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Unemployment Rate - Ranking 2002

All countries ranked by unemployment rate · World Bank
Year

In 2002, Pakistan (0.62%), Myanmar (0.69%), and Benin (0.69%) ranked highest in unemployment rate among all countries. North Macedonia ranked lowest at 31.94%.

Unemployment Rate by Country - 2002
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Pakistan 0.62% -92.1%
2nd Myanmar 0.69% -0.6%
3rd Benin 0.69% -9.9%
4th Chad 0.77% -2.9%
5th Cambodia 0.86% +10.8%
6th Qatar 0.87% +0.0%
7th Kuwait 1.10% +37.5%
8th Bahrain 1.14% +1.7%
9th Mali 1.36% +2.1%
10th Lao PDR 1.78% -5.6%
11th Niger 1.81% +23.0%
12th Thailand 1.82% -44.8%
13th Bhutan 1.85% -2.4%
14th Viet Nam 2.12% -66.2%
15th Liberia 2.22% +5.6%
16th Guatemala 2.25% +0.1%
17th Kyrgyz Republic 2.42% -69.2%
18th Netherlands 2.55% -18.6%
19th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.60% -69.4%
20th Luxembourg 2.62% +18.2%
21st Liechtenstein 2.65% +8.4%
22nd United Arab Emirates 2.66% +8.8%
23rd Solomon Islands 2.70% +2.1%
24th Papua New Guinea 2.76% -1.6%
25th Senegal 2.82% +5.5%
26th Burkina Faso 2.86% +4.1%
27th Mozambique 2.90% +2.3%
28th Kenya 2.92% +1.4%
29th Switzerland 2.92% +71.7%
30th Iceland 2.99% +7.1%
31st Mexico 3.00% +8.5%
32nd Tanzania 3.02% +1.0%
33rd Korea 3.05% -23.9%
34th Guinea-Bissau 3.15% +6.4%
35th Burundi 3.17% +0.4%
36th Congo, Democratic Republic of 3.18% -2.2%
37th Cuba 3.31% -18.9%
38th Cyprus 3.34% -15.0%
39th Timor-Leste 3.37% -0.4%
40th Malaysia 3.48% -5.3%
41st Uganda 3.50% -0.6%
42nd Philippines 3.62% -67.5%
43rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.64% -0.9%
44th Nigeria 3.67% -5.9%
45th Sierra Leone 3.91% -7.7%
46th San Marino 3.92% +10.8%
47th Tajikistan 3.95% +58.0%
48th Bangladesh 3.97% +9.9%
49th Honduras 4.02% +0.5%
50th Norway 4.02% +13.4%
51st Seychelles 4.06% -7.9%
52nd Togo 4.09% -0.5%
53rd Maldives 4.09% +34.8%
54th Ireland 4.22% +0.8%
55th China 4.24% +11.6%
56th Denmark 4.27% -5.2%
57th Oman 4.34% +0.9%
58th Comoros 4.37% -0.2%
59th Portugal 4.50% -6.3%
60th Guinea 4.55% -0.8%
61st Tonga 4.68% +7.2%
62nd Fiji 4.77% -19.8%
63rd Ecuador 4.83% -49.5%
64th Peru 4.84% -47.7%
65th Austria 4.85% +21.1%
66th Sweden 4.97% -16.8%
67th Samoa 4.98% +0.3%
68th Zimbabwe 5.01% -5.8%
69th United Kingdom 5.04% -1.2%
70th Malawi 5.25% +0.5%
71st Saudi Arabia 5.27% +14.0%
72nd New Zealand 5.28% -3.5%
73rd Channel Islands 5.31% +5.4%
74th Japan 5.39% +6.8%
75th Côte d'Ivoire 5.51% +6.0%
76th Madagascar 5.52% +3.1%
77th Hungary 5.61% -2.3%
78th Singapore 5.65% +113.2%
79th Brunei Darussalam 5.65% +1.7%
80th United States 5.78% +22.0%
81st Eritrea 5.79% +0.9%
82nd Central African Republic 5.81% +0.7%
83rd Slovenia 5.92% -12.3%
84th Mongolia 6.20% +1.5%
85th El Salvador 6.20% -12.7%
86th Macao SAR, China 6.28% -1.5%
87th Panama 6.30% -55.1%
88th Australia 6.38% -5.9%
89th Costa Rica 6.40% +5.3%
90th Indonesia 6.60% -18.5%
91st Jamaica 6.62% -55.9%
92nd Cameroon 6.71% -10.0%
93rd Dominican Republic 6.78% -25.4%
94th Moldova 6.85% -6.2%
95th Malta 6.90% -9.4%
96th Belgium 6.91% +5.2%
97th Czechia 7.28% -10.3%
98th Hong Kong SAR, China 7.28% +47.8%
99th Nicaragua 7.52% +17.5%
100th Equatorial Guinea 7.65% +1.3%
