economic2020

Unemployment rate (%)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data19 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
6.6%
Median: 5.6%
Countries Covered
19
with available data
Highest
Spain
15.5%
Lowest
Japan
2.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Spain15.5%
2Canada9.6%
3Italy9.2%
4Sweden8.3%
5United States of America8.1%
By Region
North America8.8%(2 countries)
Europe6.7%(14 countries)
Oceania5.5%(2 countries)
Asia2.8%(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.8%)High (15.5%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.6%)

North America (2)
Europe (14)
Oceania (2)
Asia (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Spain15.5%
2Canada9.6%
3Italy9.2%
4Sweden8.3%
5United States of America8.1%
6France8.0%
7Finland7.8%
8Portugal6.8%
9Australia6.5%
10Denmark5.6%
11Ireland5.6%
12Belgium5.5%
13Austria5.4%
14New Zealand4.6%
15United Kingdom4.6%
16Norway4.4%
17Netherlands3.8%
18Germany3.1%
19Japan2.8%
Showing 19 of 19 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).

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