The CIA World Factbook Edition 2017 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 2017 edition carries it in 231 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2017 edition
231
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

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

World

7.8% (2016 est.)

  • 7.7% (2015 est.)

note: 30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2007 est.)

Africa

55 entries

Algeria

10.5% (2016 est.)

  • 11.2% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 135

Angola

NA%

Benin

1% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Botswana

20% (2013 est.)

  • 17.8% (2009 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 184

Burkina Faso

77% (2004)

  • country comparison to the world: 216

Burundi

NA%

Cabo Verde

9% (2016 est.)

  • 12.4% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 169

Cameroon

4.3% (2014 est.)

  • 30% (2001 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 56

Central African Republic

8% (2001 est.)

note: 23% unemployment in the capital, Bangui

country comparison to the world: 102

Chad

NA%

Comoros

6.5% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The now Democratic Republic of the Congo

NA%

Congo, Republic Of The now Republic of the Congo

36% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 208

Cote D'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

9.4% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Djibouti

60% (2014 est.)

  • 48.4% (2012 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 215

Egypt

12.7% (2016 est.)

  • 12.8% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 154

Equatorial Guinea

8.6% (2014 est.)

  • 22.3% (2009 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 108

Eritrea

8.6% (2013 est.)

  • 10% (2012 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 109

Swaziland now Eswatini

28% (2014 est.)

  • 28% (2013 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 199

Ethiopia

17.5% (2012 est.)

  • 18% (2011 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 179

Gabon

28% (2015 est.)

  • 20.4% (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 198

Gambia, The now The Gambia

NA%

Ghana

11.9% (2015 est.)

  • 5.2% (2013 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 149

Guinea

2.4% (2016 est.)

  • 2.4% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 21

Guinea-Bissau

NA%

Kenya

40% (2013 est.)

  • 40% (2001 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 210

Lesotho

28.1% (2014 est.)

  • 25% (2008 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 201

Liberia

2.8% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Libya

30% (2004 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Madagascar

2.1% (2016 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Malawi

20.4% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 186

Mali

8.1% (2016 est.)

  • 8.1% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 104

Mauritania

11.7% (2016 est.)

  • 11.1% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 146

Mauritius

7.2% (2016 est.)

  • 7.9% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 94

Morocco

9.4% (2016 est.)

  • 9.7% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 127

Mozambique

22.4% (2014 est.)

  • 17% (2007 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 188

Namibia

28.1% (2014 est.)

  • 29.6% (2013 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 200

Niger

2.6% (2016 est.)

  • 2.6% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 24

Nigeria

13.4% (2016 est.)

  • 23.9% (2016 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 165

Rwanda

2.7% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Saint Helena, Ascension, And Tristan Da Cunha now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

14% (1998 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Sao Tome And Principe now Sao Tome and Principe

12.6% (2016 est.)

  • 13.6% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 163

Senegal

48% (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 213

Seychelles

2.7% (2016 est.)

  • 3.3% (2013 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 30

Sierra Leone

9.1% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Somalia

NA%

South Africa

26.7% (2016 est.)

  • 25.4% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 194

Sudan

19.6% (2017 est.)

  • 20.6% (2016 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 162

Tanzania

10.3% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Togo

6.9% (2016 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Tunisia

14% (2016 est.)

  • 15.2% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 175

Uganda

9.4% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Western Sahara

NA%

Zambia

15% (2008 est.)

  • 50% (2000 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 172

Zimbabwe

95% (2009 est.)

  • 80% (2005 est.)

note: data include both unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable

country comparison to the world: 217

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

9.1% (2015 est.)

  • 10.3% (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 119

Iceland

3% (2016 est.)

  • 4% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 29

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

35% (2008 est.)

  • 40% (2005 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 207

Armenia

18.8% (2016 est.)

  • 18.5% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 180

Azerbaijan

6% (2016 est.)

  • 5.8% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 76

Bangladesh

4.1% (2016 est.)

  • 4.1% (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: 53

Bhutan

3.2% (2016 est.)

  • 2.6% (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 23

China

4% (2016 est.)

  • 4% (2015 est.)

note: data are for registered urban unemployment, which excludes private enterprises and migrants

country comparison to the world: 48

Georgia

11.8% (2016 est.)

  • 12% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 148

India

8% (2016 est.)

  • 8.5% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 103

Japan

3.1% (2016 est.)

