Unemployment Rate - Ranking 1996
Year
In 1996, Pakistan (0.60%), Kuwait (0.70%), and Chad (0.70%) ranked highest in unemployment rate among all countries. North Macedonia ranked lowest at 38.80%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pakistan | 0.60% | -88.8% |
| 2nd | Kuwait | 0.70% | +0.9% |
| 3rd | Chad | 0.70% | -7.3% |
| 4th | Myanmar | 0.75% | -0.1% |
| 5th | Qatar | 0.87% | +0.0% |
| 6th | Cambodia | 0.96% | -1.0% |
| 7th | Maldives | 1.02% | +29.0% |
| 8th | Thailand | 1.07% | -37.0% |
| 9th | Bahrain | 1.18% | +12.7% |
| 10th | Benin | 1.25% | -4.5% |
| 11th | Bhutan | 1.39% | -0.6% |
| 12th | Mali | 1.42% | -2.9% |
| 13th | Niger | 1.50% | +0.3% |
| 14th | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.65% | -71.3% |
| 15th | United Arab Emirates | 1.84% | +2.0% |
| 16th | Solomon Islands | 1.88% | +1.8% |
| 17th | Viet Nam | 1.93% | -66.8% |
| 18th | Korea | 2.05% | -0.9% |
| 19th | Guatemala | 2.16% | +1.8% |
| 20th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.38% | -10.8% |
| 21st | Liberia | 2.40% | -7.4% |
| 22nd | Tonga | 2.40% | +21.0% |
| 23rd | Burkina Faso | 2.45% | -3.4% |
| 24th | Lao PDR | 2.45% | -5.8% |
| 25th | Bangladesh | 2.51% | +2.8% |
| 26th | Malaysia | 2.52% | -19.8% |
| 27th | Papua New Guinea | 2.73% | +4.8% |
| 28th | Mozambique | 2.76% | +0.2% |
| 29th | Kenya | 2.77% | -2.6% |
| 30th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.83% | -11.2% |
| 31st | Senegal | 2.83% | -0.5% |
| 32nd | Guinea-Bissau | 2.99% | -4.2% |
| 33rd | Burundi | 3.10% | +0.0% |
| 34th | Cyprus | 3.10% | +19.2% |
| 35th | China | 3.12% | +4.0% |
| 36th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 3.15% | +1.3% |
| 37th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.16% | -3.9% |
| 38th | Uganda | 3.17% | -0.8% |
| 39th | Luxembourg | 3.29% | +11.0% |
| 40th | Timor-Leste | 3.37% | +0.7% |
| 41st | Japan | 3.38% | +7.4% |
| 42nd | Tanzania | 3.48% | -5.4% |
| 43rd | Samoa | 3.52% | +8.4% |
| 44th | Singapore | 3.57% | +104.0% |
| 45th | Iceland | 3.60% | -31.4% |
| 46th | Togo | 3.61% | -9.6% |
| 47th | Philippines | 3.61% | -62.1% |
| 48th | Switzerland | 3.68% | -13.0% |
| 49th | Czechia | 3.85% | -3.7% |
| 50th | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.04% | -1.5% |
| 51st | Nigeria | 4.04% | -2.6% |
| 52nd | Tajikistan | 4.05% | +17.4% |
| 53rd | Oman | 4.25% | +2.1% |
| 54th | Macao SAR, China | 4.26% | +19.0% |
| 55th | Sierra Leone | 4.31% | -0.1% |
| 56th | Honduras | 4.37% | +34.9% |
| 57th | Ecuador | 4.42% | -19.5% |
| 58th | Guinea | 4.51% | +0.3% |
| 59th | Fiji | 4.62% | -33.0% |
| 60th | Comoros | 4.77% | +2.1% |
| 61st | Indonesia | 4.86% | -34.5% |
| 62nd | Peru | 4.93% | -30.6% |
| 63rd | Malawi | 4.94% | +0.9% |
| 64th | Norway | 5.04% | +2.6% |
