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| Indicators on unemployment |
Last update: June 2011 |
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| Afghanistan |
2005 |
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8.5 |
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7.6 |
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9.5 |
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HS |
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| Albania |
2001 |
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22.7 |
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18.8 |
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28.4 |
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PC |
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| Algeria |
2007 |
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a |
13.8 |
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12.9 |
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18.4 |
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HS |
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| American Samoa |
2000 |
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b |
5.1 |
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4.9 |
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6.0 |
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PC |
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| Anguilla |
2002 |
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a,c |
7.8 |
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6.3 |
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9.5 |
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HS |
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
2001 |
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8.4 |
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8.0 |
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8.8 |
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PC |
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| Argentina |
2006 |
|
d,e |
9.5 |
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7.8 |
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11.6 |
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HS |
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| Armenia |
2001 |
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35.9 |
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31.9 |
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40.2 |
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PC |
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| Aruba |
1997 |
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7.5 |
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6.8 |
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8.4 |
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HS |
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| Australia |
2008 |
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a,c |
4.2 |
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4.0 |
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4.6 |
|
HS |
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| Austria |
2008 |
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3.8 |
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3.6 |
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4.1 |
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ELFS |
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| Azerbaijan |
2007 |
|
a,c,f |
6.5 |
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7.8 |
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5.3 |
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HS |
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| Bahamas |
2007 |
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c |
7.9 |
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6.7 |
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9.1 |
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HS |
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| Bahrain |
2001 |
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5.5 |
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4.1 |
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10.5 |
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PC |
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| Bangladesh |
2005 |
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c |
4.3 |
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3.4 |
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7.0 |
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HS |
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| Barbados |
2004 |
|
c |
9.8 |
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8.9 |
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10.5 |
|
HS |
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| Belgium |
2008 |
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7.0 |
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6.5 |
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7.6 |
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ELFS |
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| Belize |
2005 |
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g |
11.0 |
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7.5 |
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17.2 |
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HS |
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| Benin |
2002 |
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0.7 |
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0.9 |
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0.4 |
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PC |
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| Bermuda |
2000 |
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2.7 |
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3.1 |
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2.3 |
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PC |
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| Bhutan |
2005 |
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3.2 |
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3.0 |
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3.3 |
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PC |
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| Bolivia |
2002 |
|
c,h |
5.4 |
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4.2 |
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6.8 |
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HS |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2007 |
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29.0 |
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26.7 |
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33.0 |
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HS |
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| Botswana |
2006 |
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c,i |
17.6 |
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15.3 |
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19.9 |
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HS |
