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Germany - Unemployment Rate 2005

Name: Germany Unemployment Rate 2005
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Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

11.19% +0.86pp from 2004 Global rank: 149th

Germany's unemployment rate was 11.19% in 2005, increased +0.86pp from 10.73% in 2004. This was the 149th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2005▾

Unemployment Rate by Country - 2005
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Pakistan	0.58%	-92.4%
2nd	Chad	0.66%	-1.3%
3rd	Myanmar	0.67%	-0.7%
4th	Benin	0.86%	8.7%
5th	Qatar	0.87%	0.0%
6th	Bahrain	1.02%	-4.0%
7th	Cambodia	1.06%	5.7%
8th	Lao PDR	1.35%	-9.9%
9th	Thailand	1.35%	-35.7%
10th	Mali	1.37%	-3.3%
11th	Kuwait	1.46%	-14.4%
12th	Solomon Islands	1.88%	-7.3%
13th	Uganda	1.90%	-29.6%
14th	Cuba	1.95%	5.2%
15th	Viet Nam	2.08%	-62.9%
16th	Papua New Guinea	2.39%	-5.6%
17th	Liberia	2.41%	-0.5%
18th	Tonga	2.54%	-34.5%
19th	Iceland	2.55%	-25.5%
20th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	2.60%	-69.2%
21st	Madagascar	2.62%	-33.7%
22nd	Senegal	2.68%	-3.5%
23rd	Kenya	2.74%	-3.7%
24th	Kyrgyz Republic	2.82%	-67.0%
25th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	2.95%	-0.9%
26th	Mozambique	3.04%	2.8%
27th	Guatemala	3.06%	3.0%
28th	Bhutan	3.10%	24.0%
29th	Niger	3.10%	12.7%
30th	United Arab Emirates	3.12%	5.2%
31st	Burundi	3.16%	-0.5%
32nd	Guinea-Bissau	3.18%	-1.3%
33rd	Tanzania	3.19%	2.8%
34th	Tajikistan	3.45%	56.8%
35th	Korea	3.48%	-4.8%
36th	Malaysia	3.53%	-0.6%
37th	Mexico	3.56%	-9.2%
38th	San Marino	3.56%	5.9%
39th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	3.58%	-1.2%
40th	Timor-Leste	3.61%	-1.6%
41st	Seychelles	3.62%	2.6%
42nd	Nigeria	3.73%	3.8%
43rd	Sierra Leone	3.73%	9.2%
44th	Liechtenstein	3.74%	7.8%
45th	Ecuador	3.78%	-47.7%
46th	Philippines	3.80%	-67.9%
47th	New Zealand	3.81%	-5.4%
48th	Fiji	3.89%	-46.4%
49th	Burkina Faso	4.00%	14.9%
50th	Togo	4.15%	3.9%
51st	Macao SAR, China	4.16%	-14.7%
52nd	Ireland	4.24%	-10.8%
53rd	Bangladesh	4.25%	-1.5%
54th	Norway	4.38%	-2.0%
55th	Cameroon	4.40%	-13.5%
56th	Switzerland	4.44%	14.4%
57th	Japan	4.45%	-6.1%
58th	Luxembourg	4.49%	21.6%
59th	China	4.52%	0.7%
60th	Comoros	4.53%	-1.0%
61st	Oman	4.59%	-2.2%
62nd	Zimbabwe	4.63%	5.5%
63rd	Guinea	4.81%	2.2%
64th	Paraguay	4.83%	-25.9%
65th	Denmark	4.83%	-12.5%
66th	Peru	4.87%	-48.4%
67th	United Kingdom	4.88%	2.8%
68th	Honduras	4.91%	-18.0%
69th	Malawi	4.94%	-0.6%
70th	Australia	5.04%	-6.6%
71st	United States	5.08%	-8.3%
72nd	Samoa	5.21%	1.0%
73rd	Nicaragua	5.37%	-17.9%
74th	Cyprus	5.48%	18.5%
75th	Hong Kong SAR, China	5.58%	-18.8%
76th	Singapore	5.59%	66.9%
77th	Moldova	5.63%	-30.5%
78th	Austria	5.68%	-3.3%
79th	Central African Republic	5.69%	-0.7%
80th	Eritrea	5.72%	0.3%
81st	Ghana	5.82%	-13.9%
82nd	Channel Islands	5.83%	-0.3%
83rd	Netherlands	5.87%	-13.3%
84th	Panama	5.97%	-49.2%
85th	Brunei Darussalam	5.97%	2.2%
86th	Côte d'Ivoire	6.02%	1.8%
87th	Saudi Arabia	6.05%	3.9%
88th	Slovenia	6.51%	2.9%
89th	Jamaica	6.58%	-46.1%
90th	Dominican Republic	6.59%	-16.4%
91st	Costa Rica	6.75%	3.9%
92nd	Canada	6.76%	-5.5%
93rd	Malta	6.92%	-4.1%
94th	Guam	7.00%	-9.1%
95th	Mongolia	7.02%	2.4%
96th	Uzbekistan	7.09%	97.0%
97th	Russian Federation	7.12%	-7.9%
98th	Romania	7.17%	-10.1%
99th	Ukraine	7.18%	-16.4%
100th	Hungary	7.19%	17.4%
101st	El Salvador	7.22%	4.3%
102nd	Azerbaijan	7.26%	-9.1%
103rd	Maldives	7.31%	18.9%
