Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
Data Source: World Bank
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Similar Country Ranking | |
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Country Name | Unemployment Rate (%) |
South Africa | 29.81% |
Gabon | 21.47% |
Namibia | 20.85% |
Botswana | 20.68% |
Libya | 20.68% |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.98% |
Jordan | 17.87% |
St. Lucia | 17.36% |
Iraq | 15.55% |
Montenegro | 15.40% |
North Macedonia | 15.08% |
Bosnia | 14.05% |
Lebanon | 12.64% |
Armenia | 12.56% |
Guyana | 12.36% |
Albania | 11.81% |
Algeria | 11.55% |
Costa Rica | 11.45% |
Iran | 10.96% |
Colombia | 10.73% |
Samoa | 10.31% |
Turkey | 10.03% |
Belize | 9.69% |
Serbia | 9.47% |
Brazil | 9.46% |
Equatorial Guinea | 8.69% |
Suriname | 8.64% |
Mauritius | 7.23% |
Dominican Republic | 7.12% |
Paraguay | 6.89% |
Jamaica | 6.05% |
Azerbaijan | 5.46% |
Romania | 5.44% |
Venezuela | 5.33% |
Turkmenistan | 5.02% |
Kazakhstan | 5.01% |
China | 4.89% |
Maldives | 4.88% |
Bulgaria | 4.40% |
Fiji | 4.33% |
Belarus | 4.17% |
Ecuador | 3.96% |
Malaysia | 3.73% |
Peru | 3.66% |
Mexico | 3.31% |
Tonga | 3.01% |
Guatemala | 2.57% |
Cuba | 1.39% |
Thailand | 0.86% |
China Unemployment Rate - Historical Data | ||
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Year | Unemployment Rate (%) | Annual Change |
2022 | 4.89% | 0.34% |
2021 | 4.55% | -0.45% |
2020 | 5.00% | 0.44% |
2019 | 4.56% | 0.25% |
2018 | 4.31% | -0.16% |
2017 | 4.47% | -0.09% |
2016 | 4.56% | -0.09% |
2015 | 4.65% | 0.02% |
2014 | 4.63% | 0.03% |
2013 | 4.60% | 0.02% |
2012 | 4.58% | 0.03% |
2011 | 4.55% | 0.02% |
2010 | 4.53% | -0.19% |
2009 | 4.72% | 0.13% |
2008 | 4.59% | 0.24% |
2007 | 4.35% | -0.08% |
2006 | 4.43% | -0.09% |
2005 | 4.52% | 0.03% |
2004 | 4.49% | -0.09% |
2003 | 4.58% | 0.34% |
2002 | 4.24% | 0.44% |
2001 | 3.80% | 0.54% |
2000 | 3.26% | 0.01% |
1999 | 3.25% | 0.01% |
1998 | 3.24% | 0.01% |
1997 | 3.23% | 0.11% |
1996 | 3.12% | 0.12% |
1995 | 3.00% | 0.10% |
1994 | 2.90% | 0.21% |
1993 | 2.69% | 0.32% |
1992 | 2.37% | 0.00% |
1991 | 2.37% | 0.00% |