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The 20 countries with the highest unemployment rate in 2017

Countries with the highest unemployment rate

The statistic shows the 20 countries with the highest unemployment rate. With an estimated unemployment rate of 77 percent, according to data obtained in 2017, Burkina Faso is the country with the highest unemployment rate in the world.

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	Unemployment rate
Burkina Faso	77%
Syria	50%
Senegal	48%
Haiti	40.6%
Kenya	40%
Djibouti	40%
Marshall Islands	36%
Republic of the Congo	36%
Namibia	34%
Kiribati	30.6%
Kosovo	30.5%
Libya	30%
American Samoa	29.8%
Lesotho	28.1%
Eswatini	28%
Gabon	28%
South Africa	27.6%
Yemen	27%
Gaza Strip	26.7%
West Bank	26.7%

	Unemployment rate
Burkina Faso	77%
Syria	50%
Senegal	48%
Haiti	40.6%
Kenya	40%
Djibouti	40%
Marshall Islands	36%
Republic of the Congo	36%
Namibia	34%
Kiribati	30.6%
Kosovo	30.5%
Libya	30%
American Samoa	29.8%
Lesotho	28.1%
Eswatini	28%
Gabon	28%
South Africa	27.6%
Yemen	27%
Gaza Strip	26.7%
West Bank	26.7%

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The statistic shows the 20 countries with the highest unemployment rate. With an estimated unemployment rate of 77 percent, according to data obtained in 2017, Burkina Faso is the country with the highest unemployment rate in the world.

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Release date: 2018

Region: Worldwide
Survey time period: 2017
Supplementary notes: The periods during which the data were collected vary considerably. See source for more detailed information. The source shows variation in collection periods because in some cases no continuous survey was carried out. The data are predominantly estimations.

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