Data (countries)/List of countries by unemployment rate 2000-2010
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Overview[1]
| ID | Country | Region | UN Member | EU Member | OECD Member | Unemployment % past |
Date past |
Unemployment % actual |
Date actual |
Unemployment % future |
Date future |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Afghanistan (AF) |
Asia | x | 40.0 | 2008 | 35.0 | 2008 | ||||
| 2 |  Albania (AL) |
Europe | x | 12.5 | 2008 | 12.8 | 2009 | ||||
| 3 |  Algeria (DZ) |
Africa | x | 12.8 | 2008 | 10.2 | 2009 | ||||
| 4 |  Andorra (AD) |
Europe | x | 0.0 | 2007 | 7.0 | 2008 | ||||
| 5 |  Angola (AO) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 6 |  Antigua and Barbuda (AG) |
North America | x | 11.0 | 2001 | 11.0 | 2001 | ||||
| 7 |  Argentina (AR) |
South America | x | 7.9 | 2008 | 8.7 | 2009 | ||||
| 8 |  Armenia (AM) |
Asia | x | 7.1 | 2007 | 7.1 | 2007 | ||||
| 9 |  Australia (AU) |
Oceania | x | x | 4.2 | 2008 | 5.6 | 2009 | |||
| 10 |  Austria (AT) |
Europe | x | x | x | 3.9 | 2008 | 4.8 | 2009 | ||
| 11 |  Azerbaijan (AZ) |
Asia | x | 0.9 | 2008 | 6.0 | 2009 | ||||
| 12 |  Bahamas (BS) |
North America | x | 7.6 | 2006 | 7.6 | 2006 | ||||
| 13 |  Bahrain (BH) |
Asia | x | 15.0 | 2005 | 15.0 | 2005 | ||||
| 14 |  Bangladesh (BD) |
Asia | x | 2.5 | 2008 | 5.1 | 2009 | ||||
| 15 |  Barbados (BB) |
South America | x | 10.7 | 2003 | 10.7 | 2003 | ||||
| 16 |  Belarus (BY) |
Europe | x | 1.6 | 2005 | ||||||
| 17 |  Belgium (BE) |
Europe | x | x | x | 7.0 | 2008 | 7.9 | 2009 | ||
| 18 |  Belize (BZ) |
North America | x | 8.1 | 2008 | 8.1 | 2008 | ||||
| 19 |  Benin (BJ) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 20 |  Bhutan (BT) |
Asia | x | 2.5 | 2004 | 4.0 | 2009 | ||||
| 21 |  Bolivia (BO) |
South America | x | 7.5 | 2008 | 8.5 | 2009 | ||||
| 22 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA) |
Europe | x | 29.0 | 2007 | 40.0 | 2009 | ||||
| 23 |  Botswana (BW) |
Africa | x | 7.5 | 2007 | 7.5 | 2007 | ||||
| 24 |  Brazil (BR) |
South America | x | 7.9 | 2008 | 8.1 | 2009 | ||||
| 25 |  Brunei (BN) |
Asia | x | 3.7 | 2008 | 3.7 | 2008 | ||||
| 26 |  Bulgaria (BG) |
Europe | x | x | 6.3 | 2008 | 9.1 | 2009 | |||
| 27 |  Burkina Faso (BF) |
Africa | x | 77.0 | 2004 | 77.0 | 2004 | ||||
| 28 |  Burundi (BI) |
Africa | x | 4.9 | 2009 | ||||||
| 29 |  Cambodia (KH) |
Asia | x | 3.5 | 2007 | 3.5 | 2007 | ||||
| 30 |  Cameroon (CM) |
Africa | x | 30.0 | 2001 | 30.0 | 2001 | ||||
| 31 |  Canada (CA) |
North America | x | x | 6.2 | 2008 | 8.3 | 2009 | |||
| 32 |  Cape Verde (CV) |
Africa | x | 21.0 | 2000 | 21.0 | 2000 | ||||
| 33 |  Central African Republic (CF) |
Africa | x | 8.0 | 2001 | 8.0 | 2001 | ||||
| 34 |  Chad (TD) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 35 |  Chile (CL) |
South America | x | x | 7.8 | 2008 | 9.6 | 2009 | |||
| 36 |  Peoples Republic of China (CN) |
