List of countries by unemployment rate

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Map of world unemployment rates based on CIA Factbook data

This is a list of countries by unemployment rate. Unless indicated otherwise, information is based on The World Factbook [1]. Several non-sovereign entities are also included in this list.^[1]^[2]

Entity	Unemployment rate (%)	Source / date of information
Andorra	0.00	1996 est.
Monaco	0.00	2005
Qatar	0.70	2007 est.
Uzbekistan	0.80	2007
Guernsey (United Kingdom)	0.90	2006 March est.
Iceland	1.00	2007^[3]
Faroe Islands (Denmark)	1.30	2007 December
Liechtenstein	1.30	2002 September
Isle of Man	1.50	2006 December est.
Belarus	1.60	2005
Singapore	1.60	2008^[4]
Thailand	1.70	2007 est.
Vanuatu	1.70	1999
Denmark	1.80	2008 June^[5]
Cuba	1.90	2007 est.
Papua New Guinea	1.90	2004
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)	2.00	2001 est.
Kiribati	2.00	1992 est.
Norway	2.10	2008^[6]
Bermuda	2.10	2004
Moldova	2.10	2007 est.
Jersey (United Kingdom)	2.20	2006
Kuwait	2.20	2004
Bangladesh	2.40	2005 est.
United Arab Emirates	2.40	2001
Laos	2.40	2005
Bhutan	2.50	2004
Ukraine	2.50	2007 est.
Cambodia	2.50	2000
South Korea	2.90	2007 est.
Malaysia	3.10	2007 est.
Macau (China)	3.10	2008 January^[7]
Switzerland	3.10	2007 est.
Netherlands	3.20	2007^[8]
Guatemala	3.20	2005 est.
Mongolia	3.20	2006
New Zealand	3.50	2007
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)	3.60	1997
Mexico	3.70	2007 est.
Japan	3.80	2008 January^[9]
San Marino	3.80	2004
Cyprus	3.90	2007^[8]
Hong Kong (China)	3.90	2007 October est. ^[10]
Northern Mariana Islands (United States)	3.90	2001
Republic of China	3.90	2007 est.
Brunei	4.00	2006
Palau	4.20	2005 est.
Vietnam	4.20	2007
Lithuania	4.30	2007^[8]
Austria	4.40	2007^[8]
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)	4.40	2004
Slovenia	4.50	2008^[11]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	4.50	1997
Ireland	4.70	2007 average (May 2008: 5.40%)^[12]
Luxembourg	4.70	2007^[8]
Australia	4.70	2007 est.
Costa Rica	4.70	January, 2008
Czech Republic	4.70	Q1 2008^[13]
Estonia	4.70	2007^[8]
Myanmar	5.20	2007 est.
Namibia	5.30	2006 est.
United Kingdom	5.30	2007^[8]
United States	5.50	June 2008^[14]
Nicaragua	5.60	2007 est.
Nigeria	5.80	2006 est.
Russia	5.90	November 2007 est.
Canada	6.00	^[15] March 2008
Latvia	6.00	2007^[8]
Montserrat (United Kingdom)	6.00	1998 est.
Italy	6.10	2007^[8]
People's Republic of China	6.10	2006
Sweden	6.10	2007^[8]
Virgin Islands (United States)	6.20	2004
El Salvador	6.20	2007 est.
Sri Lanka	6.30	2007
Malta	6.40	2007^[8]
Romania	6.40	2007^[8]
Trinidad and Tobago	6.50	2007 est.
Israel	6.60	November 2007 est.^[16]
Finland	6.90	2007^[8]
Aruba (Netherlands)	6.90	2005 est..
Chile	7.00	2007 est.
European Union	7.10	2007^[8]
Kazakhstan	7.10	2007 est.
India	7.20	2007 est.
Panama	7.20	2007 est.
Hungary	7.40	2007^[8]
Armenia	7.40	2006 November est.
Peru	7.40	2007 November est.
Argentina	7.50	Q4 2007^[17].
France	7.50	2007^[18]
Pakistan	7.50	2007 est.
Belgium	7.50	2007^[8]
Fiji	7.60	1999
The Bahamas	7.60	2007 est.
Bulgaria	7.75	2007^[19]
Bolivia	7.80	2006
Philippines	7.90	2007 est.
Anguilla (United Kingdom)	8.00	2002
Portugal	8.00	2007^[8]
Central African Republic	8.00	2001 est.
Spain	8.30	2007^[8]
Greece	8.30	2007^[8]
Germany	8.40	2007^[8]
Azerbaijan	8.50	2007 est.
Turkey	8.50	2007^[8]
Croatia	9.10	2007^[8]
Venezuela	9.10	2007 est.
Mauritius	9.20	2007 est.
Greenland (Denmark)	9.30	2005 est.
Belize	9.40	2006.
Suriname	9.50	2004
Poland	9.60	2007^[8]
Indonesia	9.70	2007 est.
Brazil	9.80	2007 est.
Ecuador	9.80	2007 est.
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)	10.00	1997 est.
Syria	10.00	2007 est.
Egypt	10.10	2007 est.
Jamaica	10.20	2007 est.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)	10.30	1999
Uruguay	10.30	2007 est.
Colombia	10.60	2007 est.
Barbados	10.70	2003 est.
Antigua and Barbuda	11.00	2001 est.
Iran	11.00	June 2007 est.
Slovakia	11.10	2007^[8]
Guam (United States)	11.40	2002 est.
French Polynesia (France)	11.70	2005
Niue (New Zealand)	12.00	2001
Tajikistan	12.00	2004 est.
Puerto Rico (United States)	12.00	2002
Grenada	12.50	2000
Côte d'Ivoire	13.00	1998
Saudi Arabia	13.00	2004 est.
Tonga	13.00	2003/2004 est.
Albania	13.00	2007 est.
Cook Islands (New Zealand)	13.10	2005
Jordan	13.50	2007 est.
Georgia	13.80	2005 est.
Tunisia	13.90	2007 est.
Saint Helena (United Kingdom)	14.00	1998 est.
Algeria	14.10	2007 est.
Mali	14.60	2001 est.
Montenegro	14.70	2007 est.
Bahrain	15.00	2005 est.
Morocco	15.50	2007 est.
Dominican Republic	15.50	2007 est.
Oman	15.00	2004 est.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	15.00	2001 est.
Wallis and Futuna (France)	15.20	2003
Paraguay	15.90	2007 est
Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)	17.00	2002 est.
New Caledonia (France)	17.10	2004
Kyrgyzstan	18.00	2004 est.
Iraq	18.00	2006 est.
Sudan	18.70	2002 est.
Serbia	18.80	2007 est.
Comoros	20.00	1996 est.
Ghana	20.00	1997 est.
Lebanon	20.00	2006 est.
Saint Lucia	20.00	2003 est.
Mauritania	20.00	2004 est.
Palestinian Authority	20.30	2005
Cape Verde	21.00	2000 est.
Gabon	21.00	1997 est.
Mozambique	21.00	1997 est.
Micronesia	22.00	2000 est.
Dominica	23.00	2000 est.
Botswana	23.80	2004
Mayotte (France)	25.40	2005
South Africa	25.50	2008^[20]
Honduras	27.80	2007 est.
American Samoa (United States)	29.80	2005
Cameroon	30.00	2001 est.
World	30.00	2007 est.
Equatorial Guinea	30.00	1998 est.
Libya	30.00	2004 est.
Afghanistan	30.00	2008 January ^[21]
Marshall Islands	30.90	2000 est.
Yemen	35.00	2003 est.
Macedonia	35.00	2007 est.
Swaziland	40.00	2006 est.
Kenya	40.00	2001 est.
Djibouti	42.00	2007 est.
Nepal	42.00	2004 est.
Lesotho	45.00	2002
Bosnia and Herzegovina	45.50	2004 December est.
Senegal	48.00	2001 est.
Zambia	50.00	2000 est.
East Timor	50.00	2001 est.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)	60.00	2000 est.
Turkmenistan	60.00	2004 est.
Zimbabwe	80.00	2005 est.
Liberia	85.00	2003 est.
Nauru	90.00	2004 est.