  • 3.4% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 32

Kazakhstan

5% (2016 est.)

  • 5% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 67

Korea, North now North Korea

25.6% (2013 est.)

  • 25.5% (2012 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 193

Korea, South now South Korea

3.8% (2017 est.)

  • 3.7% (2016 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 39

Kyrgyzstan

7.5% (2016 est.)

  • 7.6% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 96

Maldives

11.6% (2013 est.)

  • 11% (2012 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 145

Mongolia

8% (2017 est.)

  • 7.9% (2016 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 107

Nepal

3.3% (2013 est.)

  • 2.7% (2008 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 34

Pakistan

6% (2016 est.)

  • 5.9% (2015 est.)

note: substantial underemployment exists

country comparison to the world: 83

Russia

5.5% (2016 est.)

  • 5.6% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 71

Sri Lanka

4% (2017 est.)

  • 4% (2016 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 57

Tajikistan

2.4% (2016 est.)

  • 2.5% (2015 est.)

note: official rates; actual unemployment is much higher

country comparison to the world: 20

Turkmenistan

11% (2014 est.)

  • 10.6% (2013)
  • country comparison to the world: 139

Uzbekistan

4.9% (2016 est.)

  • 4.9% (2015 est.)

note: official data; another 20% are underemployed

country comparison to the world: 65

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

8% (2002)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Antigua And Barbuda now Antigua and Barbuda

11% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Aruba

6.9% (2005 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

12.2% (2016 est.)

  • 15.8% (2013 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 168

Barbados

9.9% (2016 est.)

  • 11.3% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 129

Belize

11.1% (2016 est.)

  • 14.1% (2013 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 155

British Virgin Islands

8.7% (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Cayman Islands

4% (2008)

  • 4.4% (2004)
  • country comparison to the world: 49

Costa Rica

9.3% (2016 est.)

  • 9.6% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 126

Cuba

2% (2016 est.)

  • 2.4% (2015 est.)

note: data are official rates; unofficial estimates are about double the official figures

country comparison to the world: 14

Curacao

13% (2013 est.)

  • 9.8% (2011 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 156

Dominica

23% (2000 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 189

Dominican Republic

5.5% (2016 est.)

  • 14% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 160

El Salvador

7% (2016 est.)

  • 5.6% (2015 est.)

note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high

country comparison to the world: 73

Grenada

33.5% (2013)

  • 25% (2008)
  • country comparison to the world: 205

Guatemala

2.4% (2016 est.)

  • 2.7% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 18

Haiti

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: 211

Honduras

6.3% (2016 est.)

  • 4.1% (2015 est.)

note: about one-third of the people are underemployed

country comparison to the world: 42

Jamaica

12.8% (2016 est.)

  • 13.5% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 161

Montserrat

6% (1998 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Nicaragua

6.2% (2016 est.)

  • 6.1% (2015 est.)

note: underemployment was 46.5% in 2008

country comparison to the world: 77

Panama

5.5% (2016 est.)

  • 4.5% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 63

Puerto Rico

11.8% (2016 est.)

  • 15% (December 2013 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 164

Saint Kitts And Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

4.5% (1997)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Saint Lucia

20% (2003 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 185

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

18.8% (2008 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

Sint Maarten

12% (2012 est.)

  • 10.6% (2008 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 152

Trinidad And Tobago now Trinidad and Tobago

4.1% (2016 est.)

  • 3.5% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 47

Turks And Caicos Islands now Turks and Caicos Islands

10% (1997 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Virgin Islands

13% (2014)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Europe

48 entries

Albania

15.2% (2016 est.)

  • 13.3% (2015 est.)

note: these official rates may not include those working at near-subsistence farming

country comparison to the world: 133

Andorra

3.7% (2016 est.)

  • 4.1% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 40

Austria

6% (2016 est.)

  • 5.7% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 79

Belarus

1% (2016 est.)

  • 1% (2015 est.)

note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers

country comparison to the world: 4

Belgium

7.9% (2016 est.)

  • 8.5% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 98

Bosnia And Herzegovina now Bosnia and Herzegovina

25.4% (2016 est.)

  • 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: 212

Bulgaria

7.7% (2016 est.)

  • 10.1% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 112

Croatia

15% (2016 est.)

  • 17.1% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 170

Czechia

4% (2016 est.)

  • 5.1% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 45

Denmark

6.2% (2016 est.)

