The CIA World Factbook Edition 2016 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 2016 edition carries it in 231 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
entries in the 2016 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% (2015 est.)
note: 30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2007 est.)
Africa 55 entries
11.2% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 127
20% (2013 est.)
(2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 169
77% (2004)
country comparison to the world: 206
12% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 134
30% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 187
8% (2001 est.)
note: 23% unemployment in the capital, Bangui
country comparison to the world: 89
6.5% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
53% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 203
60% (2014 est.)
(2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 205
12.8% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 140
22.3% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174
8.6% (2013 est.)
(2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 97
40% (2006 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
17.5% (2012 est.)
(2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 163
21% (2006 est.)
country comparison to the world: 171
5.2% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
40% (2013 est.)
(2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 197
28.1% (2014 est.)
(2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 185
85% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 207
30% (2004 est.)
country comparison to the world: 188
NA% (2015 est.) 3.6% (2014 est.)
30% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 189
31% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 191
8% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 90
9.7% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 113
17% (2007 est.)
(1997 est.) country comparison to the world: 159
28.1% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 184
5.1% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 53
23.9% (2011 est.)
(2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 177
14% (1998 est.)
country comparison to the world: 151
13.5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 146
48% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 201
3% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 21
9.1% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
25.4% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 179
13.6% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 147
15.2% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 156
15% (2008 est.)
(2000 est.) country comparison to the world: 153
95% (2009 est.)
note: figures include unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable
country comparison to the world: 208
Arctic Region 2 entries
9.4% (2013 est.)
(2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 109
4% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 34
Asia 22 entries
35% (2008 est.)
(2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 193
18.5% (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 166
5.3% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 59
4.9% (2015 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: 49
2.6% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 18
4% (2015 est.)
note: data are for registered urban unemployment, which excludes private enterprises and migrants
country comparison to the world: 35
12% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 135
8.4% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 95
3.4% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 28
5% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 50
25.6% (2013 est.)
(2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 180
3.6% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 31
8% (2013 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 92
11.6% (2013 est.)
(2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 131
8.3% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 93
46% (2008 est.)
(2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 200
6.4% (2015 est.)
note: substantial underemployment exists
country comparison to the world: 74
5.6% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 64
4.7% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 48
2.5% (2013 est.)
note: official rates; actual unemployment is much higher
country comparison to the world: 17
11% (2014 est.)
(2013) country comparison to the world: 123
5% (2015 est.)
note: official data; another 20% are underemployed
country comparison to the world: 52
Central America and the Caribbean 30 entries
8% (2002)
country comparison to the world: 91
11% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
6.9% (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
15% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 155
11.3% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 128
12.9% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 141
8.7% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
4% (2008)
(2004) country comparison to the world: 33
9.4% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 110
2.4% (2015 est.)
note: these are official rates; unofficial estimates are about double the official figures
country comparison to the world: 16
13% (2013 est.)
(2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 143
23% (2000 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
14% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 149
5.5% (2015 est.)
note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high
country comparison to the world: 63
33.5% (2013)
(2008) country comparison to the world: 192
2.9% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 19
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: 198
4.1% (2015 est.)
note: about one-third of the people are underemployed
country comparison to the world: 37
14% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 150
6% (1998 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
6.1% (2015 est.)
note: underemployment was 46.5% in 2008
country comparison to the world: 68
4.5% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 45
13.7% (December 2014 est.)
(December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 148
4.5% (1997)
country comparison to the world: 44
20% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 170
18.8% (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
12% (2012 est.)
(2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 133
3.2% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 24
10% (1997 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
13% (2014)
country comparison to the world: 142
Europe 48 entries
17.3% (2015 est.)
note: these official rates may not include those working at near-subsistence farming
country comparison to the world: 162
4% (2012 est.)
(2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 36
5.7% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 65
0.7% (2014 est.)
note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
country comparison to the world: 3
8.5% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 96
43.2% (2015 est.)
note: official rate; actual rate is lower as many technically unemployed persons work in the gray economy
country comparison to the world: 199
10.1% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 117
17.1% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 160
6.5% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 75
4.6% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 46
6.2% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 70
9.5% (2015 est.)
(2014) country comparison to the world: 112
2.9% (2015 est.)
