	Bangladesh:	2.5 %
#163	Laos:	2.4 %
#164	United Arab Emirates:	2.4 %
#165	Jersey:	2.2 %
#166	Kuwait:	2.2 %
#167	Thailand:	2.1 %
#168	Faroe Islands:	2.1 %
#169	Bermuda:	2.1 %
#170	Gibraltar:	2 %
#171	Vietnam:	2 %
#172	Cuba:	1.9 %
#173	Vanuatu:	1.7 %
#174	Belarus:	1.6 %
#175	Man, Isle of:	1.5 %
#176	Iceland:	1.3 %
#177	Liechtenstein:	1.3 %
#178	Azerbaijan:	1.2 %
#179	Guernsey:	0.9 %
#180	Monaco:	0 %
#181	Andorra:	0 %
#182	Norfolk Island:	0 %
	Weighted average:	13.5 %

DEFINITION: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.

SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007

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