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| Brazil |
2008 |
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a,d,j |
7.9 |
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6.1 |
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10.0 |
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HS |
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| British Virgin Islands |
1991 |
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3.6 |
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3.8 |
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3.4 |
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PC |
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| Brunei Darussalam |
1991 |
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4.7 |
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3.7 |
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6.7 |
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PC |
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| Bulgaria |
2008 |
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a,k |
5.7 |
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5.5 |
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5.8 |
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HS |
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| Burkina Faso |
1998 |
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c,d |
2.4 |
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2.3 |
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2.6 |
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HS |
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| Burundi |
1990 |
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0.5 |
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0.7 |
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0.3 |
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PC |
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| Cambodia |
2004 |
|
d |
7.1 |
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7.6 |
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6.7 |
|
HS |
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| Cameroon |
2001 |
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7.5 |
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8.2 |
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6.7 |
|
HS |
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| Canada |
2008 |
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a,c |
6.1 |
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6.6 |
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5.7 |
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HS |
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| Cape Verde |
1990 |
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23.0 |
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23.3 |
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22.6 |
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PC |
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| Cayman Islands |
2007 |
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c |
3.8 |
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3.5 |
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4.2 |
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HS |
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| Chad |
1993 |
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l |
0.7 |
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1.1 |
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0.3 |
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PC |
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| Chile |
2008 |
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a |
7.8 |
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6.8 |
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9.5 |
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HS |
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| China |
2007 |
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a,m |
4.0 |
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… |
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… |
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OE |
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| China, Hong Kong SAR |
2008 |
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a,c |
3.5 |
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… |
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… |
|
HS |
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| China, Macao SAR |
2008 |
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a,c,g |
2.9 |
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3.3 |
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2.6 |
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HS |
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| Colombia |
2008 |
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a,c,i |
11.7 |
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8.9 |
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14.5 |
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HS |
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| Comoros |
1991 |
|
i |
20.0 |
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21.3 |
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16.9 |
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PC |
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| Cook Islands |
2001 |
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13.1 |
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11.7 |
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14.8 |
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PC |
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| Costa Rica |
2007 |
|
i |
4.6 |
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3.3 |
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6.8 |
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HS |
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| Côte d'Ivoire |
1998 |
|
c |
4.1 |
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… |
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… |
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PC |
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| Croatia |
2008 |
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8.4 |
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7.0 |
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10.0 |
|
ELFS |
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| Cuba |
2007 |
|
a,n |
1.8 |
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1.7 |
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1.9 |
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HS |
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| Cyprus |
2008 |
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a |
3.7 |
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3.2 |
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4.2 |
|
HS |
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| Czech Republic |
2008 |
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4.4 |
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3.5 |