(2014) country comparison to the world: 20
9.3% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 108
10.1% (2015 est.)
note: includes overseas territories
country comparison to the world: 118
4.6% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 47
3% (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
25% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 178
0.9% (March 2006 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
6.8% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 79
9.4% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 111
2% (April 2011 est.)
(October 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 14
11.9% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 132
1.7% (2012 est.)
(2006 est.) country comparison to the world: 8
35.3% (2014 est.)
note: Kosovo has a large informal sector that may not be reflected in these data
country comparison to the world: 194
9.9% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 114
3.4% (2014)
(2012) country comparison to the world: 29
9.1% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 105
6.9% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 83
5.4% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 60
5.2% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 55
2% (2012)
country comparison to the world: 13
18.5% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 165
6.9% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 82
Macedonia
now North Macedonia
26.1% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 182
4.4% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 43
10.5% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 121
12.4% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 139
6.8% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 78
8.7% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 99
19.3% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 168
11.5% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 130
12.3% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 138
22.1% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 173
7.4% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 85
3.2% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 25
9.1% (2015 est.)
note: officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers
country comparison to the world: 106
5.4% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 61
Middle East 17 entries
4.1% (2014 est.)
note: official estimate; actual rate is higher
country comparison to the world: 39
14.9% (2015 est.)
Unemployment rate: 9.4% (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
25.9% (2014 est.)
note: data exclude the West Bank
country comparison to the world: 181
10.5% (2015 est.)
note: data are according to the Iranian Government
country comparison to the world: 120
16% (2012 est.)
(2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 157
5.3% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 57
13.1% (2015 est.)
note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
country comparison to the world: 144
3% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 23
15% (2004 est.)
country comparison to the world: 154
0.4% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 2
11.4% (2015 est.)
note: data are for Saudi males only (local bank estimates; some estimates are as high as 25%)
country comparison to the world: 129
50% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 202
10.3% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 119
2.4% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
17.7% (2014 est.)
note: excludes Gaza Strip
country comparison to the world: 164
27% (2014 est.)
(2003 est.) country comparison to the world: 183
North America 5 entries
9% (2014 est.)
(2013) country comparison to the world: 103
6.9% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 80
4.4% (2015 est.)
note: underemployment may be as high as 25%
country comparison to the world: 42
9.9% (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
5.3% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 58
Oceania 23 entries
29.8% (2005)
country comparison to the world: 186
6.1% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 69
13.1% (2005)
country comparison to the world: 145
8.8% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 100
21.8% (2012)
(2010) country comparison to the world: 172
8.4% (2013 est.)
(2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 94
30.6% (2010 est.)
(2005) country comparison to the world: 190
36% (2006 est.)
(2000 est.) country comparison to the world: 195
16.2% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 158
23% (2011 est.)
(2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 176
17.1% (2004)
country comparison to the world: 161
5.4% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 62
12% (2001)
country comparison to the world: 136
11.2% (2010 est.)
(2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 126
4.2% (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 40
1.9% (2008 est.)
(2004) country comparison to the world: 11
1.1% (2011 est.)
(2006) country comparison to the world: 6
1.7% (1999 est.)
country comparison to the world: 9
12.2% (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
South America 13 entries
7.6% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 88
7.4% (2015 est.)
note: data are for urban areas; widespread underemployment
country comparison to the world: 86
9% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 104
6.3% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 73
8.9% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 102
4.3% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 41
4.1% (2010)
country comparison to the world: 38
11.1% (2013)
(2012) country comparison to the world: 125
5.8% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 66
5.2% (2015 est.)
note: data are for metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment
country comparison to the world: 56
8.9% (2014 est.)
(2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 101
7.5% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 87
6.8% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 77
Southeast Asia 15 entries
6.9% (2014 est.)
(2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 81
Burma
now Burma (Myanmar)
5% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 51
0.3% (2013 est.)
note: according to official statistics; underemployment is high
country comparison to the world: 1
60% (2000 est.)
country comparison to the world: 204
3.3% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 27
6.2% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 71
1.3% (2012 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 7
1.8% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 10
3.2% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 26
6.3% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 72
1.9% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 12
3.8% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 32
0.9% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 4
11% (2013 est.)
(2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 122
3.5% (2015 est.)
(2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 30
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2016, “Unemployment rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/unemployment-rate/2016.