The CIA World Factbook Edition 2015 Economy
Unemployment rate In 36 editions of 36.
Unemployment rate was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2015 edition carries it in 231 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
entries in the 2015 edition 231
the first edition with it 1990
the latest edition with it 2025
Fields / Economy / Unemployment rate
Published as “Unemployment rate” (1990 to 2025), and under 1 other heading in a few entries, mostly where the source split this field into parts.
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World 1 entry
8.3% (2014 est.)
note: 30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2007 est.)
Africa 55 entries
10.6% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 111
17.8% (2009 est.)
(2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 157
77% (2004)
country comparison to the world: 201
12% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 131
30% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
8% (2001 est.)
note: 23% unemployment in the capital, Bangui
country comparison to the world: 92
20% (1996 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
53% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 202
60% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 199
13.4% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 137
22.3% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 171
8.6% (2013 est.)
(2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 98
40% (2006 est.)
country comparison to the world: 190
17.5% (2012 est.)
(2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 156
21% (2006 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
5.2% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
40% (2013 est.)
(2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 191
28.1% (2014 est.)
(2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 179
85% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 206
30% (2004 est.)
country comparison to the world: 186
30% (2004 est.)
(2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 181
31% (2012 est.)
(2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 185
7.8% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 91
9.1% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 109
17% (2007 est.)
(1997 est.) country comparison to the world: 154
28.1% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 177
23.9% (2011 est.)
(2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 171
14% (1998 est.)
country comparison to the world: 147
13.5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 143
48% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
3% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 21
25.1% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 173
13.6% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 144
15.3% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 146
15% (2008 est.)
(2000 est.) country comparison to the world: 144
95% (2009 est.)
note: figures include unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable
country comparison to the world: 204
Arctic Region 2 entries
9.4% (2013 est.)
(2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 108
5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 43
Asia 22 entries
35% (2008 est.)
(2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 188
17.6% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 148
5.4% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 57
5% (2014 est.)
note: about 40% of the population is underemployed; many persons counted as employed work only a few hours a week and at low wages
country comparison to the world: 48
3.2% (2014 est.)
(2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 20
4.1% (2014 est.)
note: data are for registered urban unemployment, which excludes private enterprises and migrants
country comparison to the world: 36
14.9% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 143
7.3% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 82
3.6% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 30
5.2% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 51
25.6% (2013 est.)
(2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 177
3.5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 27
7.6% (2014 est.)
(2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 96
11% (2012 est.)
(2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 116
7.7% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 102
46% (2008 est.)
(2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 195
6.8% (2014 est.)
note: substantial underemployment exists
country comparison to the world: 71
5.1% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 46
4% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 38
2.5% (2013 est.)
note: official rates; actual unemployment is much higher
country comparison to the world: 18
11% (2014 est.)
(2013) country comparison to the world: 198
4.9% (2014 est.)
note: official data, another 20% are underemployed
country comparison to the world: 47
Central America and the Caribbean 30 entries
8% (2002)
country comparison to the world: 90
11% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
6.9% (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 78
15% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 153
12.7% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 125
12.9% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 137
8.7% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 100
4% (2008)
(2004) country comparison to the world: 33
8.2% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 94
2.7% (2014 est.)
note: these are official rates; unofficial estimates are about double the official figures
country comparison to the world: 18
13% (2013 est.)
(2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 140
23% (2000 est.)
country comparison to the world: 173
6.4% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 142
5.5% (2014 est.)
note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high
country comparison to the world: 67
33.5% (2013)
(2008) country comparison to the world: 191
4.1% (2011 est.)
(2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 35
40.6% (2010 est.)
note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs
country comparison to the world: 197
4.5% (2014 est.)
note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
country comparison to the world: 40
15.3% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 139
6% (1998 est.)
country comparison to the world: 66
4.8% (2014 est.)
note: underemployment was 46.5% in 2008
country comparison to the world: 82
4.1% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 44
13.7% (December 2014 est.)
(December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 145
4.5% (1997)
country comparison to the world: 45
20% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 166
18.8% (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 164
12% (2012 est.)
(2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 129
3.3% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 27
10% (1997 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
13% (2014)
country comparison to the world: 138
Europe 48 entries
18% (2014 est.)
note: these are official rates that may not include those working at near-subsistence farming
country comparison to the world: 136
4% (2012 est.)
