Unemployment Rate For Females

Global Ranking

Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Djibouti	38.95	2020	1	36.44
2 ↑	Iraq	32.11	2020	3	30.13
3 ↑	Sudan	31.23	2020	4	28.51
4 ↓	South Africa	31.04	2020	2	30.51
5	Gabon	29.81	2020	5	28.33
6 ↑	Swaziland	27.38	2020	8	24.58
7 ↑	Jordan	26.54	2020	10	23.88
8 ↓	Libya	26.06	2020	6	25.59
9 ↑	Botswana	25.66	2020	11	23.52
10 ↓	Yemen	25.49	2020	7	25.03
11 ↓	Somalia	25.4	2020	9	24.37
12	Lesotho	24.4	2020	12	22.28
13 ↑	Republic of the Congo	24.21	2020	14	21.91
14 ↓	Tunisia	24.05	2020	13	22.19
15 ↑	Egypt	23.62	2020	17	21.21
16 ↑	Costa Rica	22.56	2020	34	14.94
17 ↑	Sao Tome and Principe	22.42	2020	18	20.38
18 ↑	Armenia	22.28	2020	20	19.29
19	Syria	22.27	2020	19	19.81
20 ↑	Algeria	21.45	2020	23	18.63
21 ↓	Saudi Arabia	20.38	2020	16	21.45
22 ↑	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	20.15	2020	24	18.47
22 ↓	Namibia	20.15	2020	21	18.74
24 ↓	Greece	19.82	2020	15	21.54
25 ↑	Iran	19.76	2020	26	17.57
26 ↑	Guyana	19.2	2020	29	16.51
27 ↑	Colombia	19.04	2020	39	12.75
28 ↓	Saint Lucia	18.62	2020	27	16.94
29 ↓	Haiti	18.41	2020	28	16.68
30 ↑	Montenegro	18.4	2020	33	15.68
31	Spain	17.43	2020	31	15.99
31 ↑	New Caledonia	17.43	2020	32	15.86
33 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	17.41	2020	21	18.74
34 ↑	Lebanon	16.96	2020	35	14.72
35 ↓	Macedonia	16.91	2020	25	18.39
36 ↑	Afghanistan	16.86	2020	37	14.06
37 ↑	Panama	16.57	2020	85	5.89
38 ↑	Georgia	16.31	2020	51	10.15
39 ↓	Brazil	16.04	2020	36	14.14
40 ↓	Turkey	14.83	2020	30	16.39
41 ↑	Cape Verde	14.63	2020	42	11.62
42 ↓	Gambia	14.43	2020	40	12.56
43 ↓	Zambia	13.43	2020	38	13.09
44	Suriname	13.33	2020	44	11.21
45 ↑	Bahamas	13.29	2020	52	10.04
46 ↑	Morocco	13.2	2020	47	10.84
47 ↓	Albania	13.17	2020	43	11.32
48 ↓	Mauritania	12.58	2020	41	11.65
49 ↓	Argentina	12.38	2020	48	10.7
50 ↓	Uruguay	12.35	2020	49	10.68
51 ↑	Belize	12.06	2020	54	9.87
52 ↑	Jamaica	11.98	2020	53	9.91
53 ↑	Oman	11.94	2020	65	8.14
54 ↓	Comoros	11.62	2020	50	10.31
55 ↑	Honduras	11.45	2020	64	8.22
56 ↑	Chile	11.44	2020	66	8.02
57	Mauritius	11.13	2020	57	9.71
58 ↓	Equatorial Guinea	11.09	2020	56	9.78
59	Kyrgyzstan	10.94	2020	59	8.9
60 ↓	Samoa	10.65	2020	55	9.84
61 ↓	Italy	10.19	2020	45	11.1
62	Paraguay	10.02	2020	62	8.33
63 ↑	Bolivia	9.84	2020	115	4.4
64 ↓	Serbia	9.41	2020	46	11.07
65 ↑	Canada	9.39	2020	98	5.25
66 ↓	Brunei	9.12	2020	63	8.28
67 ↑	Barbados	9.09	2020	72	7.27
68 ↓	Dominican Republic	9.06	2020	58	9.63
69 ↑	Sri Lanka	8.93	2020	75	6.95
70 ↓	Ukraine	8.78	2020	68	7.86
71 ↑	Eritrea	8.77	2020	79	6.78
71 ↓	Angola	8.77	2020	69	7.84
73 ↓	Mali	8.69	2020	60	8.41
74 ↓	Nigeria	8.58	2020	70	7.47
75 ↓	Malawi	8.37	2020	71	7.28
76 ↑	United States	8.35	2020	133	3.61
77 ↓	Sweden	8.28	2020	75	6.95
78 ↑	Kuwait	8.23	2020	87	5.75
79 ↑	Bangladesh	8	2020	80	6.76
80 ↓	France	7.95	2020	61	8.35
81 ↑	Lithuania	7.7	2020	93	5.5
82 ↑	Venezuela	7.66	2020	83	6
83 ↓	Cyprus	7.62	2020	67	8.01
84 ↓	Croatia	7.58	2020	73	7.16
85 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	7.55	2020	78	6.8
86 ↓	Finland	7.49	2020	82	6.16
87 ↓	United Arab Emirates	7.47	2020	85	5.89
87 ↑	Azerbaijan	7.47	2020	88	5.71
89 ↓	Puerto Rico	7.38	2020	77	6.89
90 ↑	Ecuador	7.33	2020	112	4.59