Asia | x | 4.0 | 2008 | 4.3 | 2009 | ||||
| 37 |  Colombia (CO) |
South America | x | 11.3 | 2008 | 12.0 | 2009 | ||||
| 38 |  Comoros (KM) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 39 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo (CD) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 40 |  Republic of the Congo (CG) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 41 |  Ivory Coast (CI) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 42 |  Costa Rica (CR) |
North America | x | 4.9 | 2008 | 7.8 | 2009 | ||||
| 43 |  Croatia (HR) |
Europe | x | 13.7 | 2008 | 16.1 | 2009 | ||||
| 44 |  Cuba (CU) |
North America | x | 1.6 | 2008 | 1.7 | 2009 | ||||
| 45 |  Cyprus (CY) |
Europe | x | x | 3.6 | 2008 | 5.3 | 2009 | |||
| 46 |  Czech Republic (CZ) |
Europe | x | x | x | 5.4 | 2008 | 8.1 | 2009 | ||
| 47 |  Denmark (DK) |
Europe | x | x | x | 1.8 | 2008 | 4.3 | 2009 | ||
| 48 |  Djibouti (DJ) |
Africa | x | 59.0 | 2007 | 59.0 | 2007 | ||||
| 49 |  Dominica (DM) |
North America | x | 23.0 | 2000 | 23.0 | 2000 | ||||
| 50 |  Dominican Republic (DO) |
North America | x | 14.1 | 2008 | 15.0 | 2009 | ||||
| 51 |  Ecuador (EC) |
South America | x | 7.3 | 2008 | 8.5 | 2009 | ||||
| 52 |  Egypt (EG) |
Africa | x | 8.7 | 2008 | 9.4 | 2009 | ||||
| 53 |  El Salvador (SV) |
North America | x | 6.9 | 2008 | 7.2 | 2009 | ||||
| 54 |  Equatorial Guinea (GQ) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 55 |  Eritrea (ER) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 56 |  Estonia (EE) |
Europe | x | x | 5.7 | 2008 | 13.8 | 2009 | |||
| 57 |  Ethiopia (ET) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 58 |  Fiji (FJ) |
Oceania | x | ||||||||
| 59 |  Finland (FI) |
Europe | x | x | x | 6.4 | 2008 | 8.5 | 2009 | ||
| 60 |  France (FR) |
Europe | x | x | x | 7.4 | 2008 | 9.1 | 2009 | ||
| 61 |  Gabon (GA) |
Africa | x | 21.0 | 2006 | 21.0 | 2006 | ||||
| 62 |  Gambia (GM) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 63 |  Georgia (GE) |
Europe | x | 13.6 | 2006 | 16.4 | 2009 | ||||
| 64 |  Germany (DE) |
Europe | x | x | x | 7.8 | 2008 | 7.5 | 2009 | ||
| 65 |  Ghana (GH) |
Africa | x | 11.0 | 2000 | 11.0 | 2000 | ||||
| 66 |  Greece (GR) |
Europe | x | x | x | 7.7 | 2008 | 9.5 | 2009 | ||
| 67 |  Grenada (GD) |
South America | x | 12.5 | 2000 | 12.5 | 2000 | ||||
| 68 |  Guatemala (GT) |
North America | x | 3.2 | 2005 | 3.2 | 2005 | ||||
| 69 |  Guinea (GN) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 70 |  Guinea-Bissau (GW) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 71 |  Guyana (GY) |
South America | x | 11.0 | 2007 | 11.0 | 2007 | ||||
| 72 |  Haiti (HT) |
North America | x | ||||||||
| 73 |  Honduras (HN) |
North America | x | 3.5 | 2008 | 3.0 | 2009 | ||||
| 74 |  Hong Kong (HK) |
Asia | 3.5 | 2008 | 5.3 | 2009 | |||||
| 75 |  Hungary (HU) |
Europe | x | x | x | 7.8 | 2008 | 10.8 | 2009 | ||
