Unemployment Rate by country from 2010 to 2018 (percent of total labour force)


What is it?

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.


The data

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
Taiwan
5.210
4.390
4.240
4.180
3.960
3.780
3.920
3.760
3.760
Tajikistan
2.200
2.492
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