The unemployment rate is calculated as a percentage by dividing the number of unemployed by the total number of individuals currently in the labour force.
|
Country |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albania |
14.000 |
14.000 |
13.400 |
16.000 |
17.500 |
17.100 |
15.200 |
13.756 |
13.506 |
Algeria |
9.961 |
9.971 |
11.000 |
9.829 |
10.600 |
11.214 |
10.498 |
11.709 |
11.579 |
Argentina |
7.750 |
7.150 |
7.200 |
7.075 |
7.250 |
8.467 |
8.350 |
8.888 |
|
Armenia |
19.000 |
18.400 |
17.300 |
16.200 |
17.600 |
18.500 |
18.790 |
18.906 |
18.862 |
Aruba |
10.600 |
8.900 |
9.600 |
7.600 |
7.500 |
7.300 |
7.700 |
||
Australia |
5.208 |
5.083 |
5.225 |
5.658 |
6.067 |
6.042 |
5.708 |
5.592 |
5.290 |
Austria |
4.825 |
4.592 |
4.917 |
5.350 |
5.617 |
5.725 |
6.017 |
5.533 |
5.200 |
Azerbaijan |
5.631 |
5.424 |
5.185 |
4.973 |
4.913 |
4.958 |
5.043 |
5.041 |
5.028 |
Bahamas |
15.082 |
15.889 |
14.367 |
15.782 |
14.636 |
13.379 |
12.150 |
10.100 |
9.200 |
Bahrain |
3.600 |
4.000 |
3.700 |
4.392 |
3.767 |
3.358 |
3.700 |
3.643 |
3.751 |
Barbados |
10.250 |
11.150 |
11.500 |
11.625 |
12.275 |
11.300 |
9.867 |
10.096 |
10.335 |
Belarus |
0.827 |
0.668 |
0.614 |
0.508 |
0.488 |
0.912 |
1.017 |
0.768 |
0.768 |
Belgium |
8.308 |
7.142 |
7.550 |
8.450 |
8.533 |
8.517 |
7.858 |
7.100 |
6.400 |
Belize |
13.502 |
13.951 |
14.400 |
11.700 |
11.056 |
10.114 |
7.974 |
8.987 |
9.811 |
Bhutan |
3.300 |
3.100 |
3.200 |
3.200 |
3.200 |
3.200 |
3.200 |
3.200 |
3.200 |
Bolivia |
4.375 |
3.837 |
3.229 |
4.000 |
3.541 |
4.377 |
4.000 |
4.000 |
4.000 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
27.202 |
27.600 |
28.000 |
27.500 |
27.500 |
27.700 |
25.400 |
20.500 |
18.400 |
Brazil |
8.500 |
7.800 |
7.400 |
7.200 |
6.792 |
8.300 |
11.267 |
12.767 |
11.800 |
Brunei Darussalam |
9.300 |
8.500 |
7.700 |
6.900 |
6.900 |
6.900 |
6.900 |
6.900 |
|
Bulgaria |
10.306 |
11.350 |
12.379 |
13.038 |
11.524 |
9.233 |
7.666 |
6.230 |
5.550 |
Cabo Verde |
10.700 |
12.200 |
16.800 |
16.400 |
12.000 |
10.000 |
9.000 |
9.000 |
8.500 |
Canada |
8.000 |
7.500 |
7.325 |
7.100 |
6.925 |
6.900 |
6.983 |
6.325 |
6.112 |
Chile |
8.153 |
7.119 |
6.432 |
5.932 |
6.392 |
6.214 |
6.490 |
6.674 |
6.901 |
China |
4.140 |
4.090 |
4.090 |
4.050 |
4.090 |
4.050 |
4.020 |
3.900 |
4.000 |
China, Hong Kong SAR |
4.322 |
3.408 |
3.303 |
3.376 |
3.262 |
3.307 |
3.387 |
3.119 |
2.574 |
China, Macao SAR |
2.825 |
2.575 |
2.000 |
1.850 |
1.700 |
1.825 |
1.900 |
1.975 |
1.975 |
Colombia |
11.792 |
10.842 |
10.375 |
9.650 |
9.125 |