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5.6 |
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ELFS |
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| Denmark |
2008 |
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3.3 |
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3.0 |
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3.7 |
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ELFS |
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| Djibouti |
1991 |
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43.5 |
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41.9 |
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46.7 |
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HS |
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| Dominica |
2001 |
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11.0 |
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12.0 |
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9.5 |
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PC |
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| Dominican Republic |
2007 |
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d |
15.6 |
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9.3 |
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25.4 |
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HS |
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| Ecuador |
2008 |
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6.9 |
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… |
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… |
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OE |
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| Egypt |
2008 |
|
a,c,l |
8.7 |
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5.9 |
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19.3 |
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HS |
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| El Salvador |
2006 |
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d |
6.6 |
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8.5 |
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3.9 |
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HS |
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| Equatorial Guinea |
1983 |
|
o |
24.2 |
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27.4 |
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18.5 |
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PC |
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| Estonia |
2008 |
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a,k |
5.5 |
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5.8 |
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5.2 |
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HS |
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| Ethiopia |
2006 |
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c,m |
17.0 |
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11.7 |
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22.6 |
|
HS |
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| Faeroe Islands |
2005 |
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b |
3.2 |
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2.6 |
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3.9 |
|
HS |
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| Fiji |
2005 |
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a,p |
4.6 |
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4.1 |
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5.9 |
|
HS |
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| Finland |
2008 |
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6.4 |
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6.1 |
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6.7 |
|
ELFS |
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| France |
2008 |
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7.4 |
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6.9 |
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7.9 |
|
ELFS |
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| French Polynesia |
2002 |
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11.7 |
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10.6 |
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13.4 |
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PC |
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| Gabon |
1993 |
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17.8 |
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19.1 |
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16.1 |
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PC |
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| Georgia |
2007 |
|
c |
13.3 |
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13.9 |
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12.6 |
|
HS |
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| Germany |
2008 |
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7.5 |
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7.4 |
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7.5 |
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ELFS |
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| Ghana |
2000 |
|
|
10.4 |
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10.1 |
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10.7 |
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PC |
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| Gibraltar |
1991 |
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6.4 |
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7.7 |
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4.0 |
|
PC |
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| Greece |
2008 |
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7.7 |
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5.1 |
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11.4 |
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ELFS |
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| Greenland |
2006 |
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8.4 |
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10.0 |
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6.7 |
|
OE |
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| Grenada |
1998 |
|
q |
15.2 |
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10.6 |
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21.8 |
|
HS |
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| Guadeloupe |
2007 |
|
a |
22.7 |
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19.2 |
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26.1 |
|
HS |
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| Guam |
2000 |
|
c |
11.5 |
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11.5 |
|
11.5 |
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PC |
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| Guatemala |
2006 |
|
c,d,r |
1.8 |
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1.5 |
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2.4 |
|
HS |