| 76 |  Iceland (IS) |
Europe | x | x | 1.6 | 2008 | 8.2 | 2009 | |||
| 77 |  India (IN) |
Asia | x | 9.1 | 2008 | 10.7 | 2009 | ||||
| 78 |  Indonesia (ID) |
Asia | x | 8.4 | 2008 | 7.7 | 2009 | ||||
| 79 |  Iran (IR) |
Asia | x | 12.5 | 2008 | 11.8 | 2009 | ||||
| 80 |  Iraq (IQ) |
Asia | x | 18.2 | 2008 | 15.2 | 2008 | ||||
| 81 |  Ireland (IE) |
Europe | x | x | x | 6.3 | 2008 | 11.8 | 2009 | ||
| 82 |  Israel (IL) |
Asia | x | 6.1 | 2008 | 7.6 | 2009 | ||||
| 83 |  Italy (IT) |
Europe | x | x | x | 6.8 | 2008 | 7.7 | 2009 | ||
| 84 |  Jamaica (JM) |
North America | x | 11.0 | 2008 | 12.9 | 2009 | ||||
| 85 |  Japan (JP) |
Asia | x | x | 4.0 | 2008 | 5.1 | 2009 | |||
| 86 |  Jordan (JO) |
Asia | x | 12.6 | 2008 | 12.9 | 2009 | ||||
| 87 |  Kazakhstan (KZ) |
Asia | x | 6.6 | 2008 | 6.3 | 2009 | ||||
| 88 |  Kenya (KE) |
Africa | x | 40.0 | 2008 | 40.0 | 2008 | ||||
| 89 |  Kiribati (KI) |
Oceania | x | ||||||||
| 90 |  North Korea (KP) |
Asia | x | ||||||||
| 91 |  South Korea (KR) |
Asia | x | x | 3.2 | 2008 | 3.7 | 2009 | |||
| 92 |  Kosovo (XK) |
Europe | 40.0 | 2007 | 16.6 | 2009 | |||||
| 93 |  Kuwait (KW) |
Asia | x | 2.2 | 2004 | 2.2 | 2004 | ||||
| 94 |  Kyrgyzstan (KG) |
Asia | x | 18.0 | 2004 | 18.0 | 2004 | ||||
| 95 |  Laos (LA) |
Asia | x | 2.4 | 2005 | 2.5 | 2009 | ||||
| 96 |  Latvia (LV) |
Europe | x | x | 7.5 | 2008 | 17.1 | 2009 | |||
| 97 |  Lebanon (LB) |
Asia | x | 9.2 | 2007 | 9.2 | 2007 | ||||
| 98 |  Lesotho (LS) |
Africa | x | 45.0 | 2002 | 45.0 | 2002 | ||||
| 99 |  Liberia (LR) |
Africa | x | 85.0 | 2003 | 85.0 | 2003 | ||||
| 100 |  Libya (LY) |
Africa | x | 30.0 | 2004 | 30.0 | 2004 | ||||
| 101 |  Liechtenstein (LI) |
Europe | x | 1.5 | 2007 | 1.5 | 2007 | ||||
| 102 |  Lithuania (LT) |
Europe | x | x | 5.8 | 2008 | 13.7 | 2009 | |||
| 103 |  Luxembourg (LU) |
Europe | x | x | x | 4.4 | 2008 | 5.9 | 2009 | ||
| 104 |  Macau (MO) |
Asia | 3.0 | 2008 | 3.6 | 2009 | |||||
| 105 |  Macedonia (MK) |
Europe | x | 33.8 | 2008 | 32.2 | 2009 | ||||
| 106 |  Madagascar (MG) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 107 |  Malawi (MW) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 108 |  Malaysia (MY) |
Asia | x | 3.3 | 2008 | 3.7 | 2009 | ||||
| 109 |  Maldives (MV) |
Asia | x | 14.4 | 2006 | 14.4 | 2006 | ||||
| 110 |  Mali (ML) |
Africa | x | 30.0 | 2004 | 30.0 | 2004 | ||||
| 111 |  Malta (MT) |
Europe | x | x | 6.0 | 2008 | 7.0 | 2009 | |||
| 112 |  Marshall Islands (MH) |
Oceania | x | 36.0 | 2006 | 36.0 | 2006 | ||||
| 113 |  Mauritania (MR) |
Africa | x | 30.0 | 2008 | 30.0 | 2008 | ||||
| 114 |  Mauritius (MU) |
Africa | x | 7.2 | 2008 | 7.3 | 2009 | ||||
| 115 |  Mexico (MX) |
North America | x | x | 4.0 | 2008 | 5.5 | 2009 | |||
| 116 |  Federated States of Micronesia (FM) |
Oceania | x | 22.0 | 2000 | 22.0 | 2000 | ||||
| 117 |  Moldova (MD) |
Europe | x | 1.5 | 2008 | 3.1 | 2009 | ||||
