Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) - Labor - Education Statistics

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Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) - Labor - Education Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Djibouti (1991)46.7
2Mauritania (2000)41.2
3Marshall Islands (1999)37.3
4Montenegro (2005)35.5
5Macedonia (2008)34.2
6Solomon Islands (1999)33.7
7Lesotho (1999)33.1
8Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007)33
9Albania (2001)28.4
10South Africa (2008)26.3
11Swaziland (1997)26
12Dominican Republic (2007)25.4
13St. Lucia (2004)25
14Namibia (2004)25
15Sao Tome and Principe (2006)24.5
16Jordan (2008)24.3
17Micronesia (2000)23.82
18West Bank and Gaza (2008)23.8
19Maldives (2006)23.8
20Ethiopia (2006)22.6
21Cape Verde (1990)22.6
22New Caledonia (1996)22.2
23St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1991)22.1
24Grenada (1998)21.8
25Syria (2003)20.9
26Suriname (1999)20.4
27Botswana (2006)19.9
28Egypt (2008)19.3
29Equatorial Guinea (1983)18.5
30Algeria (2007)18.4
31Tunisia (2005)17.3
32Comoros (1991)16.9
33Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2007)16.21
34Gabon (1993)16.1
35Serbia (2008)15.84
36Iran (2007)15.7
37Guyana (2002)15.3
38Jamaica (2008)14.6
39Colombia (2008)14.5
40Netherlands Antilles (2007)14
41Armenia (2004)13.82
42Senegal (2006)13.6
43Saudi Arabia (2007)13.2
44Belize (2007)13.1
45Spain (2008)13
46Mauritius (2008)12.8
47French Polynesia (2007)12.8
48Iraq (2004)12.7
49Georgia (2007)12.6
50Qatar (2001)12.6
51Fiji (2007)12.07
52Greece (2008)11.4
53Zambia (2000)11.3
54Mali (2004)10.9
55Slovakia (2008)10.9
56Ecuador (2006)10.9
57Indonesia (2007)10.8
58Ghana (2000)10.7
59Nepal (2001)10.7
60Bahrain (2001)10.5
61Barbados (2004)10.5
62Uruguay (2008)10.1
63Upper middle income (2007)10.07
64Malawi (2004)10
65Croatia (2008)10
66Brazil (2008)10
67Kazakhstan (2004)9.8
68Morocco (2008)9.8
69Guam (2002)9.7
70Trinidad and Tobago (2007)9.6
71Dominica (2001)9.5
72Chile (2008)9.5
73Afghanistan (2005)9.5
74Puerto Rico (2007)9.5
75Turkey (2008)9.4
76Panama (2007)9.3
77Bahamas (2007)9.1
78Northern Mariana Islands (2005)9
79Kyrgyzstan (2006)9
80Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2008)8.95
81Argentina (2008)8.93
82Burma (1990)8.8
83Portugal (2008)8.8
84Antigua and Barbuda (2001)8.8
85Pakistan (2007)8.6
86Tuvalu (2002)8.6
87Italy (2008)8.5
88Aruba (1997)8.4
89Haiti (1999)8.3
90Euro area (2008)8.28
91Peru (2007)8.2
92Yemen (1999)8.2
93Hungary (2008)8.1
94Sri Lanka (2008)8
95Poland (2008)8
96France (2008)7.9
97Venezuela (2008)7.8
98Belgium (2008)7.6
99Germany (2008)7.5
100Paraguay (2008)7.4
101Philippines (2008)7.1
102United Arab Emirates (2005)7.1
103Bangladesh (2005)7
104Israel (2008)7
105Latvia (2008)6.9
106Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2007)6.84
107Costa Rica (2007)6.8
108Malta (2008)6.8
109Bolivia (2002)6.8
110Cambodia (2004)6.7
111Brunei Darussalam (1991)6.7
112Finland (2008)6.7
113Cameroon (2001)6.7
114Greenland (2006)6.7
115Kiribati (2005)6.63
116Sweden (2008)6.6
117Luxembourg (2008)6.1
118High income: OECD (2008)6.02
119High income (2008)6.02
120Ukraine (2007)6
121American Samoa (2000)6
122South Asia (2004)5.97
123Bulgaria (2008)5.8
124Tanzania (2006)5.8
125Russia (2007)5.8
126Canada (2008)5.7
127Czech Republic (2008)5.6
128Lithuania (2008)5.6
129United States (2008)5.4
130Azerbaijan (2007)5.3
131India (2004)5.3
132Estonia (2008)5.2
133Monaco (2000)5.2
134United Kingdom (2008)5.1
135Seychelles (2005)4.9
136Nicaragua (2006)4.9
137Slovenia (2008)4.9
138Palau (2005)4.86
139Romania (2008)4.7
140Ireland (2008)4.6
141Australia (2008)4.6
142San Marino (2007)4.5
143Nigeria (1986)4.4
144Liberia (2007)4.2
145Cyprus (2008)4.2
146New Zealand (2008)4.2
147Mexico (2008)4.2
148Cayman Islands (2007)4.2
149Honduras (2006)4.2
150Zimbabwe (2004)4.1
151Austria (2008)4.1
152Switzerland (2008)4
153Faroe Islands (2005)3.9
154Uganda (2003)3.9
155El Salvador (2006)3.9
156Japan (2008)3.8
157Denmark (2008)3.7
158Singapore (2008)3.5
159Madagascar (2005)3.5
160Moldova (2008)3.4
161Hong Kong (2007)3.4
162Malaysia (2007)3.4
163Bhutan (2005)3.3
164Mongolia (2008)3.2
165Netherlands (2008)3
166North Korea (2008)2.6
167Macau (2008)2.6
168South Korea (2008)2.6
169Iceland (2008)2.6
170Burkina Faso (1998)2.6
171Kuwait (1988)2.59
172Guatemala (2006)2.4
173Vietnam (2004)2.4
174Norway (2008)2.4
175Bermuda (2000)2.3
176Sierra Leone (2004)2.3
177Isle of Man (2006)2
178Cuba (2007)1.9
179Western Samoa (2006)1.63
180Laos (2005)1.4
181Thailand (2008)1.3
182Papua New Guinea (2000)1.3
183Mozambique (1997)1.3
184Vanuatu (1999)1.24
185Tonga (2006)1.12
186Niger (2001)0.9
187Benin (2002)0.4
188Rwanda (1996)0.4
189Chad (1993)0.3
190Burundi (1990)0.3
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