Female unemployment - Country rankings

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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.

1. Palestine

2. Djibouti

3. South Africa

4. Sudan

5. Gabon

6. Iraq

7. Libya

8. Swaziland

9. Yemen

10. Somalia

11. Jordan

12. Tunisia

13. R. of Congo

14. Botswana

15. S.T.&Principe

16. Syria

17. Lesotho

18. Algeria

19. Namibia

20. Saudi Arabia

21. Saint Lucia

22. St. Vincent & ...

23. Iran

24. Haiti

25. Bosnia & Herz.

26. Montenegro

27. Greece

28. Lebanon

29. Egypt

30. Samoa

31. Costa Rica

32. Belize

33. Spain

34. Guyana

35. Rwanda

36. North Macedonia

37. Colombia

38. Cape Verde

39. Turkey

40. N. Caledonia

41. Nepal

42. Mauritania

43. Morocco

44. Suriname

45. Brazil

46. Albania

47. Domin. Rep.

48. Comoros

49. Armenia

50. Serbia

51. Mauritius

52. Bahamas

53. Georgia

54. Angola

55. Sri Lanka

56. Eq. Guinea

57. Honduras

58. Panama

59. Italy

60. Uruguay

61. Pakistan

62. Oman

63. Brunei

64. Paraguay

65. Chile

66. Sweden

67. Mongolia

68. Cyprus

69. Zimbabwe

70. Croatia

71. Eritrea

72. France

73. Argentina

74. Barbados

75. C.A. Republic

76. Bangladesh

77. Jamaica

78. Uzbekistan

79. India

80. Malawi

81. Azerbaijan

82. Finland

83. UA Emirates

84. Tajikistan

85. Kuwait

86. Slovakia

87. Zambia

88. Venezuela

89. Portugal

90. Guinea

91. Kenya

92. Nicaragua

93. Kazakhstan

94. Fiji

95. Nigeria

96. Estonia

97. Belgium

98. Ethiopia

99. Burkina Faso

100. Luxembourg

101. Lithuania

102. Canada

103. Puerto Rico

104. Bolivia

105. Latvia

106. Kyrgyzstan

107. Uganda

108. Romania

109. Tr.&Tobago

110. Ecuador

111. Cameroon

112. Austria

113. Bhutan

114. Switzerland

115. Ireland

116. Slovenia

117. Denmark

118. DR Congo

119. China

120. Mozambique

121. Bahrain

122. El Salvador

123. Maldives

124. Hong Kong

125. Tonga

126. Peru

127. Bulgaria

128. Ghana

129. Malaysia

130. Gambia

131. Netherlands

132. Senegal

133. Tanzania

134. Israel

135. Turkmenistan

136. USA

137. Australia

138. New Zealand

139. UK

140. Guatemala

141. Mexico

142. Hungary

143. Ivory Coast

144. Belarus

145. Iceland

146. Togo

147. G.-Bissau

148. North Korea

149. Indonesia

150. Czechia

151. Norway

152. Singapore

153. Liberia

154. South Korea

155. Poland

156. Mali

157. Germany

158. Sierra Leone

159. Philippines

160. Malta

161. Japan

162. Laos

163. Madagascar

164. Macao

165. Benin

166. Vanuatu

167. Papua N.G.

168. Vietnam

169. Solomon Isl.

170. Moldova

171. Chad

172. Burundi

173. Thailand

174. Cambodia

175. Niger

176. Qatar

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

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

9.73

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

6.40

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

4.95

4.86

4.74

4.73

4.72

4.58

4.51

4.45

4.39

4.35

4.32

4.30

4.24

4.23

4.22

4.21

4.20

4.11

4.06

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

10.5

31.5

42.01

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