| 118 |  Monaco (MC) |
Europe | x | 0.0 | 2005 | 0.0 | 2005 | ||||
| 119 |  Mongolia (MN) |
Asia | x | 2.8 | 2008 | 2.8 | 2008 | ||||
| 120 |  Montenegro (ME) |
Europe | x | 14.7 | 2007 | 14.7 | 2007 | ||||
| 121 |  Morocco (MA) |
Africa | x | 9.5 | 2008 | 9.1 | 2009 | ||||
| 122 |  Mozambique (MZ) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 123 |  Myanmar (MM) |
Asia | x | 5.0 | 2008 | 4.9 | 2009 | ||||
| 124 |  Namibia (NA) |
Africa | x | 5.0 | 2008 | 51.2 | 2008 | ||||
| 125 |  Nauru (NR) |
Oceania | x | 90.0 | 2004 | 90.0 | 2004 | ||||
| 126 |  Nepal (NP) |
Asia | x | 46.0 | 2008 | 46.0 | 2008 | ||||
| 127 |  Netherlands (NL) |
Europe | x | x | x | 4.0 | 2008 | 4.9 | 2009 | ||
| 128 |  New Zealand (NZ) |
Oceania | x | x | 4.2 | 2008 | 6.2 | 2009 | |||
| 129 |  Nicaragua (NI) |
North America | x | 5.6 | 2008 | 8.2 | 2009 | ||||
| 130 |  Niger (NE) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 131 |  Nigeria (NG) |
Africa | x | 4.9 | 2007 | 4.9 | 2007 | ||||
| 132 |  Norway (NO) |
Europe | x | x | 2.6 | 2008 | 3.2 | 2009 | |||
| 133 |  Oman (OM) |
Asia | x | 15.0 | 2004 | 15.0 | 2004 | ||||
| 134 |  Pakistan (PK) |
Asia | x | 13.6 | 2008 | 14.0 | 2009 | ||||
| 135 |  Palau (PW) |
Oceania | x | 4.2 | 2005 | 4.2 | 2005 | ||||
| 136 |  Panama (PA) |
North America | x | 5.6 | 2008 | 7.0 | 2009 | ||||
| 137 |  Papua New Guinea (PG) |
Oceania | x | 1.9 | 2004 | 1.8 | 2004 | ||||
| 138 |  Paraguay (PY) |
South America | x | 5.4 | 2008 | 7.9 | 2009 | ||||
| 139 |  Peru (PE) |
South America | x | 8.1 | 2008 | 8.1 | 2009 | ||||
| 140 |  Philippines (PH) |
Asia | x | 7.4 | 2008 | 7.5 | 2009 | ||||
| 141 |  Poland (PL) |
Europe | x | x | x | 9.8 | 2008 | 8.9 | 2010 | ||
| 142 |  Portugal (PT) |
Europe | x | x | x | 7.6 | 2008 | 9.5 | 2009 | ||
| 143 |  Qatar (QA) |
Asia | x | 0.4 | 2008 | 0.5 | 2009 | ||||
| 144 |  Romania (RO) |
Europe | x | x | 4.4 | 2008 | 7.8 | 2009 | |||
| 145 |  Russia (RU) |
Europe | x | 6.4 | 2008 | 8.4 | 2009 | ||||
| 146 |  Rwanda (RW) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 147 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis (KN) |
North America | x | ||||||||
| 148 |  Saint Lucia (LC) |
North America | x | 20.0 | 2003 | 20.0 | 2003 | ||||
| 149 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VC) |
North America | x | 15.0 | 2001 | 15.0 | 2001 | ||||
| 150 |  Samoa (WS) |
Oceania | x | ||||||||
| 151 |  San Marino (SM) |
Europe | x | 3.1 | 2008 | 3.1 | 2008 | ||||
| 152 |  Sao Tome and Principe (ST) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 153 |  Saudi Arabia (SA) |
Asia | x | 11.8 | 2008 | 11.7 | 2009 | ||||
| 154 |  Senegal (SN) |
Africa | x | 48.0 | 2007 | 48.0 | 2007 | ||||
| 155 |  Serbia (RS) |
Europe | x | 18.8 | 2007 | 16.6 | 2009 | ||||
| 156 |  Seychelles (SC) |
Africa | x | 2.0 | 2006 | 2.0 | 2006 | ||||
| 157 |  Sierra Leone (SL) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 158 |  Singapore (SG) |