8.925 |
9.200 |
9.300 |
9.200 |
Costa Rica |
9.213 |
10.492 |
9.849 |
8.311 |
9.658 |
9.604 |
9.541 |
8.100 |
7.916 |
Croatia |
17.167 |
17.367 |
18.600 |
19.808 |
19.275 |
17.067 |
14.958 |
12.433 |
12.000 |
Cyprus |
6.275 |
7.850 |
11.800 |
15.850 |
16.075 |
14.900 |
12.950 |
11.051 |
9.465 |
Czechia |
7.284 |
6.716 |
6.959 |
6.942 |
6.097 |
5.040 |
3.946 |
2.890 |
2.500 |
Denmark |
7.483 |
7.558 |
7.542 |
7.000 |
6.533 |
6.167 |
6.183 |
5.725 |
5.400 |
Dominican Republic |
5.001 |
5.783 |
6.445 |
7.019 |
6.400 |
5.940 |
5.494 |
5.100 |
5.200 |
Ecuador |
5.019 |
4.205 |
4.121 |
4.153 |
3.800 |
4.770 |
5.210 |
4.620 |
4.843 |
Egypt |
9.210 |
10.379 |
12.373 |
12.992 |
13.365 |
12.859 |
12.705 |
12.245 |
10.932 |
El Salvador |
7.050 |
6.620 |
6.070 |
5.900 |
7.000 |
7.000 |
6.899 |
7.028 |
6.939 |
Estonia |
16.707 |
12.325 |
10.023 |
8.628 |
7.351 |
6.185 |
6.758 |
5.763 |
6.667 |
Fiji |
7.100 |
7.100 |
6.800 |
6.367 |
6.200 |
5.500 |
5.500 |
4.500 |
4.500 |
Finland |
8.500 |
7.775 |
7.683 |
8.192 |
8.658 |
9.375 |
8.792 |
8.525 |
7.673 |
France |
9.242 |
9.200 |
9.775 |
10.283 |
10.300 |
10.375 |
10.050 |
9.442 |
8.843 |
Georgia |
16.291 |
15.062 |
15.034 |
14.563 |
12.353 |
11.950 |
11.763 |
||
Germany |
6.933 |
5.858 |
5.367 |
5.242 |
5.008 |
4.625 |
4.150 |
3.750 |
3.473 |
Greece |
12.725 |
17.850 |
24.425 |
27.475 |
26.500 |
24.900 |
23.550 |
21.450 |
19.850 |
Honduras |
4.800 |
4.400 |
3.932 |
3.910 |
5.500 |
7.380 |
6.284 |
5.619 |
5.579 |
Hungary |
11.251 |
11.116 |
11.071 |
10.237 |
7.765 |
6.848 |
5.147 |
4.185 |
3.880 |
Iceland |
7.558 |
7.050 |
6.025 |
5.392 |
4.958 |
3.992 |
3.008 |
2.792 |
3.183 |
Indonesia |
7.140 |
6.560 |
6.140 |
6.250 |
5.940 |
6.180 |
5.610 |
5.400 |
5.200 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
13.500 |
12.300 |
12.100 |
10.400 |
10.600 |
11.000 |
12.425 |
11.806 |
12.845 |
Ireland |
14.608 |
15.425 |
15.492 |
13.767 |
11.900 |
9.942 |
8.392 |
6.725 |
5.258 |
Israel |
8.250 |
7.050 |
6.875 |
6.250 |
5.900 |
5.275 |
4.775 |
4.225 |
3.861 |
Italy |
8.333 |
8.383 |
10.683 |
12.133 |
12.633 |
11.917 |
11.658 |
11.258 |
10.768 |
Jamaica |
12.375 |
12.996 |
13.925 |
15.275 |
14.200 |
13.500 |
12.835 |
12.202 |
11.600 |
Japan |
5.058 |
4.583 |
4.325 |
4.008 |
3.583 |
3.375 |
3.117 |
2.875 |
2.867 |
Jordan |
12.500 |
12.900 |
12.200 |
12.600 |
11.875 |
13.075 |
15.275 |
18.300 |
|
Kazakhstan |
5.783 |
5.400 |
5.292 |
5.225 |
5.042 |
4.971 |
4.951 |
4.951 |
4.951 |
Korea, Republic of |
3.708 |
3.408 |
3.225 |
3.100 |
3.492 |
3.592 |