| 65th | Brunei Darussalam | 5.15% | +1.7% |
| 66th | Austria | 5.28% | +24.5% |
| 67th | Eritrea | 5.31% | -0.7% |
| 68th | United States | 5.45% | -2.5% |
| 69th | Mexico | 5.47% | -12.3% |
| 70th | Mongolia | 5.53% | +0.5% |
| 71st | Saudi Arabia | 5.80% | -8.8% |
| 72nd | Central African Republic | 5.84% | -0.5% |
| 73rd | Madagascar | 6.09% | +0.0% |
| 74th | Zimbabwe | 6.15% | +10.5% |
| 75th | Costa Rica | 6.16% | +18.5% |
| 76th | New Zealand | 6.29% | -2.5% |
| 77th | Malta | 6.33% | +29.2% |
| 78th | Netherlands | 6.42% | -17.0% |
| 79th | Dominican Republic | 6.49% | -11.0% |
| 80th | Jamaica | 6.61% | -59.2% |
| 81st | Türkiye | 6.63% | -6.8% |
| 82nd | Panama | 6.73% | -52.0% |
| 83rd | Romania | 6.74% | -31.8% |
| 84th | Denmark | 6.84% | +1.3% |
| 85th | Slovenia | 6.88% | -1.7% |
| 86th | Channel Islands | 6.90% | -1.1% |
| 87th | Ghana | 7.09% | +9.4% |
| 88th | Nicaragua | 7.12% | -57.9% |
| 89th | Aruba | 7.17% | +19.8% |
| 90th | Equatorial Guinea | 7.22% | +0.8% |
| 91st | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.22% | +0.3% |
| 92nd | Portugal | 7.30% | -7.8% |
| 93rd | Haiti | 7.30% | -2.7% |
| 94th | Chile | 7.41% | +0.5% |
| 95th | Seychelles | 7.45% | -3.2% |
| 96th | India | 7.54% | -0.4% |
| 97th | Cuba | 7.61% | -8.0% |
| 98th | Ukraine | 7.65% | -48.3% |
| 99th | El Salvador | 7.68% | -0.8% |
| 100th | Afghanistan | 7.88% | +0.1% |
| 101st | Moldova | 7.90% | -45.1% |
| 102nd | Brazil | 8.04% | +13.3% |
| 103rd | Cameroon | 8.06% | -6.3% |
| 104th | Vanuatu | 8.09% | -0.5% |
| 105th | Azerbaijan | 8.10% | +12.5% |
| 106th | Paraguay | 8.15% | +147.0% |
| 107th | United Kingdom | 8.19% | -5.1% |
| 108th | Guam | 8.28% | +4.8% |
| 109th | Lebanon | 8.41% | -0.3% |
| 110th | Israel | 8.46% | +23.2% |
| 111th | Australia | 8.51% | +0.3% |
| 112th | Iraq | 8.52% | +1.0% |
| 113th | Germany | 8.82% | +7.2% |
| 114th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 9.00% | -19.5% |
| 115th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9.10% | -9.0% |
| 116th | Armenia | 9.30% | +38.8% |
| 117th | Belgium | 9.48% | -2.1% |
| 118th | Mauritius | 9.50% | +85.8% |
| 119th | Sweden | 9.55% | -8.4% |
| 120th | Yemen, Republic of | 9.59% | +6.6% |
| 121st | Canada | 9.62% | +1.6% |
| 122nd | Russian Federation | 9.67% | +16.4% |
| 123rd | Croatia | 9.68% | -33.2% |
| 124th | Mauritania | 9.76% | 0.0% |
| 125th | Estonia | 9.92% | +2.8% |
| 126th | Hungary | 10.02% | -1.5% |
| 127th | Gambia, The | 10.19% | +0.4% |
| 128th | Turkmenistan | 10.30% | +24.1% |
| 129th | Greece | 10.40% | +4.0% |
| 130th | Nepal | 10.45% | -0.3% |
| 131st | Virgin Islands (US) | 10.65% | +0.3% |
| 132nd | Uzbekistan | 10.70% | +37.2% |
| 133rd | West Bank and Gaza | 10.73% | -42.7% |
