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Unemployment Rate - Ranking 2001

All countries ranked by unemployment rate · World Bank
Year

In 2001, Pakistan (0.61%), Myanmar (0.69%), and Benin (0.77%) ranked highest in unemployment rate among all countries. Montenegro ranked lowest at 30.54%.

Unemployment Rate by Country - 2001
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Pakistan 0.61% -92.2%
2nd Myanmar 0.69% -3.2%
3rd Benin 0.77% -11.3%
4th Cambodia 0.78% +4.4%
5th Chad 0.79% -0.5%
6th Kuwait 0.80% +0.0%
7th Qatar 0.87% +0.0%
8th Bahrain 1.12% +3.4%
9th Mali 1.33% -5.7%
10th Niger 1.47% +3.0%
11th Luxembourg 1.81% -24.8%
12th Iceland 1.87% -28.8%
13th Lao PDR 1.88% -8.0%
14th Bhutan 1.90% +14.8%
15th Liberia 2.10% +4.3%
16th Netherlands 2.12% -42.1%
17th Guatemala 2.25% +5.0%
18th Kyrgyz Republic 2.27% -69.9%
19th United Arab Emirates 2.44% +8.6%
20th Liechtenstein 2.45% +2.7%
21st Switzerland 2.49% +36.5%
22nd Thailand 2.60% -27.8%
23rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.62% -64.8%
24th Mexico 2.63% +19.4%
25th Solomon Islands 2.64% +8.0%
26th Senegal 2.67% +1.4%
27th Burkina Faso 2.75% +2.3%
28th Viet Nam 2.76% -57.0%
29th Papua New Guinea 2.80% -4.1%
30th Mozambique 2.84% +0.2%
31st Kenya 2.88% -0.3%
32nd Guinea-Bissau 2.96% -11.9%
33rd Tanzania 2.99% -4.3%
34th Maldives 3.04% +54.2%
35th Burundi 3.15% +0.5%
36th Congo, Democratic Republic of 3.25% +0.2%
37th Timor-Leste 3.39% -4.1%
38th Uganda 3.52% -0.3%
39th Malaysia 3.53% +13.9%
40th San Marino 3.54% -
41st Bangladesh 3.61% +10.4%
42nd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.68% +0.6%
43rd Ireland 3.68% -15.9%
44th Philippines 3.70% -66.9%
45th Korea 3.70% -16.4%
46th Norway 3.74% +9.1%
47th Tajikistan 3.75% +44.2%
48th Singapore 3.76% +40.6%
49th China 3.80% +16.6%
50th Portugal 3.83% -18.8%
51st Nigeria 3.90% -1.3%
52nd Honduras 4.00% +2.1%
53rd Austria 4.01% +3.2%
54th Cyprus 4.04% -16.5%
55th Cuba 4.08% -25.1%
56th Togo 4.11% -1.3%
57th Denmark 4.16% -3.5%
58th Sierra Leone 4.24% +2.4%
59th Ecuador 4.25% -44.2%
60th Oman 4.30% -3.0%
61st Tonga 4.37% +10.1%
62nd Comoros 4.38% -0.5%
63rd Seychelles 4.41% +41.8%
64th Guinea 4.58% 0.0%
65th Saudi Arabia 4.62% +1.0%
66th Fiji 4.69% -14.9%
67th United Kingdom 4.70% -13.8%
68th Sweden 4.73% -25.4%
69th United States 4.73% +19.3%
70th Samoa 4.96% +4.8%
71st Japan 5.02% +6.1%
72nd Channel Islands 5.04% -5.8%
73rd Peru 5.07% -35.4%
74th Hong Kong SAR, China 5.09% -0.4%
75th Côte d'Ivoire 5.20% +7.4%
76th Malawi 5.22% +3.5%
77th Zimbabwe 5.31% -6.5%
78th Madagascar 5.35% -7.8%
79th New Zealand 5.43% -11.7%
80th Brunei Darussalam 5.56% +0.5%
81st Hungary 5.67% -11.8%
82nd Slovenia 5.68% -15.8%
83rd Eritrea 5.74% +1.5%
84th Central African Republic 5.77% +0.8%
85th Costa Rica 6.05% +16.5%
86th Indonesia 6.08% +0.0%
87th Mongolia 6.11% +2.0%
88th Belgium 6.18% -9.9%
89th Paraguay 6.21% -18.4%
90th Panama 6.29% -53.5%
91st Macao SAR, China 6.37% -7.3%
92nd Aruba 6.50% -6.1%
93rd Romania 6.56% -13.6%
94th Jamaica 6.64% -57.2%
95th Australia 6.75% +7.2%
96th Bahamas, The 6.87% -1.9%
97th El Salvador 6.96% +1.7%
98th Malta 7.11% +5.2%
99th Canada 7.22% +5.6%
100th Nicaragua 7.22% -26.3%
101st Dominican Republic 7.26% -9.8%
