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Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

· lower is better · 187 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025

League table

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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. 57Tajikistan4
  58. 57Kyrgyz Republic4
  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. 104Channel Islands6.5
  106. 105Luxembourg6.5
  107. 106Sri Lanka6.5
  108. 107Portugal6.5
  109. 108Canada6.6
  110. 109Uzbekistan6.6
  111. 110Eritrea6.7
  112. 111Kenya6.7
  113. 112Fiji6.9
  114. 113Pakistan6.9
  115. 114Barbados7
  116. 115Central African Republic7
  117. 116Mozambique7.2
  118. 117Samoa7.3
  119. 118Italy7.3
  120. 119Brazil7.3
  121. 120Serbia7.5
  122. 121France7.5
  123. 122Mauritius7.6
  124. 123Dominican Republic7.7
  125. 124Costa Rica7.8
  126. 125Estonia8
  127. 126Argentina8.1
  128. 127Sweden8.6
  129. 128Uruguay8.7
  130. 129Finland8.9
  131. 130Bahamas, The9.2
  132. 131Sao Tome and Principe9.3
  133. 132Equatorial Guinea9.3
  134. 133Zimbabwe9.4
  135. 134Chile9.6
  136. 135Saudi Arabia9.7
  137. 136Panama10.4
  138. 137Colombia10.5
  139. 138Morocco10.6
  140. 139Georgia10.7
  141. 140St. Lucia10.7
  142. 141Suriname10.8
  143. 142North Macedonia11.1
  144. 143Oman11.1
  145. 144Albania11.2
  146. 145Greece11.3
  147. 146Cabo Verde11.4
  148. 147Turkiye11.6
  149. 148Nepal11.8
  150. 149Spain11.9
  151. 150New Caledonia12.1
  152. 151Virgin Islands (U.S.)12.2
  153. 152French Polynesia12.5
  154. 153Rwanda12.8
  155. 154Bosnia and Herzegovina13.3
  156. 155Guyana13.4
  157. 156Belize13.5
  158. 157Armenia13.8
  159. 158Montenegro14.2
  160. 159Angola14.3
  161. 160Mauritania14.7
  162. 161Egypt, Arab Rep.15.3
  163. 162Iran, Islamic Rep.15.6
  164. 163St. Vincent and the Grenadines16
  165. 164Haiti18
  166. 165Namibia18.4
  167. 166Lesotho18.4
  168. 167Tunisia20.4
  169. 168Algeria20.6
  170. 169Congo, Rep.21.1
  171. 170Jordan23.3
  172. 171Somalia, Fed. Rep.24.6
  173. 172Afghanistan25
  174. 173Libya25.2
  175. 174Syrian Arab Republic26.1
  176. 175Botswana27.9
  177. 176Gabon28.6
  178. 177Iraq30.1
  179. 178Yemen, Rep.30.3
  180. 179South Africa34
  181. 180Djibouti35.4
  182. 181Eswatini36

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)