  • 4.6% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 55

Estonia

6.8% (2016 est.)

  • 6.2% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 88

European Union

9.4% (2015 est.)

  • 10.2% (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 123

Faroe Islands

2.8% (2016 est.)

  • 2.9% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 28

Finland

8.8% (2016 est.)

  • 9.3% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 114

France

10% (2016 est.)

  • 10% (2015 est.)

note: includes overseas territories

country comparison to the world: 130

Germany

4.2% (2016 est.)

  • 4.6% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 54

Gibraltar

1% (2016 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Greece

23.6% (2016 est.)

  • 25% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 191

Guernsey

1.2% (2016 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Hungary

5.1% (2016 est.)

  • 6.8% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 69

Ireland

7.9% (2016 est.)

  • 9.5% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 99

Isle Of Man now Isle of Man

2.7% (2013 est.)

  • 2% (April 2011 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 26

Italy

11.7% (2016 est.)

  • 11.9% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 147

Jersey

4% (2015 est.)

  • 1.7% (2012 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 46

Kosovo

34.8% (2016 est.)

  • 34.6% (2015 est.)

note: Kosovo has a large informal sector that may not be reflected in these data

country comparison to the world: 206

Latvia

9.6% (2016 est.)

  • 9.9% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 128

Liechtenstein

2.4% (2015)

  • 2.4% (2014)
  • country comparison to the world: 19

Lithuania

7.9% (2016 est.)

  • 9.1% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 100

Luxembourg

6.4% (2016 est.)

  • 6.8% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 84

Malta

4.7% (2016 est.)

  • 5.4% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 60

Moldova

4.2% (2016 est.)

  • 4.9% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 52

Monaco

2% (2012)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Montenegro

17.1% (2016 est.)

  • 17.6% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 178

Netherlands

5.9% (2016 est.)

  • 6.9% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 81

Macedonia now North Macedonia

23.6% (2016 est.)

  • 26.1% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 192

Norway

4.7% (2016 est.)

  • 4.4% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 61

Poland

6.2% (2016 est.)

  • 10.5% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 117

Portugal

11.1% (2016 est.)

  • 12.4% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 140

Romania

5.9% (2016 est.)

  • 6.8% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 78

San Marino

8.6% (2016 est.)

  • 8.1% (2013 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 111

Serbia

15.9% (2016 est.)

  • 19.3% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 182

Slovakia

9.6% (2016 est.)

  • 11.5% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 125

Slovenia

8% (2016 est.)

  • 12.3% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 142

Spain

19.6% (2016 est.)

  • 22% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 183

Sweden

7% (2016 est.)

  • 7.4% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 92

Switzerland

3.3% (2016 est.)

  • 3.2% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 33

Ukraine

9.3% (2016 est.)

  • 9.1% (2015 est.)

note: officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers

country comparison to the world: 121

United Kingdom

4.9% (2016 est.)

  • 5.4% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 64

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

3.7% (2016 est.)

  • 4.3% (2013 est.)

note: official estimate; actual rate is higher

country comparison to the world: 50

Cyprus

13% (2016 est.)

  • 14.9% (2015 est.)
Unemployment rate:
9.4% (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world:
159

Gaza Strip

26.9% (2016 est.)

  • 25.9% (2015 est.)

note: data exclude the West Bank

country comparison to the world: 196

Iran

12.5% (2016 est.)

  • 10.5% (2015 est.)

note: data are Iranian government numbers

country comparison to the world: 136

Iraq

16% (2012 est.)

  • 15% (2010 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 176

Israel

4.8% (2016 est.)

  • 5.3% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 62

Jordan

15.3% (2016 est.)

  • 13.1% (2015 est.)

note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%

country comparison to the world: 173

Kuwait

2.1% (2016 est.)

  • 3% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 31

Lebanon

NA%

Oman

15% (2004 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Qatar

0.7% (2016 est.)

  • 0.4% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 3

Saudi Arabia

5.6% (2016 est.)

  • 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: 144

Syria

50% (2016 est.)

  • 50% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 214

Turkey now Turkiye

10.9% (2016 est.)

  • 10.3% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 137

United Arab Emirates

3.6% (2014 est.)

  • 2.4% (2001 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 38

West Bank

26.9% (2016 est.)

  • 25.9% (2015 est.)

note: excludes Gaza Strip

country comparison to the world: 195

Yemen

27% (2014 est.)