102nd Moldova 7.37% -13.3%
103rd Cameroon 7.46% -1.0%
104th Equatorial Guinea 7.55% +1.4%
105th India 7.61% +0.3%
106th Germany 7.77% -2.2%
107th Sri Lanka 7.90% +4.3%
108th Afghanistan 7.97% +1.0%
109th Czechia 8.13% -7.2%
110th Iraq 8.25% +2.6%
111th Türkiye 8.38% +39.8%
112th Vanuatu 8.42% +1.8%
113th Lebanon 8.50% -1.2%
114th France 8.61% -6.2%
115th Russian Federation 8.98% -15.0%
116th Belize 9.07% -20.4%
117th Mauritius 9.14% +40.6%
118th European Union 9.21% -5.1%
119th Egypt, Arab Republic of 9.26% +2.9%
120th Italy 9.60% -5.0%
121st Ghana 9.62% -8.0%
122nd Gambia, The 9.64% -0.8%
123rd Haiti 9.73% +15.2%
124th Barbados 9.85% +5.3%
125th Virgin Islands (US) 9.97% +1.4%
126th Mauritania 10.13% +1.0%
127th Finland 10.29% +4.2%
128th Spain 10.35% -25.3%
129th Chile 10.39% +7.0%
130th Kazakhstan 10.43% -18.2%
131st Nepal 10.50% -0.3%
132nd Brazil 10.65% +1.1%
133rd Greece 10.76% -5.2%
134th Trinidad and Tobago 10.88% -10.4%
135th Turkmenistan 10.90% -7.1%
136th Azerbaijan 10.91% -7.4%
137th Armenia 11.01% -0.9%
138th Ukraine 11.06% -3.7%
139th Georgia 11.16% +8.3%
140th Uzbekistan 11.28% -8.3%
141st Puerto Rico (US) 11.40% +11.8%
142nd Belarus 11.56% +66.1%
143rd Syrian Arab Republic 11.63% -13.7%
144th French Polynesia 11.67% +0.7%
145th Yemen, Republic of 11.72% +1.4%
146th Rwanda 11.73% +0.3%
147th Guyana 11.80% -1.0%
148th Israel 11.81% +8.4%
149th Suriname 12.05% -12.5%
150th South Sudan 12.28% -0.3%
151st Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.36% -23.0%
152nd Morocco 12.46% -7.0%
153rd Serbia 12.80% +5.8%
154th Estonia 13.13% -10.1%
155th Guam 13.21% -13.8%
156th Cabo Verde 13.24% -33.8%
157th Zambia 13.40% +3.7%
158th Latvia 13.82% -3.6%
159th Tunisia 14.40% -8.2%
160th Jordan 14.70% +7.3%
161st Colombia 15.04% +12.9%
162nd Uruguay 15.05% +12.3%
163rd Sudan 15.56% +2.4%
164th São Tomé and Principe 15.73% +9.2%
165th Croatia 15.82% -23.2%
166th Lesotho 16.08% -0.5%
167th Angola 16.67% +0.1%
168th Lithuania 16.84% +2.8%
169th Argentina 17.32% +1.1%
170th New Caledonia 17.39% -2.9%
171st Gabon 17.83% -0.1%
172nd Poland 18.44% +14.6%
173rd St. Lucia 18.54% +12.4%
174th Botswana 18.54% +16.8%
175th Albania 18.57% +10.5%
176th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.67% -0.1%
177th Slovak Republic 19.15% +1.3%
178th Libya 19.24% -0.2%
179th Congo, Republic of 19.88% +0.0%
180th Bulgaria 19.92% +9.9%
181st Namibia 21.01% +3.5%
182nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 21.10% +1.4%
183rd West Bank and Gaza 21.49% +50.3%
184th South Africa 22.65% -1.5%
185th Eswatini 25.24% +2.8%
186th Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.49% -14.8%
187th Djibouti 26.60% -0.3%
188th Algeria 27.30% -7.4%
189th North Macedonia 30.52% -3.8%
190th Montenegro 30.54% +0.3%

FAQ

Which country has the highest unemployment rate in 2001?

Pakistan has the highest unemployment rate in 2001 at 0.61%.

Which country has the lowest unemployment rate in 2001?

Montenegro has the lowest unemployment rate in 2001 at 30.54%.

How many countries are ranked by unemployment rate?

190 countries have unemployment rate data for 2001.

What are the top 3 countries by unemployment rate?

1. Pakistan (0.61%), 2. Myanmar (0.69%), 3. Benin (0.77%).