3.675 |
3.683 |
3.700 |
Kuwait |
2.072 |
2.078 |
1.986 |
1.902 |
1.722 |
1.134 |
1.134 |
1.134 |
1.134 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
8.644 |
8.530 |
8.427 |
8.332 |
8.046 |
7.554 |
7.211 |
7.120 |
7.029 |
Latvia |
19.467 |
16.203 |
15.048 |
11.871 |
10.843 |
9.877 |
9.640 |
8.712 |
7.885 |
Lithuania |
17.814 |
15.390 |
13.366 |
11.770 |
10.699 |
9.119 |
7.861 |
7.073 |
6.500 |
Luxembourg |
6.000 |
6.000 |
6.095 |
6.821 |
7.076 |
6.776 |
6.344 |
5.819 |
5.447 |
Malaysia |
3.025 |
3.075 |
2.925 |
3.300 |
2.850 |
3.150 |
3.450 |
3.425 |
3.225 |
Malta |
7.283 |
6.850 |
6.767 |
6.825 |
6.275 |
5.900 |
5.250 |
4.575 |
4.100 |
Mauritius |
7.800 |
7.900 |
8.100 |
8.000 |
7.800 |
7.900 |
7.300 |
7.100 |
7.096 |
Mexico |
5.272 |
5.171 |
4.892 |
4.903 |
4.823 |
4.348 |
3.883 |
3.421 |
3.491 |
Mongolia |
9.900 |
7.700 |
8.200 |
7.900 |
7.933 |
8.011 |
7.948 |
7.964 |
7.964 |
Morocco |
9.063 |
8.912 |
8.988 |
9.235 |
9.879 |
9.707 |
9.900 |
10.200 |
9.500 |
Myanmar |
4.000 |
4.000 |
4.000 |
4.000 |
4.000 |
4.000 |
4.000 |
4.000 |
4.000 |
Netherlands |
4.995 |
4.984 |
5.832 |
7.257 |
7.434 |
6.891 |
6.024 |
4.854 |
3.900 |
New Zealand |
6.150 |
5.975 |
6.375 |
5.750 |
5.350 |
5.375 |
5.100 |
4.700 |
4.487 |
Nicaragua |
8.000 |
7.475 |
6.786 |
5.280 |
5.626 |
5.957 |
6.197 |
6.406 |
15.168 |
Nigeria |
5.092 |
5.957 |
10.566 |
9.955 |
7.841 |
9.000 |
13.375 |
16.475 |
|
North Macedonia |
32.050 |
31.375 |
31.000 |
29.000 |
28.025 |
26.050 |
23.750 |
22.375 |
21.099 |
Norway |
3.794 |
3.364 |
3.294 |
3.773 |
3.617 |
4.531 |
4.740 |
4.216 |
3.800 |
Pakistan |
5.550 |
5.950 |
5.950 |
5.975 |
6.000 |
5.900 |
5.958 |
6.018 |
6.079 |
Panama |
6.516 |
4.481 |
4.050 |
4.098 |
4.823 |
5.052 |
5.494 |
6.000 |
6.270 |
Paraguay |
5.674 |
5.621 |
4.573 |
5.021 |
6.038 |
5.351 |
5.998 |
5.700 |
5.692 |
Peru |
7.880 |
7.727 |
6.798 |
5.945 |
5.938 |
6.490 |
6.742 |
6.876 |
6.914 |
Philippines |
7.325 |
7.025 |
6.975 |
7.075 |
6.800 |
6.275 |
5.475 |
5.725 |
5.450 |
Poland |
9.635 |
9.632 |
10.088 |
10.328 |
8.988 |
7.499 |
6.161 |
4.888 |
4.124 |
Portugal |
10.770 |
12.677 |
15.526 |
16.183 |
13.894 |
12.444 |
11.066 |
8.867 |
7.000 |
Republic of Moldova |
7.400 |
6.700 |
5.600 |
5.100 |
3.900 |
5.016 |
4.226 |
4.130 |
4.118 |
Romania |
6.953 |
7.180 |
6.794 |
7.096 |
6.802 |
6.812 |
5.902 |
4.927 |
4.700 |
Russian Federation |
7.358 |
6.508 |
5.450 |
5.500 |
5.158 |
5.575 |
5.525 |
5.200 |
5.500 |
San Marino |
4.945 |
5.469 |
6.909 |
8.079 |
8.739 |
9.180 |
8.597 |
8.100 |
