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Female unemployment rate

% · lower is better · 186 countries

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  1. 1Cambodia0.23%
  2. 2Niger0.3%
  3. 3Qatar0.39%
  4. 4Chad0.69%
  5. 5Burundi0.81%
  6. 6Thailand0.81%
  7. 7Lao PDR0.91%
  8. 8Moldova1.2%
  9. 9Viet Nam1.4%
  10. 10Benin1.4%
  11. 11Solomon Islands1.4%
  12. 12Timor-Leste1.6%
  13. 13Cuba1.9%
  14. 14Guinea-Bissau1.9%
  15. 15Togo2%
  16. 16Macao SAR, China2.1%
  17. 17Papua New Guinea2.1%
  18. 18Sierra Leone2.1%
  19. 19Russian Federation2.2%
  20. 20Liberia2.2%
  21. 21Tanzania2.2%
  22. 22Hong Kong SAR, China2.3%
  23. 23Japan2.3%
  24. 24Philippines2.5%
  25. 25Turkmenistan2.5%
  26. 26Tonga2.5%
  27. 27Cote d'Ivoire2.6%
  28. 28Belarus2.7%
  29. 29Korea, Rep.2.7%
  30. 30Mexico2.7%
  31. 31Malta2.8%
  32. 32Singapore2.9%
  33. 33Mali3%
  34. 34Indonesia3%
  35. 35Senegal3.1%
  36. 36Poland3.1%
  37. 37Ghana3.2%
  38. 38Guatemala3.3%
  39. 39Bulgaria3.3%
  40. 40Uganda3.3%
  41. 41Bolivia3.3%
  42. 42Czechia3.3%
  43. 43Madagascar3.3%
  44. 44Iceland3.4%
  45. 45Israel3.4%
  46. 46Slovenia3.4%
  47. 47Germany3.4%
  48. 48Myanmar3.5%
  49. 49Congo, Dem. Rep.3.5%
  50. 50El Salvador3.6%
  51. 51Bahrain3.6%
  52. 52Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.7%
  53. 53Bangladesh3.7%
  54. 54Malaysia3.9%
  55. 55Trinidad and Tobago3.9%
  56. 56Nigeria3.9%
  57. 57Kyrgyz Republic4%
  58. 57Tajikistan4%
  59. 58China4%
  60. 59Australia4.1%
  61. 60Maldives4.1%
  62. 61Netherlands4.1%
  63. 62Bhutan4.1%
  64. 63Ecuador4.1%
  65. 64India4.1%
  66. 65Cameroon4.1%
  67. 66United States4.2%
  68. 67United Arab Emirates4.2%
  69. 68Burkina Faso4.3%
  70. 69Jamaica4.3%
  71. 70Norway4.3%
  72. 71Hungary4.4%
  73. 72Comoros4.4%
  74. 73United Kingdom4.4%
  75. 74Mongolia4.5%
  76. 75Ireland4.5%
  77. 76Ethiopia4.5%
  78. 77Guinea5%
  79. 78Switzerland5%
  80. 79Puerto Rico (US)5.1%
  81. 80Croatia5.1%
  82. 81Nicaragua5.2%
  83. 82Austria5.2%
  84. 83Brunei Darussalam5.3%
  85. 84New Zealand5.3%
  86. 85Guam5.4%
  87. 86Cyprus5.5%
  88. 87Kazakhstan5.5%
  89. 88Latvia5.5%
  90. 89Romania5.6%
  91. 90Belgium5.6%
  92. 91Denmark5.7%
  93. 92Slovak Republic5.8%
  94. 93Peru5.8%
  95. 94Venezuela, RB5.8%
  96. 95Malawi6%
  97. 96Kuwait6%
  98. 97Paraguay6.1%
  99. 98Gambia, The6.1%
  100. 99Zambia6.2%
  101. 100Vanuatu6.2%
  102. 101Azerbaijan6.3%
  103. 102Lithuania6.3%
  104. 103Honduras6.4%
  105. 104Luxembourg6.5%
  106. 105Sri Lanka6.5%
  107. 106Portugal6.5%
  108. 107Canada6.6%
  109. 108Uzbekistan6.6%
  110. 109Eritrea6.7%
  111. 110Kenya6.7%
  112. 111Fiji6.9%
  113. 112Pakistan6.9%
  114. 113Barbados7%
  115. 114Central African Republic7%
  116. 115Mozambique7.2%
  117. 116Samoa7.3%
  118. 117Italy7.3%
  119. 118Brazil7.3%
  120. 119Serbia7.5%
  121. 120France7.5%
  122. 121Mauritius7.6%
  123. 122Dominican Republic7.7%
  124. 123Costa Rica7.8%
  125. 124Estonia8%
  126. 125Argentina8.1%
  127. 126Sweden8.6%
  128. 127Uruguay8.7%
  129. 128Finland8.9%
  130. 129Bahamas, The9.2%
  131. 130Sao Tome and Principe9.3%
  132. 131Equatorial Guinea9.3%
  133. 132Zimbabwe9.4%
  134. 133Chile9.6%
  135. 134Saudi Arabia9.7%
  136. 135Panama10.4%
  137. 136Colombia10.5%
  138. 137Morocco10.6%
  139. 138Georgia10.7%
  140. 139St. Lucia10.7%
  141. 140Suriname10.8%
  142. 141North Macedonia11.1%
  143. 142Oman11.1%
  144. 143Albania11.2%
  145. 144Greece11.3%
  146. 145Cabo Verde11.4%
  147. 146Turkiye11.6%
  148. 147Nepal11.8%
  149. 148Spain11.9%
  150. 149New Caledonia12.1%
  151. 150Virgin Islands (U.S.)12.2%
  152. 151French Polynesia12.5%
  153. 152Rwanda12.8%
  154. 153Bosnia and Herzegovina13.3%
  155. 154Guyana13.4%
  156. 155Belize13.5%
  157. 156Armenia13.8%
  158. 157Montenegro14.2%
  159. 158Angola14.3%
  160. 159Mauritania14.7%
  161. 160Egypt, Arab Rep.15.3%
  162. 161Iran, Islamic Rep.15.6%
  163. 162St. Vincent and the Grenadines16%
  164. 163Haiti18%
  165. 164Namibia18.4%
  166. 165Lesotho18.4%
  167. 166Tunisia20.4%
  168. 167Algeria20.6%
  169. 168Congo, Rep.21.1%
  170. 169Jordan23.3%
  171. 170Somalia, Fed. Rep.24.6%
  172. 171Afghanistan25%
  173. 172Libya25.2%
  174. 173Syrian Arab Republic26.1%
  175. 174Botswana27.9%
  176. 175Gabon28.6%
  177. 176Iraq30.1%
  178. 177Yemen, Rep.30.3%
  179. 178South Africa34%
  180. 179Djibouti35.4%
  181. 180Eswatini36%

Female unemployment rate