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Unemployment Rate - Ranking 2019

All countries ranked by unemployment rate · World Bank
Year

In 2019, Qatar (0.10%), Cambodia (0.12%), and Myanmar (0.41%) ranked highest in unemployment rate among all countries. South Africa ranked lowest at 28.47%.

Unemployment Rate by Country - 2019
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Qatar 0.10% -9.1%
2nd Cambodia 0.12% -7.8%
3rd Myanmar 0.41% -46.9%
4th Niger 0.53% -0.9%
5th Thailand 0.72% -34.9%
6th Solomon Islands 0.75% +3.3%
7th Burundi 1.04% -9.1%
8th Chad 1.08% -5.1%
9th Benin 1.21% -14.9%
10th Bahrain 1.22% -71.7%
11th Moldova 1.50% -50.8%
12th Viet Nam 1.68% -23.2%
13th Cuba 1.71% +0.3%
14th Macao SAR, China 1.73% -3.9%
15th Tanzania 1.74% -3.2%
16th Czechia 2.02% -7.5%
17th Togo 2.04% -29.8%
18th Oman 2.05% +13.6%
19th Andorra 2.08% +16.9%
20th Tonga 2.17% -3.7%
21st Guatemala 2.19% -3.9%
22nd Kuwait 2.21% +0.5%
23rd Philippines 2.24% -58.0%
24th United Arab Emirates 2.33% +4.2%
25th Japan 2.35% -3.4%
26th Côte d'Ivoire 2.40% -15.8%
27th Guinea-Bissau 2.41% -22.8%
28th Madagascar 2.48% +7.6%
29th Liechtenstein 2.49% -5.0%
30th Lao PDR 2.53% -12.6%
31st Papua New Guinea 2.65% +0.0%
32nd Bhutan 2.72% -20.0%
33rd Senegal 2.86% -17.1%
34th Hong Kong SAR, China 2.92% +3.9%
35th Seychelles 3.00% +0.0%
36th Uganda 3.06% -5.9%
37th Ghana 3.07% -4.3%
38th Liberia 3.07% +0.4%
39th Singapore 3.10% +47.6%
40th Timor-Leste 3.15% -16.4%
41st Germany 3.16% -0.9%
42nd Sierra Leone 3.20% +0.4%
43rd Poland 3.27% -15.1%
44th Mali 3.29% +103.1%
45th Malaysia 3.33% +0.2%
46th Netherlands 3.38% -30.8%
47th Peru 3.38% -49.2%
48th Hungary 3.41% -4.6%
49th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.44% +0.9%
50th Mexico 3.48% +4.6%
51st Iceland 3.51% +11.9%
52nd Trinidad and Tobago 3.52% -10.2%
53rd Indonesia 3.59% -32.8%
54th Cameroon 3.63% +0.7%
55th United Kingdom 3.66% -10.3%
56th United States 3.67% -5.7%
57th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.68% -25.1%
58th Norway 3.68% -4.4%
59th Israel 3.73% -6.3%
60th Korea 3.75% -2.3%
61st Ecuador 3.81% +3.3%
62nd Romania 3.91% -25.5%
63rd Comoros 3.93% -1.2%
64th Turkmenistan 4.04% 0.0%
65th Malta 4.08% +3.1%
66th New Zealand 4.11% -5.0%
67th Bulgaria 4.15% -21.3%
68th Belarus 4.17% -13.7%
69th El Salvador 4.17% -35.8%
70th Switzerland 4.39% +72.5%
71st Slovenia 4.45% -13.2%
72nd Mozambique 4.46% +6.0%
73rd Gambia, The 4.48% +10.5%
74th Burkina Faso 4.49% -4.3%
75th Bangladesh 4.50% +1.5%
76th Russian Federation 4.51% -6.0%
77th Estonia 4.51% -16.0%
78th Austria 4.56% -12.6%
79th China 4.56% -7.5%
80th Maldives 4.56% -8.1%
81st Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.61% -0.6%
82nd Fiji 4.66% +3.6%
83rd Sri Lanka 4.67% +6.1%
84th Kazakhstan 4.80% -1.0%
85th Pakistan 4.83% -16.7%
86th Uzbekistan 4.94% -47.2%
87th Ireland 4.95% -14.8%
88th Malawi 4.96% -1.1%
89th Jamaica 4.99% -45.3%
90th Azerbaijan 5.00% +1.1%
91st Kenya 5.01% +17.0%
92nd Denmark 5.02% +30.3%
93rd Guinea 5.02% +3.8%
94th Australia 5.14% -2.7%
95th Aruba 5.20% -28.8%
96th Nigeria 5.21% -76.9%
97th Belgium 5.36% -10.2%
98th Guam 5.41% -0.8%
99th Vanuatu 5.44% +1.7%
100th Kyrgyz Republic 5.45% -9.3%
101st Nicaragua 5.46% +3.9%
