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Unemployment rate for females, 2022 - Country rankings:

The average for 2022 based on 176 countries was 8.92 percent.The highest value was in Palestine: 42.01 percent and the lowest value was in Qatar: 0.32 percent. The indicator is available from 1991 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Female unemployment, 2022 Global rank Available data
Palestine 42.01 1 1991 - 2022
Djibouti 37.88 2 1991 - 2022
South Africa 31.43 3 1991 - 2022
Sudan 30.17 4 1991 - 2022
Gabon 29.41 5 1991 - 2022
Iraq 28.46 6 1991 - 2022
Libya 26.67 7 1991 - 2022
Swaziland 26.31 8 1991 - 2022
Yemen 26.3 9 1991 - 2022
Somalia 25.89 10 1991 - 2022
Jordan 25.04 11 1991 - 2022
Tunisia 23.59 12 1991 - 2022
R. of Congo 23.17 13 1991 - 2022
Botswana 22.76 14 1991 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 21.91 15 1991 - 2022
Syria 21.42 16 1991 - 2022
Lesotho 20.38 17 1991 - 2022
Algeria 20.3 18 1991 - 2022
Namibia 19.7 19 1991 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 19.49 20 1991 - 2022
Saint Lucia 19.4 21 1991 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 18.25 22 1991 - 2022
Iran 18.03 23 1991 - 2022
Haiti 17.75 24 1991 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 17.22 25 1991 - 2022
Montenegro 16.17 26 1991 - 2022
Greece 16.03 27 1991 - 2022
Lebanon 16.03 28 1991 - 2022
Egypt 15.93 29 1991 - 2022
Samoa 15.44 30 1991 - 2022
Costa Rica 15.1 31 1991 - 2022
Belize 14.83 32 1991 - 2022
Spain 14.66 33 1991 - 2022
Guyana 14.37 34 1991 - 2022
Rwanda 14.31 35 1991 - 2022
North Macedonia 14.28 36 1991 - 2022
Colombia 13.66 37 1991 - 2022
Cape Verde 13.06 38 1991 - 2022
Turkey 12.72 39 1991 - 2022
N. Caledonia 12.66 40 1991 - 2022
Nepal 12.6 41 1991 - 2022
Mauritania 12.44 42 1991 - 2022
Morocco 12.35 43 1991 - 2022
Suriname 11.99 44 1991 - 2022
Brazil 11.83 45 1991 - 2022
Albania 11.76 46 1991 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 11.65 47 1991 - 2022
Comoros 11.2 48 1991 - 2022
Armenia 10.59 49 1991 - 2022
Serbia 10.39 50 1991 - 2022
Mauritius 10.28 51 1991 - 2022
Bahamas 10.25 52 1991 - 2022
Georgia 10.03 53 1991 - 2022
Angola 9.96 54 1991 - 2022
Sri Lanka 9.87 55 1991 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 9.74 56 1991 - 2022
Honduras 9.74 57 1991 - 2022
Panama 9.73 58 1991 - 2022
Italy 9.45 59 1991 - 2022
Uruguay 9.41 60 1991 - 2022
Pakistan 9.27 61 1991 - 2022
Oman 8.74 62 1991 - 2022
Brunei 8.69 63 1991 - 2022
Paraguay 8.48 64 1991 - 2022
Chile 8.44 65 1991 - 2022
Sweden 7.92 66 1991 - 2022
Mongolia 7.8 67 1991 - 2022
Cyprus 7.76 68 1991 - 2022
Zimbabwe 7.67 69 1991 - 2022
Croatia 7.57 70 1991 - 2022
Eritrea 7.39 71 1991 - 2022
France 7.37 72 1991 - 2022
Argentina 7.3 73 1991 - 2022
Barbados 7.26 74 1991 - 2022
C.A. Republic 7.14 75 1991 - 2022
Bangladesh 7.08 76 1991 - 2022
Jamaica 7.01 77 1991 - 2022
Uzbekistan 7 78 1991 - 2022
India 6.67 79 1991 - 2022
Malawi 6.56 80 1991 - 2022
Azerbaijan 6.46 81 1991 - 2022
Finland 6.41 82 1991 - 2022
UA Emirates 6.41 83 1991 - 2022
Tajikistan 6.4 84 1991 - 2022
Kuwait 6.32 85 1991 - 2022
Slovakia 6.3 86 1991 - 2022
Zambia 6.24 87 1991 - 2022
Venezuela 6.12 88 1991 - 2022
Portugal 6.09 89 1991 - 2022
Guinea 5.84 90 1991 - 2022
Kenya 5.8 91 1991 - 2022
Nicaragua 5.72 92 1991 - 2022
Kazakhstan 5.57 93 1991 - 2022
Fiji 5.54 94 1991 - 2022
Nigeria 5.49 95 1991 - 2022
Estonia 5.41 96 1991 - 2022
Belgium 5.32 97 1991 - 2022
Ethiopia 5.28 98 1991 - 2022
