Female unemployment - Country rankings
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Unemployment rate for females, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 46 countries was 9.71 percent. The highest value was in Swaziland: 39.35 percent and the lowest value was in Niger: 0.47 percent. The indicator is available from 1991 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Female unemployment, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swaziland | 39.35 | 1 | 1991 - 2023 |
| South Africa | 29.87 | 2 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Gabon | 29.04 | 3 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Botswana | 27.01 | 4 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Somalia | 24.69 | 5 | 1991 - 2023 |
| S.T.&Principe | 22.05 | 6 | 1991 - 2023 |
| R. of Congo | 21.38 | 7 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Sudan | 18.73 | 8 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Lesotho | 18.65 | 9 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Namibia | 18.22 | 10 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Rwanda | 16.45 | 11 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Mauritania | 15.24 | 12 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Angola | 14.75 | 13 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Cape Verde | 11.43 | 14 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Eq. Guinea | 9.8 | 15 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Zimbabwe | 8.82 | 16 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Mauritius | 8.14 | 17 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Kenya | 7.57 | 18 | 1991 - 2023 |
| C.A. Republic | 7.19 | 19 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Eritrea | 6.71 | 20 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Comoros | 6.6 | 21 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Zambia | 6.22 | 22 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Malawi | 5.98 | 23 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Gambia | 5.76 | 24 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Burkina Faso | 5.71 | 25 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Guinea | 5.36 | 26 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Ethiopia | 4.69 | 27 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Nigeria | 4.24 | 28 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Cameroon | 4.19 | 29 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Mozambique | 3.81 | 30 | 1991 - 2023 |
| DR Congo | 3.68 | 31 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Tanzania | 3.54 | 32 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Ghana | 3.43 | 33 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Uganda | 3.39 | 34 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Madagascar | 3.32 | 35 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Senegal | 3.13 | 36 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Ivory Coast | 3.02 | 37 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Mali | 2.89 | 38 | 1991 - 2023 |
| G.-Bissau | 2.72 | 39 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Liberia | 2.26 | 40 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Sierra Leone | 2.14 | 41 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Togo | 1.81 | 42 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Benin | 1.73 | 43 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Burundi | 0.82 | 44 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Chad | 0.74 | 45 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Niger | 0.47 | 46 | 1991 - 2023 |
Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
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