102nd Zambia 5.54% +10.1%
103rd Luxembourg 5.59% +9.4%
104th Saudi Arabia 5.64% -6.5%
105th Canada 5.69% -2.5%
106th Honduras 5.70% +0.9%
107th Slovak Republic 5.76% -11.7%
108th Eritrea 5.81% +1.0%
109th Central African Republic 5.92% +1.6%
110th Channel Islands 6.19% -2.5%
111th Lithuania 6.26% +1.8%
112th Panama 6.26% +5.0%
113th Latvia 6.31% -14.9%
114th Mauritius 6.33% -8.2%
115th Dominican Republic 6.36% +12.4%
116th Portugal 6.42% -10.5%
117th India 6.51% -26.9%
118th Croatia 6.55% -33.5%
119th Paraguay 6.60% +6.1%
120th Brunei Darussalam 6.60% -29.0%
121st European Union 6.68% -7.8%
122nd Finland 6.70% -9.8%
123rd Sweden 6.83% +6.2%
124th Tajikistan 7.03% 0.0%
125th Cyprus 7.16% -14.3%
126th Zimbabwe 7.37% +8.6%
127th Chile 7.49% +1.6%
128th San Marino 7.66% -4.3%
129th Suriname 7.76% -13.8%
130th Egypt, Arab Republic of 7.85% -28.2%
131st Samoa 7.86% -9.1%
132nd Equatorial Guinea 7.92% +1.3%
133rd Ukraine 8.19% -9.0%
134th Puerto Rico (US) 8.30% -9.8%
135th Barbados 8.41% -16.3%
136th France 8.42% -6.8%
137th São Tomé and Principe 8.84% +1.4%
138th Uruguay 8.84% +5.6%
139th Mongolia 9.02% +15.7%
140th Belize 9.05% -3.5%
141st Morocco 9.19% -3.3%
142nd Bahamas, The 9.34% -9.8%
143rd Argentina 9.84% +7.0%
144th Italy 9.88% -6.8%
145th Colombia 10.28% +3.3%
146th Serbia 10.40% -24.0%
147th Mauritania 10.42% +0.0%
148th Nepal 10.48% -1.1%
149th Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.74% -11.4%
150th Costa Rica 10.81% -9.6%
151st New Caledonia 10.88% -7.0%
152nd Afghanistan 11.19% 0.0%
153rd Rwanda 11.24% +4.4%
154th Lebanon 11.30% +5.2%
155th Albania 11.47% -6.8%
156th Georgia 11.57% -39.8%
157th French Polynesia 11.59% -0.1%
158th Sudan 11.70% -40.0%
159th Virgin Islands (US) 11.77% +0.6%
160th Brazil 11.94% -3.5%
161st Cabo Verde 12.12% -0.6%
162nd Algeria 12.30% +4.9%
163rd South Sudan 12.66% -1.5%
164th Guyana 13.17% -3.3%
165th Syrian Arab Republic 13.37% -1.0%
166th Türkiye 13.73% +26.0%
167th Haiti 14.10% +1.2%
168th Iraq 14.10% +4.7%
169th Spain 14.10% -7.5%
170th Montenegro 15.13% -0.4%
171st St. Lucia 15.61% -19.2%
172nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.69% -14.7%
173rd Angola 16.50% -0.6%
174th Jordan 16.80% -9.7%
175th Lesotho 16.88% +1.6%
176th Greece 17.05% -11.7%
177th Tunisia 17.15% +10.5%
178th Yemen, Republic of 17.21% -2.2%
179th North Macedonia 17.41% -15.5%
180th Armenia 18.30% -3.7%
181st Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.83% +0.7%
182nd Libya 19.09% +1.2%
183rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.25% +1.3%
184th Namibia 19.93% +0.3%
185th Botswana 20.09% +2.2%
186th Gabon 20.37% -0.4%
187th Congo, Republic of 20.49% -1.7%
188th West Bank and Gaza 25.34% -3.5%
189th Djibouti 26.26% +0.3%
190th Eswatini 28.22% +6.6%
191st South Africa 28.47% +5.0%

FAQ

Which country has the highest unemployment rate in 2019?

Qatar has the highest unemployment rate in 2019 at 0.10%.

Which country has the lowest unemployment rate in 2019?

South Africa has the lowest unemployment rate in 2019 at 28.47%.

How many countries are ranked by unemployment rate?

191 countries have unemployment rate data for 2019.

What are the top 3 countries by unemployment rate?

1. Qatar (0.10%), 2. Cambodia (0.12%), 3. Myanmar (0.41%).