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Unemployment Rate - Ranking 2004

All countries ranked by unemployment rate · World Bank
Year

In 2004, Pakistan (0.60%), Chad (0.67%), and Myanmar (0.68%) ranked highest in unemployment rate among all countries. North Macedonia ranked lowest at 37.16%.

Unemployment Rate by Country - 2004
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Pakistan 0.60% -92.8%
2nd Chad 0.67% -7.3%
3rd Myanmar 0.68% -1.3%
4th Benin 0.79% +5.8%
5th Qatar 0.87% +0.0%
6th Cambodia 1.00% +10.5%
7th Bahrain 1.06% -5.5%
8th Mali 1.41% +11.1%
9th Lao PDR 1.50% -8.6%
10th Thailand 1.51% -31.4%
11th Kuwait 1.70% +30.8%
12th Cuba 1.85% -20.4%
13th Solomon Islands 2.03% -11.4%
14th Viet Nam 2.14% -63.0%
15th Liberia 2.42% +0.2%
16th Bhutan 2.49% +38.3%
17th Papua New Guinea 2.53% -3.9%
18th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.62% -70.0%
19th Kyrgyz Republic 2.68% -72.9%
20th Uganda 2.70% -25.0%
21st Niger 2.75% +28.3%
22nd Senegal 2.78% -0.2%
23rd Kenya 2.84% -0.9%
24th Mozambique 2.95% +3.4%
25th United Arab Emirates 2.97% +2.1%
26th Guatemala 2.97% +5.8%
27th Congo, Democratic Republic of 2.98% -2.6%
28th Tanzania 3.11% +1.7%
29th Burundi 3.18% +1.0%
30th Guinea-Bissau 3.23% +1.8%
31st San Marino 3.36% -18.4%
32nd Korea 3.42% -3.7%
33rd Sierra Leone 3.42% -11.8%
34th Tajikistan 3.45% +50.0%
35th Liechtenstein 3.47% +2.4%
36th Burkina Faso 3.48% +25.2%
37th Seychelles 3.53% +12.1%
38th Malaysia 3.54% -1.7%
39th Philippines 3.55% -68.8%
40th Nigeria 3.59% -1.3%
41st Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.62% -1.3%
42nd Timor-Leste 3.67% +3.6%
43rd Tonga 3.88% -25.1%
44th Mexico 3.94% +15.8%
45th Madagascar 3.95% -21.1%
46th Togo 3.99% +0.9%
47th New Zealand 4.01% -15.7%
48th Iceland 4.03% +14.4%
49th Norway 4.26% -5.3%
50th Bangladesh 4.32% -0.1%
51st Switzerland 4.32% +16.9%
52nd Zimbabwe 4.39% -7.3%
53rd China 4.49% -2.0%
54th Ireland 4.49% -7.2%
55th Comoros 4.57% +0.3%
56th United Kingdom 4.59% -8.1%
57th Netherlands 4.65% -21.5%
58th Oman 4.69% +2.0%
59th Fiji 4.70% -31.1%
60th Guinea 4.71% +1.8%
61st Peru 4.71% -50.0%
62nd Japan 4.73% -9.7%
63rd Cyprus 4.77% +16.1%
64th Macao SAR, China 4.90% -18.9%
65th Malawi 4.96% -3.9%
66th Ecuador 5.00% -50.8%
67th Cameroon 5.09% -13.9%
68th Luxembourg 5.11% +55.3%
69th Samoa 5.16% +2.5%
70th Denmark 5.20% -4.2%
71st Australia 5.40% -9.1%
72nd United States 5.53% -7.7%
73rd Eritrea 5.70% -1.5%
74th Central African Republic 5.73% -1.4%
75th Saudi Arabia 5.82% +4.7%
76th Hungary 5.83% -1.2%
77th Singapore 5.84% +47.8%
78th Brunei Darussalam 5.85% +1.8%
79th Channel Islands 5.85% +3.6%
80th Côte d'Ivoire 5.92% +1.2%
81st Austria 5.97% +24.6%
82nd Honduras 5.99% +13.0%
83rd Slovenia 6.01% -10.6%
84th Panama 6.10% -53.3%
85th Maldives 6.15% +20.0%
86th Dominican Republic 6.30% -27.3%
87th Portugal 6.32% -10.2%
88th Moldova 6.37% -19.3%
89th Nicaragua 6.41% -8.4%
90th Costa Rica 6.45% -3.3%
91st Paraguay 6.51% -4.4%
92nd Jamaica 6.54% -44.6%
93rd Sweden 6.69% +0.0%
94th Hong Kong SAR, China 6.74% -15.0%
95th Ghana 6.76% -12.6%
96th El Salvador 6.80% -3.8%
97th Mongolia 6.85% +1.2%
98th Canada 7.19% -5.4%
99th Indonesia 7.30% -24.5%
100th Malta 7.32% -3.3%
101st Belgium 7.36% -9.9%