91 ↓	Central African Republic	7.18	2020	81	6.39
92 ↑	Latvia	7.07	2020	94	5.43
93 ↓	Slovakia	7.06	2020	84	5.95
94 ↓	Portugal	7.05	2020	74	7.14
95 ↑	Peru	6.99	2020	130	3.74
96 ↓	Luxembourg	6.97	2020	92	5.53
97 ↓	Uzbekistan	6.79	2020	91	5.63
98 ↑	Mongolia	6.7	2020	106	4.89
99 ↑	Estonia	6.62	2020	107	4.85
100 ↑	El Salvador	6.5	2020	116	4.38
101	Australia	6.35	2020	101	5.1
102 ↓	Nicaragua	6.17	2020	96	5.3
103 ↓	Guinea	6.14	2020	102	5.06
104 ↓	Tajikistan	6.11	2020	89	5.65
105 ↓	Kenya	5.99	2020	98	5.25
106 ↓	Denmark	5.98	2020	97	5.27
107 ↓	Fiji	5.95	2020	89	5.65
108 ↓	Zimbabwe	5.79	2020	98	5.25
109 ↓	Maldives	5.7	2020	108	4.77
110	Ireland	5.65	2020	110	4.69
111 ↓	Slovenia	5.62	2020	103	4.95
112 ↑	Russia	5.53	2020	118	4.34
113 ↓	India	5.51	2020	105	4.93
114 ↓	Kazakhstan	5.38	2020	95	5.31
115 ↓	Belgium	5.35	2020	104	4.94
116 ↑	Iceland	5.3	2020	148	3.12
117	Austria	5.23	2020	117	4.35
118 ↑	Bahrain	5.19	2020	124	3.93
119 ↓	Switzerland	5	2020	109	4.71
120	Pakistan	4.99	2020	120	4.16
121 ↓	New Zealand	4.97	2020	114	4.43
122 ↓	Burkina Faso	4.84	2020	111	4.64
123 ↓	Ghana	4.83	2020	113	4.49
124 ↑	Bulgaria	4.76	2020	128	3.87
125 ↑	Hong Kong	4.75	2020	162	2.31
126 ↑	Romania	4.69	2020	142	3.38
127 ↑	Malaysia	4.67	2020	140	3.4
128 ↑	Bhutan	4.66	2020	145	3.34
129 ↑	Trinidad and Tobago	4.56	2020	139	3.41
130 ↑	Nepal	4.53	2020	151	2.94
131 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	4.51	2020	129	3.77
132 ↑	Hungary	4.48	2020	138	3.5
132 ↑	Guatemala	4.48	2020	152	2.92
134 ↓	Sierra Leone	4.46	2020	123	3.95
135 ↑	Singapore	4.39	2020	146	3.33
136 ↓	Cameroon	4.38	2020	120	4.16
137 ↓	Malta	4.36	2020	122	4
138 ↓	China	4.34	2020	125	3.92
139 ↓	Tonga	4.26	2020	132	3.64
140 ↓	United Kingdom	4.16	2020	136	3.53
141 ↓	Norway	4.14	2020	140	3.4
142 ↓	Israel	4.12	2020	125	3.92
143 ↓	Mexico	4.1	2020	137	3.52
143 ↓	Ivory Coast	4.1	2020	125	3.92
145 ↓	Mozambique	4.09	2020	131	3.73
146 ↑	Ethiopia	4.04	2020	150	3
147 ↓	South Korea	3.99	2020	135	3.58
148 ↓	Netherlands	3.95	2020	143	3.36
149	Senegal	3.83	2020	149	3.04
150 ↓	Indonesia	3.78	2020	144	3.35
151 ↓	Belarus	3.73	2020	147	3.19
152 ↑	Uganda	3.41	2020	159	2.45
153 ↑	Germany	3.38	2020	155	2.73
154 ↓	Poland	3.29	2020	134	3.6
155 ↓	Moldova	3.25	2020	118	4.34
155 ↑	Turkmenistan	3.25	2020	156	2.7
157 ↑	Liberia	3.22	2020	161	2.36
158 ↓	Tanzania	3.15	2020	154	2.81
159 ↓	Togo	3.02	2020	153	2.82
160 ↓	North Korea	2.99	2020	157	2.65
161 ↓	Czech Republic	2.95	2020	160	2.38
162 ↑	Vietnam	2.82	2020	164	2.01
163 ↓	Philippines	2.71	2020	158	2.53
164 ↑	Madagascar	2.52	2020	165	1.89
164 ↓	Japan	2.52	2020	163	2.23
166 ↑	Macao	2.21	2020	169	1.34
167	Vanuatu	1.88	2020	167	1.58
168 ↓	Benin	1.84	2020	166	1.72
169 ↓	Papua New Guinea	1.63	2020	168	1.51
170 ↑	Rwanda	1.6	2020	171	1.19
171 ↓	Burundi	1.34	2020	170	1.23
172 ↑	Chad	1.29	2020	174	0.77
173 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	1.19	2020	176	0.59
174 ↑	Thailand	1.09	2020	175	0.74
175 ↓	Laos	0.98	2020	172	0.81
176 ↓	Solomon Islands	0.95	2020	173	0.78
177	Niger	0.54	2020	177	0.48
178	Qatar	0.49	2020	178	0.28
179	Cambodia	0.38	2020	179	0.18

Definition of Unemployment Rate For Females

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.