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United Kingdom - Unemployment Rate 1993

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
10.35% +0.40pp from 1992 Global rank: 129th

United Kingdom's unemployment rate was 10.35% in 1993, increased +0.40pp from 9.77% in 1992. This was the 129th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1993▾
Unemployment Rate by Country - 1993
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Pakistan 0.60% -89.8%
2nd Chad 0.70% 6.4%
3rd Cambodia 0.73% -2.0%
4th Myanmar 0.78% -2.1%
5th Maldives 0.80% 0.9%
6th Kuwait 0.80% -8.9%
7th Qatar 0.87% 0.0%
8th Bahrain 0.88% -8.9%
9th Kazakhstan 1.11% 11.0%
10th Kyrgyz Republic 1.26% 14.4%
11th Tonga 1.30% -3.6%
12th Bhutan 1.42% 1.9%
13th Mali 1.42% -4.3%
14th Thailand 1.49% -46.8%
15th Benin 1.49% -1.1%
16th Turkmenistan 1.50% 0.0%
17th Niger 1.54% -1.8%
18th Solomon Islands 1.83% -1.2%
19th United Arab Emirates 1.90% 10.8%
20th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.96% 0.1%
21st Ukraine 2.00% 5.3%
22nd Viet Nam 2.04% -81.5%
23rd Macao SAR, China 2.06% -6.3%
24th Guatemala 2.13% -1.4%
25th Bangladesh 2.31% 3.4%
26th Luxembourg 2.33% 42.6%
27th Papua New Guinea 2.38% -8.7%
28th Burkina Faso 2.43% -3.2%
29th Japan 2.54% 18.1%
30th Tajikistan 2.65% 43.2%
31st Samoa 2.69% 10.3%
32nd China 2.69% 13.5%
33rd Cyprus 2.70% 47.9%
34th Liberia 2.71% -0.7%
35th Lao PDR 2.73% 0.8%
36th Indonesia 2.78% -0.3%
37th Korea 2.88% 14.0%
38th Senegal 2.88% -1.7%
39th Mozambique 2.90% -4.4%
40th Kenya 2.98% 2.9%
41st Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 2.98% 3.7%
42nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.05% 0.7%
43rd Singapore 3.07% 70.6%
44th Burundi 3.09% -1.2%
45th Honduras 3.10% 1.2%
46th Guinea-Bissau 3.14% 1.9%
47th Timor-Leste 3.27% -2.6%
48th Mexico 3.37% 18.9%
49th Congo, Democratic Republic of 3.45% 2.3%
50th Uganda 3.49% -1.9%
51st Switzerland 3.55% 39.3%
52nd Moldova 3.70% 0.0%
53rd Philippines 3.87% -60.5%
54th Tanzania 3.89% 5.7%
55th Costa Rica 3.95% -3.7%
56th Oman 4.01% -3.6%
57th Nigeria 4.02% 6.1%
58th Malaysia 4.11% 10.5%
59th Austria 4.25% 29.2%
60th Czechia 4.35% 67.3%
61st Sierra Leone 4.40% 0.6%
62nd Ecuador 4.40% -50.5%
63rd Chile 4.49% -33.0%
64th Azerbaijan 4.50% 150.0%
65th Togo 4.51% 7.1%
66th Guinea 4.56% -0.4%
67th Comoros 4.57% 0.9%
68th Fiji 4.69% -31.9%
69th Peru 4.80% -49.0%
70th Uzbekistan 4.90% 69.0%
71st Brunei Darussalam 4.90% 2.3%
72nd Malawi 4.99% -1.5%
73rd Zimbabwe 4.99% 1.2%
74th Paraguay 5.06% -4.5%
75th Ghana 5.23% 11.3%
76th Iceland 5.26% 12.7%
77th Armenia 5.30% 194.4%
78th Portugal 5.30% 37.3%
79th Eritrea 5.39% 1.7%
80th Georgia 5.40% 0.0%
81st Guam 5.53% 44.0%
82nd Mongolia 5.86% 0.0%
83rd Côte d'Ivoire 5.87% -12.4%
84th Russian Federation 5.88% 13.1%
85th Central African Republic 5.90% 1.2%
86th Norway 5.97% 0.8%
87th Aruba 6.02% -6.3%
88th Brazil 6.03% -6.1%
89th Jamaica 6.24% -60.3%
90th Netherlands 6.29% 29.2%
91st Madagascar 6.32% 0.7%
92nd Dominican Republic 6.32% -33.7%
93rd Malta 6.33% 29.2%
94th Panama 6.37% -56.6%
95th Estonia 6.54% 77.8%
96th United States 6.90% -7.9%
97th Saudi Arabia 7.00% -2.8%
98th Equatorial Guinea 7.02% 2.1%
99th Channel Islands 7.08% 15.7%
100th Syrian Arab Republic 7.40% 6.5%
101st Haiti 7.53% 2.0%
102nd India 7.66% 0.2%
103rd Germany 7.68% 16.4%
104th Colombia 7.80% 31.4%
