List of countries by unemployment rate

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This is a list of countries by unemployment rate. Unless indicated otherwise, information is mostly based on The World Factbook, as at September 2005, [1]. Several non-sovereign entities are also included in this list. It should be noted that statistics are not directly comparable.

Rank by
sovereign state		 Rank by
entity		 Entity Unemployment rate
(%)		 Source / date of
information
— — World
1 1 Andorra 0.00 1996 est.
— 2 Norfolk Island (Australia) 0.00 NA
— 3 Guernsey (Crown Dependency) 0.50 1999 est.
— 4 Aruba (Netherlands) 0.60 2003 est.
— 5 Isle of Man (Crown Dependency) 0.60 2004 est.
2 6 Uzbekistan 0.60 2004 est.
— 7 Jersey (Crown Dependency) 0.90 2004 est.
— 8 Faroe Islands (Denmark) 1.00 October 2000
3 9 Azerbaijan 1.20 2004 est.
4 10 Liechtenstein 1.30 September 2002
5 11 Thailand 1.50 November 2004 est.
6 12 Vietnam 1.90 2004 est.
7 13 Belarus 2.00 2004
— 14 Gibraltar (UK) 2.00 2001 est.
8 15 Kiribati 2.00 1992 est.
9 16 Iceland 2.10 2005 est.
10 17 Kuwait 2.20 2004 est.
11 18 Palau 2.30 2000 est.
12 19 United Arab Emirates 2.40 2001
13 20 Cambodia 2.50 2000 est.
14 21 Cuba 2.50 2004 est.
15 22 Singapore 2.50 2005 [2]
16 23 San Marino 2.60 2001
17 24 Qatar 2.70 2001
18 25 Malaysia 3.00 2004 est.
— 26 British Virgin Islands (UK) 3.00 1995
19 27 Brunei 3.20 2002 est.
20 28 Mexico 3.20 2004 est.
21 29 Republic of Cyprus 3.20 2004 est.
22 30 New Zealand 3.40 2005 est.
23 31 Switzerland 3.40 2004 est.
24 32 Ukraine 3.50 2004 est.
25 33 South Korea 3.60 2004 est.
26 34 Norway 3.90 1st Quarter, 2006 est. [3]
— 35 Cayman Islands (UK) 4.10 1997
27 36 Japan 4.20 Sept 2006 est [4][5].
28 37 Republic of Ireland 4.30 2004 est.
29 38 Austria 4.40 2004 est.
30 39 Luxembourg 4.50 December, 2004 est.
31 40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.50 1997
32 41 Republic of China (Taiwan Area only) 4.50 2004 est.
— 42 Macau (People's Republic of China) 4.70 3rd Quarter, 2004
33 43 United States 4.40 October. 2006 [6]
34 44 Australia 4.80 July 2006 [7]
35 45 United Kingdom 5.50 2006 3rd q.
— 46 Bermuda (UK) 5.00 2002 est.
36 47 Myanmar 5.20 2004 est.
37 48 Mali 5.30 2001 est.
38 49 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 5.60 2004 est.
39 50 Sweden 5.60 2004 est.
40 51 Laos 5.70 1997 est.
41 52 Hungary 5.90 2004 est.
— 53 American Samoa (US) 6.00 2000
42 54 Netherlands 6.00 2004 est.
— 55 Montserrat (UK) 6.00 1998 est.
43 56 Denmark 6.10 2004
44 57 Canada 6.10 May 2006 est.[8]
45 58 Romania 6.30 2004 est.
46 59 El Salvador 6.30 2004 est.
47 60 Slovenia 6.40 2004 est.
48 61 Portugal 6.50 2004 est.
49 62 Costa Rica 6.60 2004 est.
— 63 Hong Kong (People's Republic of China) 6.70 2004 est.
50 64 Mongolia 6.70 2003
51 65 Malta 7.00 2003 est.
52 66 Guatemala 7.50 2003 est.
53 67 Russia 7.50 April 2006 [9]
54 68 Fiji 7.60 1999
55 69 Sri Lanka 7.80 2004 est.
56 70 Nicaragua 7.80 2003 est.
— 71 Anguilla (UK) 8.00 2002
57 72 Central African Republic 8.00 2001 est.
58 73 Kazakhstan 8.00 2004 est.
59 74 Moldova 8.00 2002 est.
60 75 Lithuania 4.30 2006 Sept.
61 76 Pakistan 8.30 2004 est.
62 77 Chile 8.50 2004 est.
63 78 Italy 8.60 2004 est.
64 79 Latvia 8.80 2004 est.
— 80 Israel 8.80 2006 est. [10]
66 81 Finland 8.90 2004 est.
67 82 Bolivia 9.20 2003 est.
68 83 Indonesia 9.20 2004 est.
69 84 India 9.20 2004 est.
70 85 Turkey 9.30 2004 est.
— 85 U.S. Virgin Islands (US) 9.30 2003 est.
— — European Union 9.50 2004 est.
71 87 Estonia 9.60 2004 est.
72 88 Peru 9.60 2004 est.
73 89 People's Republic of China (mainland only) 9.80 2004 est.
— 89 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 9.80 1997
— 91 Greenland (Denmark) 10.00 2000 est.
74 92 Greece 10.00 2004 est.
— 93 Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 10.00 1997 est.
75 94 France (metropolitan) 10.10 2004 est.
76 95 The Bahamas 10.20 2004 est.
77 96 Spain 10.40 2004 est.
78 97 Trinidad and Tobago 10.40 2004 est.
79 98 Czech Republic 10.60 2004 est.
80 99 Germany 10.60 2004 est.
81 100 Barbados 10.70 2003 est.
82 101 Mauritius 10.80 2004 est.
83 102 Egypt 10.90 2004 est.
84 103 Antigua and Barbuda 11.00 2001 est.
85 104 Ecuador 11.10 2004 est.
86 105 Iran 11.20 2004 est.
87 106 Brazil 11.50 2004 est.
88 104 Argentina 10.40 2006 est.
89 107 Philippines 11.70 2004 est.
90 108 French Polynesia (France) 11.80 1994