(2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 35
5.6% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 42
0.7% (2014 est.)
note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
country comparison to the world: 5
8.5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 95
43.6% (2014 est.)
note: official rate; actual rate is lower as many technically unemployed persons work in the gray economy
country comparison to the world: 193
11.5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 119
19.7% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 164
7.9% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 88
6.5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 53
7% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 100
9.9% (2014 est.)
(2013) country comparison to the world: 114
5.5% (2012)
(2011) country comparison to the world: 58
8.6% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 98
10.2% (2014 est.)
note: includes overseas territories
country comparison to the world: 110
5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 49
3% (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
26.5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 175
0.9% (March 2006 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
7.8% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 77
11.3% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 125
2% (April 2011 est.)
(October 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 12
12.8% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 130
1.7% (2012 est.)
(2006 est.) country comparison to the world: 9
30.9% (2013 est.)
note: Kosovo has a large informal sector that may not be reflected in these data
country comparison to the world: 184
10.8% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 108
2.3% (2012)
(2011) country comparison to the world: 15
10.7% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 121
7.1% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 76
5.9% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 61
4% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 66
2% (2012)
country comparison to the world: 14
18.5% (2014 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 160
7.4% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 79
Macedonia
now North Macedonia
28.5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 178
3.5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 28
8.2% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 131
13.9% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 141
6.4% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 75
8.7% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 99
19.7% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 174
13.2% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 132
9.8% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 138
24.5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 172
7.9% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 87
3.2% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 26
10.5% (2014 est.)
note: officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
country comparison to the world: 103
6.2% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 59
Middle East 17 entries
4.1% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 39
16% (2014 est.)
Unemployment rate: 9.4% (2005 est.)
45.1% (2014 est.)
note: data exclude West Bank
country comparison to the world: 199
11.2% (2014 est.)
note: data are according to the Iranian Government
country comparison to the world: 115
16% (2012 est.)
(2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 154
6% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 69
11.9% (2014 est.)
note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
country comparison to the world: 129
3% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 22
15% (2004 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
0.4% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 2
11.6% (2014 est.)
note: data are for Saudi males only (local bank estimates; some estimates are as high as 25%)
country comparison to the world: 127
33% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 186
9.9% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 106
2.4% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 16
16% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 150
27% (2014 est.)
(2003 est.) country comparison to the world: 176
North America 5 entries
9% (2014 est.)
(2013) country comparison to the world: 105
6.9% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 72
4.8% (2014 est.)
note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
country comparison to the world: 45
9.9% (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
6.2% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 65
Oceania 23 entries
29.8% (2005)
country comparison to the world: 184
6.1% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 62
13.1% (2005)
country comparison to the world: 142
8.8% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 102
21.8% (2012)
(2010) country comparison to the world: 170
8.4% (2013 est.)
(2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 95
30.6% (2010 est.)
(2005) country comparison to the world: 188
36% (2006 est.)
(2000 est.) country comparison to the world: 193
16.2% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 168
23% (2011 est.)
(2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 172
17.1% (2004)
country comparison to the world: 158
5.4% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 60
12% (2001)
country comparison to the world: 130
11.2% (2010 est.)
(2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 124
4.2% (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 40
1.9% (2008 est.)
(2004) country comparison to the world: 10
1.1% (2011 est.)
(2006) country comparison to the world: 6
1.7% (1999 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8
12.2% (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 132
South America 13 entries
7.3% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 85
4% (2014 est.)
note: data are for urban areas; widespread underemployment
country comparison to the world: 81
4.8% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 57
6.4% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 68
9.1% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 105
5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 50
4.1% (2010)
country comparison to the world: 38
11.1% (2013)
(2012) country comparison to the world: 117
5.5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 80
6% (2014 est.)
note: data are for metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment
country comparison to the world: 84
8.9% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 103
6.5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 70
8% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 86
Southeast Asia 15 entries
2.7% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 19
Burma
now Burma (Myanmar)
5.1% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 53
0.3% (2013 est.)
(2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1
60% (2000 est.)
country comparison to the world: 204
3.1% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 24
6.1% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 58
1.3% (2012 est.)
(2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 6
1.9% (2013 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 11
2.9% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 21
6.8% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 78
2% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 9
4% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 31
0.8% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 4
11% (2013 est.)
(2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 158
2.5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 25
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2015, “Unemployment rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/unemployment-rate/2015.