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Geography	Area • Coastline • Coast/area ratio • Exclusive Economic Zone • Number of neighbouring countries • Highest point • Lowest point • Northernmost point • Southernmost point

Demographics	Population (graphical • by density) • Population growth • Human Development Index • Life expectancy • Infant mortality • Fertility • Birth rate • Death rate • Sex ratio • Homicides • Income equality • Literacy • National IQ • HIV/AIDS • Unemployment • Employment • Labour force • Poverty • Immigrant population • Suicides (OECD) • Undernourishment • Firearm-related deaths • Gun ownership

GDP	Nominal (per capita) • PPP (per capita • per hour) • Past (nominal • PPP) • Future (nominal • PPP • PPP per capita) • GNI per capita • Growth (real • real per capita) • Sector composition • Demographics comparison

Finances	Current account balance • Foreign exchange reserves • Foreign Direct Investment • Debt (External, Public) • Imports • Exports (per capita)

Energy Industry	Energy ( consumption • production • intensity) • Natural gas ( consumption • production • reserves • imports • exports) • Oil ( consumption • production • reserves • imports • exports) • Coal ( production • reserves) • Nuclear power • Uranium reserves • Renewable energy ( Hydropower) • Iron production • Steel production • Aluminium production • Zinc production • Automobile production • Industrial growth

Agriculture	Fishing • Milk production • Crops production ( Fruits • Sugar cane • Maize • Wheat • Rice • Potatoes • Sugar beet • Soybean • Barley )

Politics Society	Freedom • Press freedom • Privacy • Perception of corruption • Bribe paying • Property rights • Economic freedom • Ease of doing business • Economic competitiveness • Globalization • Democracy • Failed States • Date of formation • Student performance • School leaving age • Legal drinking age • Abortion law • Homosexuality laws • Euthanasia law • Death penalty • Quality-of-life

Sports	Olympics ( medals • hosts) • FIFA World Cup ( winners • hosts) • FIFA World Rankings • Ice Hockey World Championship

Military	Size of armed forces • Number of active troops • Military expenditures • Possession of nuclear weapons • Exports of arms • UN peacekeepers currently deployed • Global Peace Index

Communication	Telephone lines • Television sets • Mobile phones • Internet users ( Broadband) • E-readiness

Transport	Waterways • Merchant marine • Railways • Rail usage • Rapid transit systems • Roadways ( OECD) • Vehicles • Road fatalities • Airports

Tourism	Tourist visits • World Heritage Sites

Environment	Carbon dioxide emissions (per capita) • Greenhouse gas emissions per capita • GDP per emissions • Sustainability • Environmental Performance • Happy Planet Index

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