105th Nicaragua 7.83% -45.6%
106th Afghanistan 7.91% -0.6%
107th Belgium 8.08% 13.9%
108th Lebanon 8.23% -0.4%
109th Romania 8.25% 51.6%
110th Vanuatu 8.26% 4.0%
111th Yemen, Republic of 8.34% -0.1%
112th Uruguay 8.35% -7.2%
113th Iraq 8.36% 0.2%
114th Belarus 8.50% 174.2%
115th Slovenia 8.51% 8.6%
116th Türkiye 8.96% 12.8%
117th Cameroon 9.15% 1.1%
118th Cuba 9.27% 5.6%
119th Sweden 9.33% 31.4%
120th Mauritius 9.50% 184.3%
121st Belize 9.78% -18.5%
122nd New Zealand 9.80% -8.2%
123rd Mauritania 9.85% -2.0%
124th Gambia, The 9.92% 0.3%
125th El Salvador 9.94% 5.3%
126th Argentina 10.10% 42.0%
127th Greece 10.18% 17.0%
128th Italy 10.21% 15.9%
129th United Kingdom 10.35% 4.0%
130th Nepal 10.49% 0.2%
131st Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.57% 5.7%
132nd West Bank and Gaza 10.71% 0.1%
133rd Denmark 10.72% 24.5%
134th Croatia 10.78% -29.3%
135th European Union 10.85% 17.6%
136th Australia 10.88% 1.3%
137th Egypt, Arab Republic of 10.92% 22.0%
138th Virgin Islands (US) 11.19% 0.9%
139th France 11.32% 19.9%
140th Canada 11.38% 1.4%
141st Guyana 11.62% -2.4%
142nd French Polynesia 11.78% 0.5%
143rd Hungary 12.10% 30.0%
144th Rwanda 12.16% 0.3%
145th Slovak Republic 12.20% 0.1%
146th South Sudan 12.23% -1.1%
147th Bahamas, The 12.72% -14.1%
148th Israel 12.74% 14.2%
149th Cabo Verde 13.28% -48.9%
150th Serbia 13.42% 0.1%
151st Lithuania 13.80% 1,050.0%
152nd Sri Lanka 13.82% -5.1%
153rd Morocco 14.03% 1.8%
154th Poland 14.39% 5.8%
155th São Tomé and Principe 14.46% -7.1%
156th Sudan 15.51% 0.7%
157th Lesotho 15.57% 0.8%
158th Ireland 15.57% -4.5%
159th Suriname 15.64% -9.5%
160th Tunisia 15.95% -1.8%
161st Finland 16.20% 37.3%
162nd Bulgaria 16.40% 23.9%
163rd Latvia 16.70% 425.5%
164th St. Lucia 16.80% 1.5%
165th Puerto Rico (US) 16.91% 1.3%
166th Angola 17.44% 2.8%
167th Gabon 17.78% 0.4%
168th Botswana 18.76% 14.9%
169th New Caledonia 18.76% 0.8%
170th Libya 19.01% 0.9%
171st Namibia 19.08% 1.0%
172nd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 19.33% -0.2%
173rd Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.41% 5.0%
174th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.68% 0.6%
175th Jordan 19.70% 11.9%
176th Zambia 19.70% 0.7%
177th Trinidad and Tobago 19.81% 0.9%
178th Congo, Republic of 19.99% 0.4%
179th Eswatini 21.76% 3.9%
180th Spain 22.16% 20.7%
181st South Africa 23.36% 10.1%
182nd Barbados 24.54% 7.1%
183rd Albania 25.25% -4.7%
184th Algeria 26.23% 22.8%
185th Djibouti 27.25% 3.0%
186th North Macedonia 27.70% 5.3%
187th Montenegro 30.24% 0.2%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's unemployment rate in 1993?▾

United Kingdom's unemployment rate in 1993 was 10.35%. This ranked 129th globally.

How did United Kingdom's unemployment rate change in 1993?▾

United Kingdom's unemployment rate increased by 4.0% in 1993 compared to 1992.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 1993?▾

Montenegro had the highest unemployment rate in 1993 at 30.24%.

What is the unemployment rate of United Kingdom in 1993?▾

The unemployment rate of United Kingdom in 1993 was 10.35%. This ranked 129th globally.

How does 1993 compare to 1992 for United Kingdom's unemployment rate?▾

United Kingdom's unemployment rate went from 9.77% in 1992 to 10.35% in 1993, a 4.0% increase.

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