Asia | x | 2.2 | 2008 | 3.0 | 2009 | ||||
| 159 |  Slovakia (SK) |
Europe | x | x | x | 7.7 | 2008 | 11.4 | 2009 | ||
| 160 |  Slovenia (SI) |
Europe | x | x | 6.7 | 2008 | 9.2 | 2009 | |||
| 161 |  Solomon Islands (SB) |
Oceania | x | ||||||||
| 162 |  Somalia (SO) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 163 |  South Africa (ZA) |
Africa | x | 22.9 | 2008 | 24.0 | 2009 | ||||
| 164 |  South Sudan (SS) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 165 |  Spain (ES) |
Europe | x | x | x | 11.3 | 2008 | 18.0 | 2009 | ||
| 166 |  Sri Lanka (LK) |
Asia | x | 5.2 | 2008 | 5.9 | 2009 | ||||
| 167 |  Sudan (SD) |
Africa | x | 18.7 | 2002 | 18.7 | 2002 | ||||
| 168 |  Suriname (SR) |
South America | x | 9.5 | 2004 | 9.5 | 2004 | ||||
| 169 |  Swaziland (SZ) |
Africa | x | 40.0 | 2006 | 40.0 | 2006 | ||||
| 170 |  Sweden (SE) |
Europe | x | x | x | 6.2 | 2008 | 8.3 | 2009 | ||
| 171 |  Switzerland (CH) |
Europe | x | x | 2.6 | 2008 | 4.4 | 2010 | |||
| 172 |  Syria (SY) |
Asia | x | 8.6 | 2008 | 8.5 | 2009 | ||||
| 173 |  Taiwan (TW) |
Asia | 4.1 | 2008 | 5.9 | 2009 | |||||
| 174 |  Tajikistan (TJ) |
Asia | x | 2.3 | 2008 | 2.2 | 2009 | ||||
| 175 |  Tanzania (TZ) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 176 |  Thailand (TH) |
Asia | x | 1.4 | 2008 | 1.5 | 2009 | ||||
| 177 |  Timor-Leste (TL) |
Asia | x | 20.0 | 2006 | 20.0 | 2006 | ||||
| 178 |  Togo (TG) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 179 |  Tonga (TO) |
Africa | x | 13.0 | 2004 | 13.0 | 2004 | ||||
| 180 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TT) |
South America | x | 4.6 | 2008 | 5.8 | 2009 | ||||
| 181 |  Tunisia (TN) |
Africa | x | 14.1 | 2008 | 14.7 | 2009 | ||||
| 182 |  Turkey (TR) |
Asia | x | x | 11.0 | 2008 | 14.1 | 2009 | |||
| 183 |  Turkmenistan (TM) |
Asia | x | 60.0 | 2004 | 60.0 | 2004 | ||||
| 184 |  Tuvalu (TV) |
Oceania | x | ||||||||
| 185 |  Uganda (UG) |
Africa | x | ||||||||
| 186 |  Ukraine (UA) |
Europe | x | 3.0 | 2008 | 8.8 | 2009 | ||||
| 187 |  United Arab Emirates (AE) |
Asia | x | 2.4 | 2001 | 2.4 | 2001 | ||||
| 188 |  United Kingdom (GB) |
Europe | x | x | x | 5.6 | 2008 | 7.6 | 2009 | ||
| 189 |  United States (US) |
North America | x | x | 5.8 | 2008 | 9.3 | 2009 | |||
| 190 |  Uruguay (UY) |
South America | x | 7.6 | 2008 | 7.6 | 2009 | ||||
| 191 |  Uzbekistan (UZ) |
Asia | x | 1.0 | 2008 | 1.1 | 2009 | ||||
| 192 |  Vanuatu (VU) |
Oceania | x | ||||||||
| 193 |  Holy See (Vatican City) (VA) |
Europe | |||||||||
| 194 |  Venezuela (VE) |
South America | x | 7.4 | 2008 | 7.9 | 2009 | ||||
| 195 |  Vietnam (VN) |
Asia | x | 4.7 | 2008 | 6.5 | 2009 | ||||
| 196 |  Yemen (YE) |
Asia | x | 35.0 | 2003 | 35.0 | 2003 | ||||
| 197 |  Zambia (ZM) |
Africa | x | 50.0 | 2000 | 50.0 | 2000 | ||||
| 198 |  Zimbabwe (ZW) |
Africa | x | 80.0 | 2005 | 95.0 | 2009 |