102nd India 7.60% -0.5%
103rd Equatorial Guinea 7.66% -0.6%
104th Guam 7.70% -20.6%
105th Romania 7.72% -0.4%
106th Russian Federation 7.76% -5.7%
107th Afghanistan 7.79% -0.6%
108th Lebanon 7.85% -2.5%
109th Italy 7.87% -6.9%
110th Azerbaijan 7.99% -12.8%
111th Uzbekistan 8.15% +66.4%
112th Czechia 8.30% +6.8%
113th Trinidad and Tobago 8.33% -20.4%
114th Mauritius 8.34% +8.3%
115th Sri Lanka 8.38% -0.2%
116th Kazakhstan 8.40% -4.5%
117th Turkmenistan 8.42% -9.4%
118th Vanuatu 8.43% -2.6%
119th Ukraine 8.59% -5.2%
120th Iraq 8.72% -2.7%
121st France 8.91% +4.6%
122nd Belarus 9.46% +19.3%
123rd Suriname 9.49% +44.9%
124th Aruba 9.50% -16.7%
125th Syrian Arab Republic 9.51% -11.8%
126th Barbados 9.57% -13.0%
127th Mauritania 9.77% -1.4%
128th European Union 9.86% +1.6%
129th Gambia, The 9.95% -0.4%
130th Brazil 10.07% -9.8%
131st Chile 10.16% +6.6%
132nd Bahamas, The 10.20% -5.9%
133rd Estonia 10.25% -0.9%
134th Virgin Islands (US) 10.27% -2.9%
135th Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.30% -8.8%
136th Puerto Rico (US) 10.31% -14.1%
137th Egypt, Arab Republic of 10.32% -8.5%
138th Finland 10.36% +14.1%
139th Belize 10.59% -17.9%
140th Greece 10.63% +8.7%
141st Nepal 10.65% +0.1%
142nd Armenia 10.68% -65.8%
143rd Lithuania 10.68% -14.1%
144th Germany 10.73% +10.5%
145th Morocco 10.83% -5.8%
146th Türkiye 10.84% +9.2%
147th Spain 11.09% -3.4%
148th Guyana 11.28% -2.2%
149th Rwanda 11.70% +0.4%
150th French Polynesia 11.70% -0.4%
151st Latvia 11.71% +0.5%
152nd Bulgaria 12.04% -13.1%
153rd Yemen, Republic of 12.13% +1.0%
154th South Sudan 12.26% +0.2%
155th Georgia 12.62% -0.6%
156th Uruguay 12.98% -24.3%
157th Israel 13.03% -2.8%
158th Haiti 13.42% +10.4%
159th Cabo Verde 13.46% -32.7%
160th Argentina 13.52% -21.6%
161st Croatia 13.66% -28.3%
162nd Colombia 13.72% -2.8%
163rd Tunisia 14.23% -2.0%
164th Jordan 14.63% +1.3%
165th Zambia 15.33% +4.3%
166th Sudan 15.54% -1.7%
167th São Tomé and Principe 16.12% -1.5%
168th Lesotho 16.15% +0.6%
169th Albania 16.31% +8.7%
170th New Caledonia 16.31% -2.1%
171st Angola 16.31% -0.8%
172nd Gabon 17.11% -0.1%
173rd Algeria 17.65% -25.6%
174th Slovak Republic 18.21% +2.9%
175th Serbia 18.50% +15.6%
176th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.65% +0.0%
177th Poland 18.82% -5.6%
178th Libya 18.94% -0.7%
179th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.55% -2.2%
180th Congo, Republic of 19.90% +0.1%
181st St. Lucia 20.97% -5.5%
182nd Botswana 21.76% -8.6%
183rd Namibia 22.09% -0.1%
184th South Africa 22.57% -18.4%
185th West Bank and Gaza 23.22% -9.0%
186th Djibouti 26.44% -0.2%
187th Eswatini 26.72% +1.7%
188th Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.28% -5.9%
189th Montenegro 30.34% -0.2%
190th North Macedonia 37.16% +1.3%

FAQ

Which country has the highest unemployment rate in 2004?

Pakistan has the highest unemployment rate in 2004 at 0.60%.

Which country has the lowest unemployment rate in 2004?

North Macedonia has the lowest unemployment rate in 2004 at 37.16%.

How many countries are ranked by unemployment rate?

190 countries have unemployment rate data for 2004.

What are the top 3 countries by unemployment rate?

1. Pakistan (0.60%), 2. Chad (0.67%), 3. Myanmar (0.68%).