91 109 Belgium 12.00 first half, 2004
— 110 Puerto Rico (US) 12.00 2002
92 111 Morocco 12.10 2004 est.
93 112 Grenada 12.50 2000
94 113 Panama 12.60 2004 est.
95 114 Bulgaria 12.70 2004 est.
96 115 Belize 12.90 2003
97 116 Cook Islands (New Zealand) 13.00 1996
— 117 Côte d'Ivoire 13.00 1998
— 118 Uruguay 13.00 2004 est.
98 119 Slovakia 13.10 31 December 2004 est.
99 120 Tonga 13.30 1996 est.
100 121 Colombia 13.60 2004 est.
101 122 Croatia 13.80 2004 est.
— 123 Tunisia 13.80 2004 est.
102 124 Saint Helena (UK) 14.00 1998 est.
103 125 Mali 14.60 2001 est.
104 126 Albania 14.80 2001 est.
105 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.00 2001 est.
106 130 Oman 15.00 2004 est.
107 131 Jordan 15.00 2004 est.
108 132 Jamaica 15.00 2004 est.
— 133 Guam (US) 15.00 2000 est.
110 134 Paraguay 15.10 2004 est.
— 135 Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) 15.60 2002 est.
111 136 Federated States of Micronesia 16.00 1999 est.
112 137 Dominican Republic 17.00 2004 est.
113 138 Georgia 17.00 2001 est.
114 139 Suriname 17.00 2000
115 140 Venezuela 17.10 2004 est.
116 141 Poland 17.50 2005 est.
117 142 Kyrgyzstan 18.00 2004 est.
118 143 Lebanon 18.00 1997 est.
— 144 Sudan 18.70 2002 est.
119 145 New Caledonia (France) 19.00 1996
120 146 Comoros 20.00 1996 est.
121 147 Syria 20.00 2002 est.
122 148 Saint Lucia 20.00 2003 est.
123 149 Mauritania 20.00 2004 est.
124 150 Ghana 20.00 1997 est.
125 151 Cape Verde 21.00 2000 est.
126 152 Gabon 21.00 1997 est.
127 153 Mozambique 21.00 1997 est.
— 154 French Guiana (France) 22.00 2001
128 155 Monaco 22.00 1999
129 156 Dominica 23.00 2000 est.
130 157 Botswana 23.80 2004 est.
131 158 Iraq 25.00 2004 est.
132 159 Saudi Arabia 25.00 2004 est.
133 160 Algeria 25.40 2004 est.
134 161 South Africa 26.20 2004 est.
— 162 Martinique (France) 27.20 1998
— 163 West Bank 27.20 2004 est.
— 164 Guadeloupe (France) 27.80 1998
135 165 Honduras 28.50 2004 est.
136 166 Armenia 30.00 2003 est.
137 167 Libya 30.00 2004
138 168 Cameroon 30.00 2001 est.
139 169 Serbia and Montenegro 30.00 2004 est.
140 170 Equatorial Guinea 30.00 1998 est.
141 171 Marshall Islands 30.90 1999 est.
142 172 Swaziland 34.00 2000 est.
143 173 Namibia 35.00 1998
144 174 Yemen 35.00 2003 est.
— 175 Réunion (France) 36.00 1999 est.
145 176 Macedonia 37.70 3rd quarter, 2004 est.
— 177 Mayotte (France) 38.00 1999
146 178 Bangladesh 40.00 2004 est.
147 179 Kenya 40.00 2001 est.
148 180 Tajikistan 40.00 2002 est.
149 181 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.00 2004 est.
150 182 Lesotho 45.00 2002
151 183 Nepal 47.00 2001 est.
152 184 Senegal 48.00 2001 est.
153 185 Djibouti 50.00 2004 est.
154 186 East Timor 50.00 1992 est.
155 187 Zambia 50.00 2000 est.
— 188 Gaza Strip 50.00 2003 est.
— 189 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 60.00 2000 est.
156 190 Turkmenistan 60.00 2004 est.
157 191 Zimbabwe 80.00 2005 est.
158 192 Liberia 85.00 2003 est.
159 193 Nauru 90.00 2004 est.

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Geography
Area* · Coastline · Highest point · Compactness · Coast/area ratio · Northernmost point

Demographics
Population* (graphical · by density) · Population growth rate* · Life expectancy* · Infant mortality rate* · Fertility rate* · Birth rate* · Death rate* · Murder rate* · Human Development Index* · Income equality* · Literacy rate* · HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate* · People living with HIV/AIDS* · Unemployment rate* · Population living in poverty* · Immigrant population · Suicide rate

Economy
GDP:  nominal* (per capita*) · PPP* (per capita* · per capita per hour) · past GDP (nominal · PPP)  |  Current account balance* · Imports* · Exports* (per capita) · Agricultural output*  |  Debt:  external* · public*  |  Consumption:  electricity* · natural gas*

Politics and society
Political rights and civil liberties* · Press freedom* · Capital punishment* · Homosexuality law* · Abortion law* · Date of independence · Perception of corruption* · Ease of doing business* · Economic freedom* · Economic competitiveness* · Bribe Payers Index

Military
Military expenditures* · Number of active troops* · Conscription* · Possession of nuclear weapons* · UN peacekeepers currently deployed

Environment
* includes map Carbon dioxide emissions* (per capita*) · GDP per emissions* (per capita)

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