Burkina Faso 5.17 99 1991 - 2022
Luxembourg 5.16 100 1991 - 2022
Lithuania 5.05 101 1991 - 2022
Canada 5.04 102 1991 - 2022
Puerto Rico 4.99 103 1991 - 2022
Bolivia 4.98 104 1991 - 2022
Latvia 4.98 105 1991 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 4.95 106 1991 - 2022
Uganda 4.86 107 1991 - 2022
Romania 4.74 108 1991 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 4.73 109 1991 - 2022
Ecuador 4.72 110 1991 - 2022
Cameroon 4.58 111 1991 - 2022
Austria 4.51 112 1991 - 2022
Bhutan 4.51 113 1991 - 2022
Switzerland 4.45 114 1991 - 2022
Ireland 4.39 115 1991 - 2022
Slovenia 4.35 116 1991 - 2022
Denmark 4.32 117 1991 - 2022
DR Congo 4.3 118 1991 - 2022
China 4.24 119 1991 - 2022
Mozambique 4.23 120 1991 - 2022
Bahrain 4.22 121 1991 - 2022
El Salvador 4.21 122 1991 - 2022
Maldives 4.2 123 1991 - 2022
Hong Kong 4.11 124 1991 - 2022
Tonga 4.11 125 1991 - 2022
Peru 4.06 126 1991 - 2022
Bulgaria 4.05 127 1991 - 2022
Ghana 4.05 128 1991 - 2022
Malaysia 3.96 129 1991 - 2022
Gambia 3.83 130 1991 - 2022
Netherlands 3.78 131 1991 - 2022
Senegal 3.68 132 1991 - 2022
Tanzania 3.57 133 1991 - 2022
Israel 3.56 134 1991 - 2022
Turkmenistan 3.55 135 1991 - 2022
USA 3.54 136 1991 - 2022
Australia 3.53 137 1991 - 2022
New Zealand 3.46 138 1991 - 2022
UK 3.45 139 1991 - 2022
Guatemala 3.38 140 1991 - 2022
Mexico 3.37 141 1991 - 2022
Hungary 3.33 142 1991 - 2022
Ivory Coast 3.29 143 1991 - 2022
Belarus 3.28 144 1991 - 2022
Iceland 3.26 145 1991 - 2022
Togo 3.16 146 1991 - 2022
G.-Bissau 3.13 147 1991 - 2022
North Korea 3.12 148 1991 - 2022
Indonesia 3.04 149 1991 - 2022
Czechia 3.02 150 1991 - 2022
Norway 2.98 151 1991 - 2022
Singapore 2.97 152 1991 - 2022
Liberia 2.96 153 1991 - 2022
South Korea 2.95 154 1991 - 2022
Poland 2.86 155 1991 - 2022
Mali 2.8 156 1991 - 2022
Germany 2.72 157 1991 - 2022
Sierra Leone 2.57 158 1991 - 2022
Philippines 2.54 159 1991 - 2022
Malta 2.52 160 1991 - 2022
Japan 2.34 161 1991 - 2022
Laos 2.26 162 1991 - 2022
Madagascar 2.21 163 1991 - 2022
Macao 2.17 164 1991 - 2022
Benin 1.97 165 1991 - 2022
Vanuatu 1.89 166 1991 - 2022
Papua N.G. 1.79 167 1991 - 2022
Vietnam 1.66 168 1991 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 1.62 169 1991 - 2022
Moldova 1.57 170 1991 - 2022
Chad 1.04 171 1991 - 2022
Burundi 1.01 172 1991 - 2022
Thailand 0.9 173 1991 - 2022
Cambodia 0.43 174 1991 - 2022
Niger 0.39 175 1991 - 2022
Qatar 0.32 176 1991 - 2022


Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
42.01
37.88
31.43
30.17
29.41
28.46
26.67
26.31
26.30
25.89
25.04
23.59
23.17
22.76
21.91
21.42
20.38
20.30
19.70
19.49
19.40
18.25
18.03
17.75
17.22
16.17
16.03
16.03
15.93
15.44
15.10
14.83
14.66
14.37
14.31
14.28
13.66
13.06
12.72
12.66
12.60
12.44
12.35
11.99
11.83
11.76
11.65
11.20
10.59
10.39
10.28
10.25
10.03
9.96
9.87
9.74
9.74
9.73
9.45
9.41
9.27
8.74
8.69
8.48
8.44
7.92
7.80
7.76
7.67
7.57
7.39
7.37
7.30
7.26
7.14
7.08
7.01
7.00
6.67
6.56
6.46
6.41
6.41
6.40
6.32
6.30
6.24
6.12
6.09
5.84
5.80
5.72
5.57
5.54
5.49
5.41
5.32
5.28
5.17
5.16
5.05
5.04
4.99
4.98
4.98
4.95
4.86
4.74
4.73
4.72
4.58
4.51
4.51
4.45
4.39
4.35
4.32
4.30
4.24
4.23
4.22
4.21
4.20
4.11
4.11
4.06
4.05
4.05
3.96
3.83
3.78
3.68
3.57
3.56
3.55
3.54
3.53
3.46
3.45
3.38
3.37
3.33
3.29
3.28
3.26
3.16
3.13
3.12
3.04
3.02
2.98
2.97
2.96
2.95
2.86
2.80
2.72
2.57
2.54
2.52
2.34
2.26
2.21
2.17
1.97
1.89
1.79
1.66
1.62
1.57
1.04
1.01
0.90
0.43
0.39
0.32
0
10.5
21
31.5
42.01
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