| 134th | Suriname | 10.88% | +29.2% |
| 135th | European Union | 11.14% | +0.3% |
| 136th | Slovak Republic | 11.34% | -17.2% |
| 137th | Sri Lanka | 11.35% | -7.5% |
| 138th | Bahamas, The | 11.46% | +5.1% |
| 139th | Georgia | 11.50% | +51.3% |
| 140th | Rwanda | 11.51% | -3.6% |
| 141st | Guyana | 11.54% | -0.2% |
| 142nd | Ireland | 11.69% | -17.1% |
| 143rd | Colombia | 11.81% | +109.1% |
| 144th | Italy | 11.86% | +6.4% |
| 145th | French Polynesia | 11.92% | -0.2% |
| 146th | Uruguay | 11.93% | +15.8% |
| 147th | South Sudan | 12.31% | -0.2% |
| 148th | France | 12.37% | +17.7% |
| 149th | Bulgaria | 12.50% | +9.9% |
| 150th | Poland | 12.68% | -4.9% |
| 151st | Cabo Verde | 12.84% | -50.6% |
| 152nd | Kazakhstan | 12.96% | +18.0% |
| 153rd | Serbia | 13.20% | -1.5% |
| 154th | Morocco | 13.36% | -16.5% |
| 155th | Puerto Rico (US) | 13.64% | -0.4% |
| 156th | Jordan | 13.70% | -11.0% |
| 157th | Belize | 13.82% | +10.6% |
| 158th | Albania | 13.93% | +8.0% |
| 159th | São Tomé and Principe | 14.33% | -0.2% |
| 160th | Barbados | 14.71% | -25.0% |
| 161st | Zambia | 15.30% | -9.1% |
| 162nd | Finland | 15.57% | +0.5% |
| 163rd | Sudan | 15.61% | +6.8% |
| 164th | Lesotho | 15.71% | -0.6% |
| 165th | Tunisia | 16.06% | -0.7% |
| 166th | Angola | 16.18% | -4.7% |
| 167th | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.25% | -5.3% |
| 168th | St. Lucia | 16.33% | +3.2% |
| 169th | Lithuania | 16.40% | -6.5% |
| 170th | Argentina | 17.11% | -9.5% |
| 171st | Gabon | 17.33% | -0.4% |
| 172nd | New Caledonia | 18.64% | +0.1% |
| 173rd | Libya | 19.21% | -0.6% |
| 174th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 19.46% | -0.6% |
| 175th | Congo, Republic of | 20.05% | -0.9% |
| 176th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.34% | +1.7% |
| 177th | Latvia | 20.70% | +197.8% |
| 178th | Botswana | 21.59% | +0.9% |
| 179th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.68% | -69.0% |
| 180th | Eswatini | 22.07% | +2.0% |
| 181st | Spain | 22.14% | -3.3% |
| 182nd | South Africa | 22.50% | +36.4% |
| 183rd | Namibia | 22.84% | +7.0% |
| 184th | Belarus | 24.40% | +216.8% |
| 185th | Djibouti | 27.17% | -0.5% |
| 186th | Algeria | 28.27% | +0.6% |
| 187th | Montenegro | 30.17% | -0.1% |
| 188th | North Macedonia | 38.80% | +9.0% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest unemployment rate in 1996?▾
Pakistan has the highest unemployment rate in 1996 at 0.60%.
Which country has the lowest unemployment rate in 1996?▾
North Macedonia has the lowest unemployment rate in 1996 at 38.80%.
How many countries are ranked by unemployment rate?▾
188 countries have unemployment rate data for 1996.
What are the top 3 countries by unemployment rate?▾
1. Pakistan (0.60%), 2. Kuwait (0.70%), 3. Chad (0.70%).