8.201 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
13.711 |
13.496 |
13.897 |
13.682 |
13.466 |
13.033 |
12.598 |
12.161 |
11.722 |
Saudi Arabia |
5.548 |
5.772 |
5.524 |
5.568 |
5.721 |
5.591 |
5.600 |
6.000 |
|
Serbia |
20.000 |
23.600 |
24.600 |
23.000 |
19.894 |
18.231 |
15.917 |
14.051 |
13.758 |
Seychelles |
4.605 |
4.130 |
3.705 |
3.325 |
2.983 |
2.684 |
2.684 |
3.000 |
3.000 |
Singapore |
2.175 |
2.025 |
1.950 |
1.900 |
1.950 |
1.900 |
2.075 |
2.175 |
1.995 |
Slovakia |
14.458 |
13.725 |
13.983 |
14.233 |
13.208 |
11.483 |
9.683 |
8.125 |
7.492 |
Slovenia |
7.267 |
8.208 |
8.892 |
10.142 |
9.733 |
9.000 |
8.025 |
6.600 |
5.774 |
South Africa |
24.875 |
24.800 |
24.875 |
24.725 |
25.100 |
25.350 |
26.725 |
27.450 |
27.931 |
Spain |
19.858 |
21.390 |
24.788 |
26.095 |
24.443 |
22.058 |
19.635 |
17.225 |
15.577 |
Sri Lanka |
5.000 |
4.100 |
4.000 |
4.400 |
4.300 |
4.700 |
4.400 |
4.400 |
4.400 |
Sudan |
13.733 |
12.033 |
14.800 |
15.200 |
19.800 |
21.600 |
20.600 |
19.600 |
19.500 |
Suriname |
7.200 |
7.500 |
8.100 |
6.600 |
5.500 |
7.200 |
9.700 |
8.900 |
8.400 |
Sweden |
8.575 |
7.767 |
7.967 |
8.000 |
7.933 |
7.400 |
6.950 |
6.683 |
6.160 |
Switzerland |
3.516 |
2.843 |
2.905 |
3.158 |
3.044 |
3.178 |
3.323 |
3.186 |
2.839 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
8.613 |
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Taiwan |
5.210 |
4.390 |
4.240 |
4.180 |
3.960 |
3.780 |
3.920 |
3.760 |
3.760 |
Tajikistan |
2.200 |
2.492 |
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Thailand |
1.050 |
0.658 |
0.675 |
0.736 |
0.841 |
0.889 |
0.750 |
0.700 |
0.700 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
5.925 |
5.067 |
4.950 |
3.675 |
3.300 |
3.425 |
3.950 |
4.900 |
4.980 |
Tunisia |
13.048 |
18.889 |
16.723 |
15.330 |
14.959 |
15.390 |
15.544 |
15.513 |
15.217 |
Turkey |
11.127 |
9.096 |
8.432 |
9.041 |
9.915 |
10.279 |
10.907 |
10.904 |
10.970 |
Ukraine |
8.097 |
7.856 |
7.529 |
7.172 |
9.275 |
9.143 |
9.347 |
9.213 |
9.377 |
United Kingdom |
7.900 |
8.100 |
7.975 |
7.575 |
6.200 |
5.375 |
4.900 |
4.425 |
4.072 |
United States of America |
9.608 |
8.933 |
8.075 |
7.358 |
6.175 |
5.267 |
4.867 |
4.350 |
3.778 |
Uruguay |
7.033 |
6.350 |
6.317 |
6.492 |
6.583 |
7.517 |
7.858 |
7.607 |
7.897 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of) |
8.508 |
8.204 |
7.823 |
7.470 |
6.700 |
7.400 |
20.638 |
27.096 |
34.315 |
Vietnam |
4.290 |
4.513 |
2.740 |
2.750 |
2.100 |
2.330 |
2.330 |
2.200 |
2.200 |
Source: World Economic Outlook Database, October 2018