101st Canada 7.67% +6.1%
102nd India 7.68% +0.9%
103rd Afghanistan 7.87% -1.3%
104th Russian Federation 7.88% -11.9%
105th Aruba 8.10% +24.6%
106th Romania 8.11% +9.7%
107th Mauritius 8.21% +20.7%
108th Lebanon 8.25% -2.6%
109th Germany 8.48% +8.7%
110th Vanuatu 8.60% +2.2%
111th Iraq 8.62% +4.5%
112th France 8.70% +2.9%
113th Ghana 8.71% -9.4%
114th Sri Lanka 8.76% +10.9%
115th Bahamas, The 9.05% +31.2%
116th Italy 9.21% +1.2%
117th Kazakhstan 9.33% -10.9%
118th Paraguay 9.39% +51.4%
119th European Union 9.57% +3.9%
120th Egypt, Arab Republic of 10.01% +13.6%
121st Estonia 10.03% -22.9%
122nd Gambia, The 10.04% +4.1%
123rd Azerbaijan 10.04% -8.0%
124th Belize 10.04% -11.9%
125th Ukraine 10.14% -6.1%
126th Turkmenistan 10.14% -6.9%
127th Chile 10.17% +3.1%
128th Mauritania 10.20% +0.7%
129th Virgin Islands (US) 10.23% +2.6%
130th Uzbekistan 10.26% -9.1%
131st Barbados 10.32% +4.8%
132nd Greece 10.35% -4.0%
133rd Türkiye 10.36% +32.7%
134th Trinidad and Tobago 10.39% -4.0%
135th Finland 10.42% +13.3%
136th Nepal 10.59% +0.9%
137th Brazil 10.64% -0.1%
138th Belarus 10.87% +53.2%
139th Armenia 10.89% -71.6%
140th Syrian Arab Republic 10.94% +33.9%
141st Haiti 11.01% +13.2%
142nd Spain 11.15% +5.7%
143rd Suriname 11.19% -18.5%
144th Guam 11.39% -13.8%
145th Rwanda 11.43% -2.6%
146th Morocco 11.59% -5.8%
147th French Polynesia 11.71% +0.4%
148th Guyana 11.81% +0.1%
149th Yemen, Republic of 11.84% +1.0%
150th Puerto Rico (US) 11.94% +4.7%
151st South Sudan 12.24% -0.4%
152nd Georgia 12.59% +13.4%
153rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.80% -23.0%
154th Israel 12.89% +10.9%
155th Lithuania 13.01% -25.1%
156th Cabo Verde 13.38% -36.3%
157th Serbia 13.80% +13.1%
158th Latvia 13.83% +2.6%
159th Zambia 14.13% +5.4%
160th Colombia 14.48% -3.3%
161st Tunisia 14.55% -3.8%
162nd Croatia 15.05% -30.0%
163rd Jordan 15.30% +4.1%
164th Sudan 15.51% +3.4%
165th Lesotho 16.08% 0.0%
166th Angola 16.43% -1.4%
167th Uruguay 16.65% +9.6%
168th New Caledonia 17.05% -2.0%
169th Gabon 17.38% -2.5%
170th São Tomé and Principe 17.63% +12.1%
171st Albania 17.89% +8.8%
172nd Bulgaria 18.11% +3.4%
173rd Slovak Republic 18.54% -4.7%
174th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.66% 0.0%
175th Libya 19.28% +0.2%
176th Argentina 19.59% +2.0%
177th Congo, Republic of 19.64% -1.2%
178th Poland 20.21% +10.8%
179th St. Lucia 20.39% +10.0%
180th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 20.62% -2.3%
181st Botswana 21.28% +14.8%
182nd Namibia 21.54% +2.5%
183rd South Africa 22.58% -13.0%
184th Eswatini 25.77% +2.1%
185th Algeria 25.90% -5.1%
186th Djibouti 26.59% 0.0%
187th West Bank and Gaza 27.47% +8.6%
188th Bosnia and Herzegovina 27.48% -11.6%
189th Montenegro 30.36% -0.6%
190th North Macedonia 31.94% +4.7%

FAQ

Which country has the highest unemployment rate in 2002?

Pakistan has the highest unemployment rate in 2002 at 0.62%.

Which country has the lowest unemployment rate in 2002?

North Macedonia has the lowest unemployment rate in 2002 at 31.94%.

How many countries are ranked by unemployment rate?

190 countries have unemployment rate data for 2002.

What are the top 3 countries by unemployment rate?

1. Pakistan (0.62%), 2. Myanmar (0.69%), 3. Benin (0.69%).