104th	Turkmenistan	7.50%	-11.0%
105th	India	7.55%	-0.6%
106th	Portugal	7.58%	2.6%
107th	Equatorial Guinea	7.67%	0.1%
108th	Sri Lanka	7.67%	-7.6%
109th	Italy	7.73%	-3.7%
110th	Sweden	7.81%	3.9%
111th	Afghanistan	7.88%	1.1%
112th	Czechia	7.93%	-5.0%
113th	Indonesia	7.95%	-19.4%
114th	Trinidad and Tobago	7.95%	-4.7%
115th	Estonia	8.03%	-20.8%
116th	Vanuatu	8.12%	-3.7%
117th	Kazakhstan	8.13%	-2.9%
118th	Lebanon	8.25%	5.1%
119th	Lithuania	8.33%	-23.5%
120th	Belgium	8.44%	0.7%
121st	Iraq	8.57%	-1.7%
122nd	Belarus	8.76%	19.2%
123rd	Aruba	8.80%	-7.4%
124th	Syrian Arab Republic	8.81%	-28.3%
125th	France	8.88%	0.1%
126th	Barbados	9.08%	-5.2%
127th	Spain	9.15%	-16.6%
128th	Suriname	9.30%	11.0%
129th	Chile	9.34%	-6.8%
130th	Mauritius	9.52%	13.4%
131st	Mauritania	9.59%	-1.8%
132nd	Finland	9.60%	8.2%
133rd	European Union	9.63%	-2.3%
134th	Gambia, The	9.92%	-0.3%
135th	Latvia	10.03%	-14.6%
136th	Greece	10.07%	-5.0%
137th	Bulgaria	10.08%	-17.3%
138th	Bahamas, The	10.20%	0.0%
139th	Virgin Islands (US)	10.23%	-0.4%
140th	Brazil	10.55%	4.8%
141st	Armenia	10.58%	-66.5%
142nd	Nepal	10.59%	-0.6%
143rd	Türkiye	10.64%	9.8%
144th	Belize	10.91%	-5.9%
145th	Morocco	11.01%	1.9%
146th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	11.05%	5.0%
147th	Colombia	11.06%	-19.1%
148th	Guyana	11.09%	-1.7%
149th	Germany	11.19%	8.3%
150th	Israel	11.34%	-12.1%
151st	Puerto Rico (US)	11.35%	7.1%
152nd	Argentina	11.51%	-15.6%
153rd	French Polynesia	11.72%	0.2%
154th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	11.81%	-4.0%
155th	Rwanda	11.84%	1.2%
156th	Uruguay	12.01%	-10.0%
157th	Yemen, Republic of	12.21%	0.7%
158th	South Sudan	12.27%	0.1%
159th	Croatia	12.60%	-29.2%
160th	Tunisia	12.87%	-9.6%
161st	Cabo Verde	13.44%	-31.1%
162nd	Georgia	13.81%	-0.6%
163rd	Haiti	14.56%	8.5%
164th	Jordan	14.80%	0.7%
165th	Algeria	15.27%	-13.5%
166th	Sudan	15.55%	-3.9%
167th	New Caledonia	15.78%	-3.3%
168th	Zambia	15.90%	3.7%
169th	Albania	15.97%	10.9%
170th	Lesotho	16.03%	-0.8%
171st	Slovak Republic	16.28%	-11.3%
172nd	Angola	16.30%	-0.1%
173rd	São Tomé and Principe	16.47%	2.2%
174th	Gabon	16.91%	-1.2%
175th	Poland	17.59%	-8.7%
176th	Libya	18.66%	-1.5%
177th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	18.67%	0.1%
178th	St. Lucia	18.70%	-10.8%
179th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	19.46%	-0.4%
180th	Congo, Republic of	19.80%	-0.5%
181st	Botswana	19.85%	-8.7%
182nd	West Bank and Gaza	20.02%	-25.3%
183rd	Serbia	20.85%	6.8%
184th	Namibia	22.11%	0.1%
185th	South Africa	22.47%	-10.6%
186th	Djibouti	26.45%	0.0%
187th	Eswatini	27.22%	1.9%
188th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	30.22%	-2.8%
189th	Montenegro	30.31%	-0.1%
190th	North Macedonia	37.32%	0.5%

FAQ

What was Germany's unemployment rate in 2005?▾

Germany's unemployment rate in 2005 was 11.19%. This ranked 149th globally.

How did Germany's unemployment rate change in 2005?▾

Germany's unemployment rate increased by 8.3% in 2005 compared to 2004.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2005?▾

North Macedonia had the highest unemployment rate in 2005 at 37.32%.

What is the unemployment rate of Germany in 2005?▾

The unemployment rate of Germany in 2005 was 11.19%. This ranked 149th globally.

How does 2005 compare to 2004 for Germany's unemployment rate?▾

Germany's unemployment rate went from 10.73% in 2004 to 11.19% in 2005, a 8.3% increase.

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