  • 35% (2003 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 197

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

9% (2014 est.)

  • 7% (2013)
  • country comparison to the world: 116

Canada

7% (2016 est.)

  • 6.9% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 93

Mexico

3.9% (2016 est.)

  • 4.4% (2015 est.)

note: underemployment may be as high as 25%

country comparison to the world: 44

Saint Pierre And Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon

9.9% (2008 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

United States

4.9% (2016 est.)

  • 5.3% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 66

Oceania

23 entries

American Samoa

29.8% (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Australia

5.7% (2016 est.)

  • 5.7% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 75

Cook Islands

13.1% (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Fiji

5.5% (2016 est.)

  • 8.7% (2013 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 113

French Polynesia

21.8% (2012)

  • 11.7% (2010)
  • country comparison to the world: 187

Guam

8.4% (2013 est.)

  • 8.2% (2010 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 105

Kiribati

30.6% (2010 est.)

  • 6.1% (2005)
  • country comparison to the world: 204

Marshall Islands

36% (2006 est.)

  • 30.9% (2000 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 209

Micronesia, Federated States Of now Federated States of Micronesia

16.2% (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Nauru

23% (2011 est.)

  • 90% (2004 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 190

New Caledonia

14.7% (2014)

  • 14% (2009)
  • country comparison to the world: 167

New Zealand

5.1% (2016 est.)

  • 5.4% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 68

Niue

12% (2001)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Northern Mariana Islands

11.2% (2010 est.)

  • 8% (2005 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 143

Palau

1.7% (2015 est.)

  • 4.1% (2012)
  • country comparison to the world: 12

Papua New Guinea

2.5% (2016 est.)

  • 2.5% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 22

Samoa

NA%

Solomon Islands

NA%

Tokelau

NA%

Tonga

1.1% (2011 est.)

  • 1.1% (2006)
  • country comparison to the world: 8

Tuvalu

NA%

Vanuatu

1.7% (1999 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Wallis And Futuna now Wallis and Futuna

12.2% (2008 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

South America

13 entries

Argentina

8.1% (2017 est.)

  • 8.5% (2016 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 106

Bolivia

4% (2016 est.)

  • 7.4% (2015 est.)

note: data are for urban areas; widespread underemployment

country comparison to the world: 95

Brazil

11.3% (2016 est.)

  • 9% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 150

Chile

6.5% (2016 est.)

  • 6.3% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 86

Colombia

9.3% (2017 est.)

  • 9.2% (2016 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 120

Ecuador

5.2% (2016 est.)

  • 4.3% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 70

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

4.1% (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Guyana

11.1% (2013)

  • 11.3% (2012)
  • country comparison to the world: 141

Paraguay

6% (2016 est.)

  • 5.8% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 82

Peru

6.7% (2016 est.)

  • 6.5% (2015 est.)

note: data are for metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment

country comparison to the world: 87

Suriname

11% (2016 est.)

  • 8.5% (2013 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 115

Uruguay

7.9% (2016 est.)

  • 7.9% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 97

Venezuela

20.6% (2016 est.)

  • 6.8% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 174

Southeast Asia

15 entries

Brunei

6.9% (2016 est.)

  • 9.3% (2011 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 90

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

4% (2016 est.)

  • 0.8% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 41

Cambodia

0.3% (2017 est.)

  • 0.2% (2012 est.)

note: according to official statistics; underemployment is high

country comparison to the world: 2

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

0.1% (2011)

  • 60% (2000 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 1

Hong Kong

2.7% (2016 est.)

  • 3.3% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 36

Indonesia

5.6% (2016 est.)

  • 6.2% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 74

Laos

1.5% (2016 est.)

  • 1.4% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 10

Macau

1.9% (2016 est.)

  • 1.8% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 13

Malaysia

3.5% (2016 est.)

  • 3.2% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 37

Philippines

5.5% (2016 est.)

  • 6.3% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 72

Singapore

2.1% (2016 est.)

  • 1.9% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 17

Taiwan

3.9% (2016 est.)

  • 3.8% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 43

Thailand

0.7% (2017 est.)

  • 0.8% (2016 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 6

Timor-Leste

4.4% (2014 est.)

  • 3.9% (2010 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 58

Vietnam

2.3% (2016 est.)

  • 3.4% (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 35

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2017, “Unemployment rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/unemployment-rate/2017.

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