Countries in the world by their unemployment rates 2023

Victor Mochere
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Unemployment is a situation in which the able-bodied people who are looking for a job cannot find a job. The unemployment rate is a measure of the prevalence of unemployment and it is calculated as a percentage by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by all individuals currently in the labour force. With about 7% of the world’s population being jobless, unemployment is one of the major challenges that face many countries.

Here are countries in the world by their unemployment rates.

RankCountryUnemployment rate
1.Zimbabwe95%
2.Burkina Faso77%
3.Djibouti60%
4.Syria50%
5.Senegal48%
6.Haiti41%
7.Kenya40%
8.Republic of the Congo36%
9.Afghanistan35%
10.Grenada34%
11.Kiribati31%
12.Libya30%
13.Lesotho28%
14.Namibia28%
15.Swaziland28%
16.Gabon28%
17.South Africa28%
18.Yemen27%
19.Venezuela26%
20.North Korea26%
21.Macedonia23%
22.Nauru23%
23.Dominica23%
24.Mozambique22%
25.Greece22%
26.Bosnia and Herzegovina21%
27.Malawi20%
28.Botswana20%
29.Saint Lucia20%
30.Sudan20%
31.Armenia19%
32.Saint Vincent and the Grenadines19%
33.Ethiopia18%
34.Montenegro17%
35.Spain17%
36.Jordan17%
37.Iraq16%
38.Serbia16%
39.Oman15%
40.Zambia15%
41.New Caledonia15%
42.Albania14%
43.Croatia14%
44.Nigeria13%
45.Brazil13%
46.Tunisia13%
47.Iran12%
48.Jamaica12%
49.Egypt12%
50.São Tomé and Príncipe12%
51.Ghana12%
52.Algeria12%
53.Mauritania12%
54.Puerto Rico12%
55.Georgia12%
56.Italy11%
57.Turkey11%
58.Guyana11%
59.Antigua and Barbuda11%
60.Turkmenistan11%
61.Tanzania10%
62.Belize10%
63.Bahamas, The10%
64.Barbados10%
65.Portugal10%
66.France10%
67.Ukraine10%
68.Uganda9%
69.Cote d’Ivoire9%
70.Morocco9%
71.Colombia9%
72.Greenland9%
73.Suriname9%
74.Sierra Leone9%
75.Latvia9%
76.Cape Verde9%
77.India9%
78.Finland9%
79.Equatorial Guinea9%
80.Eritrea9%
81.Estonia8%
82.Costa Rica8%
83.Argentina8%
84.Slovakia8%
85.Mali8%
86.Mongolia8%
87.Central African Republic8%
88.San Marino8%
89.Belgium8%
90.Kyrgyzstan7%
91.Uruguay7%
92.Lithuania7%
93.Chile7%
94.El Salvador7%
95.Brunei7%
96.Mauritius7%
97.Togo7%
98.Slovenia7%
99.Peru7%
100.Bulgaria7%
101.Sweden7%
102.Comoros7%
103.Canada7%
104.Paraguay7%
105.Nicaragua7%
106.Ireland6%
107.Azerbaijan6%
108.Pakistan6%
109.Philippines6%
110.Luxembourg6%
111.Honduras6%
112.Denmark6%
113.Australia6%
114.Saudi Arabia6%
115.Dominican Republic6%
116.Fiji6%
117.Panama6%
118.Russia6%
119.Indonesia5%
120.Austria5%
121.Romania5%
122.Netherlands5%
123.Ecuador5%
124.Kazakhstan5%
125.New Zealand5%
126.Uzbekistan5%
127.Poland5%
128.Saint Kitts and Nevis5%
129.United States4%
130.United Kingdom4%
131.East Timor4%
132.Malta4%
133.Hungary4%
134.Israel4%
135.Moldova4%
136.Cameroon4%
137.Bangladesh4%
138.Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)4%
139.Trinidad and Tobago4%
140.Cayman Islands4%
141.Sri Lanka4%
142.China4%
143.Bolivia4%
144.Burma4%
145.Norway4%
146.Korea, South4%
147.Bahrain4%
148.Germany4%
149.Taiwan4%
150.Andorra4%
151.Mexico4%
152.United Arab Emirates4%
153.Malaysia3%
154.Nepal3%
155.Bhutan3%
156.Switzerland3%
157.Seychelles3%
158.Japan3%
159.Czech Republic3%
160.Guinea3%
161.Iceland3%
162.Liberia3%
163.Rwanda3%
164.Niger3%
165.Hong Kong3%
166.Papua New Guinea3%
167.Liechtenstein2%
168.Guatemala2%
169.Tajikistan2%
170.Vietnam2%
171.Singapore2%
172.Cuba2%
173.Kuwait2%
174.Madagascar2%
175.Macau2%
176.Monaco2%
177.Vanuatu2%
178.Palau2%
179.Laos2%
180.Tonga1%
181.Benin1%
182.Belarus1%
183.Thailand1%
184.Qatar1%
185.Cambodia0%
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