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| Guyana |
2002 |
|
|
11.8 |
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10.3 |
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15.3 |
|
PC |
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| Haiti |
1999 |
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7.2 |
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6.2 |
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8.3 |
|
HS |
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| Honduras |
2006 |
|
c,d,s |
3.1 |
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2.5 |
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4.2 |
|
HS |
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| Hungary |
2008 |
|
|
7.8 |
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7.6 |
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8.1 |
|
ELFS |
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| Iceland |
2008 |
|
a,c,t |
3.0 |
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3.4 |
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2.6 |
|
HS |
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| India |
2004 |
|
u,v |
5.0 |
|
4.9 |
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5.3 |
|
HS |
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| Indonesia |
2008 |
|
a |
8.4 |
|
… |
|
… |
|
HS |
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| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
2007 |
|
d |
10.5 |
|
9.3 |
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15.7 |
|
HS |
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| Iraq |
2004 |
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|
10.5 |
|
10.1 |
|
12.7 |
|
HS |
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| Ireland |
2008 |
|
|
6.0 |
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7.0 |
|
4.6 |
|
ELFS |
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| Isle of Man |
2006 |
|
|
2.4 |
|
2.8 |
|
2.0 |
|
PC |
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| Israel |
2008 |
|
a,c,w |
6.2 |
|
5.7 |
|
7.0 |
|
HS |
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| Italy |
2008 |
|
|
6.7 |
|
5.5 |
|
8.5 |
|
ELFS |
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| Jamaica |
2008 |
|
a,c,g |
10.6 |
|
7.3 |
|
14.6 |
|
HS |
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| Japan |
2008 |
|
a |
4.0 |
|
4.1 |
|
3.8 |
|
HS |
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| Jordan |
2008 |
|
|
12.7 |
|
10.1 |
|
24.3 |
|
HS |
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| Kazakhstan |
2004 |
|
|
8.4 |
|
7.0 |
|
9.8 |
|
HS |
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| Kenya |
1999 |
|
|
9.8 |
|
… |
|
… |
|
PC |
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| Kosovo |
2007 |
|
l,x |
46.3 |
|
38.5 |
|
55.2 |
|
HS |
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| Kuwait |
2004 |
|
|
1.7 |
|
… |
|
… |
|
HS |
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| Kyrgyzstan |
2006 |
|
|
8.3 |
|
7.7 |
|
9.0 |
|
HS |
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| Lao People's Democratic Republic |
2005 |
|
|
1.4 |
|
1.3 |
|
1.4 |
|
PC |
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| Latvia |
2008 |
|
a,k |
7.5 |
|
8.0 |
|
6.9 |
|
HS |
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| Lebanon |
2004 |
|
|
8.1 |
|
… |
|
… |
|
HS |
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| Lesotho |
1999 |
|
|
27.3 |
|
21.5 |
|
33.1 |
|
HS |
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| Liberia |
2007 |
|
y |
5.6 |
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6.8 |
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4.2 |
|
HS |
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| Lithuania |
2008 |
|
|
5.8 |
|
6.1 |
|
5.6 |
|
ELFS |
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| Luxembourg |
2008 |
|
|
5.1 |
|
4.3 |
|
6.1 |
|
ELFS |
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| Madagascar |
2005 |
|
c |
2.6 |
|
1.7 |
|
3.5 |
|
HS |
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| Malawi |
2004 |
|
x |
7.8 |
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5.4 |
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10.0 |
|
HS |
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| Malaysia |
2007 |
|
a,c,l |
3.2 |
|
3.1 |
|
3.4 |
|
HS |
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| Maldives |
2006 |
|
q |
14.4 |
|
7.9 |
|
23.8 |
|
PC |
|
| Mali |
2004 |
|
|
8.8 |
|
7.2 |
|
10.9 |
|
HS |
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| Malta |
2008 |
|
|
6.0 |
|
5.6 |
|
6.8 |
|
ELFS |
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| Marshall Islands |
1999 |
|
|
30.9 |
|
27.6 |
|
37.3 |
|
PC |
|
| Martinique |
2007 |
|
a |
21.2 |
|
20.7 |
|
21.7 |
|
HS |
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| Mauritania |
2000 |
|
d |
20.6 |
|
8.8 |
|
41.2 |
|
OE |
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| Mauritius |
2008 |
|
a,c,g |
7.3 |
|
4.1 |
|
12.8 |
|
HS |
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| Mexico |
2008 |
|
a,g |
4.0 |
|
3.9 |
|
4.2 |
|
HS |
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| Monaco |
2000 |
|
z,a1 |
3.6 |
|
2.5 |
|
5.2 |
|
PC |
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| Mongolia |
2005 |
|
b1 |
3.3 |
|
3.0 |
|
3.6 |
|
OE |
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| Montenegro |
2005 |
|
a,l |
30.3 |
|
26.2 |
|
35.5 |
|
HS |
|
| Montserrat |
1987 |
|
a,c,b1 |
2.0 |
|
… |
|
… |
|
OE |
|
| Morocco |
2008 |
|
a |
9.6 |
|
9.6 |
|
9.8 |
|
HS |
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| Mozambique |
1997 |
|
c1 |
2.2 |
|
3.4 |
|
1.3 |
|
PC |
|
| Myanmar |
1990 |
|
d,x |
6.0 |
|
4.7 |
|
8.8 |
|
HS |
|
| Namibia |
2004 |
|
a |
21.9 |
|
19.4 |
|
25.0 |
|
HS |
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| Nepal |
2001 |
|
d |
8.8 |
|
7.4 |
|
10.7 |
|
PC |
|
| Netherlands |
2008 |
|
|
2.8 |
|
2.5 |
|
3.0 |
|
ELFS |
|
| Netherlands Antilles |
2007 |
|
d1 |
12.0 |
|
9.9 |
|
14.0 |
|
HS |
|
| New Caledonia |
1996 |
|
g |
18.6 |
|
16.3 |
|
22.2 |
|
PC |
|
| New Zealand |
2008 |
|
a,c |
4.1 |
|
4.0 |
|
4.2 |
|
HS |
|
| Nicaragua |
2006 |
|
d |
5.2 |
|
5.4 |
|
4.9 |
|
HS |
|
| Niger |
2001 |
|
|
1.5 |
|
1.7 |
|
0.9 |
|
PC |
|
| Nigeria |
1986 |
|
c |
3.9 |
|
3.7 |
|
4.4 |
|
HS |
|
| Niue |
2002 |
|
|
9.7 |
|
… |
|
… |
|
HS |
|
| Northern Mariana Islands |
2003 |
|
b |
4.6 |
|
5.0 |
|
4.3 |
|
HS |
|
| Norway |
2008 |
|
|
2.6 |
|
2.7 |
|
2.4 |
|
ELFS |
|
| Occupied Palestinian Territory |
2008 |
|
|
26.0 |
|
26.4 |
|
23.8 |
|
HS |
|
| Pakistan |
2007 |
|
c |
5.1 |
|
4.2 |
|
8.6 |
|
HS |
|
| Panama |
2007 |
|
|
6.8 |
|
5.3 |
|
9.3 |
|
HS |
|
| Papua New Guinea |
2000 |
|
a,d |
2.8 |
|
4.3 |
|
1.3 |
|
PC |
|
| Paraguay |
2007 |
|
c |
5.6 |
|
4.2 |
|
7.6 |
|
HS |
|
| Peru |
2007 |
|
g,q,e1 |
7.0 |
|
5.9 |
|
8.2 |
|
HS |
|
| Philippines |
2008 |
|
a |
7.4 |
|
7.6 |
|
7.1 |
|
HS |
|
| Poland |
2008 |
|
|
7.1 |
|
6.4 |
|
8.0 |
|
ELFS |
|
| Portugal |
2008 |
|
|
7.6 |
|
6.5 |
|
8.8 |
|
ELFS |
|
| Puerto Rico |
2008 |
|
a,b,c,f1 |
11.6 |
|
… |
|
… |
|
HS |
|
| Republic of Korea |
2008 |
|
a,c |
3.2 |
|
3.6 |
|
2.6 |
|
HS |
|
| Republic of Moldova |
2008 |
|
a |
4.0 |
|
4.6 |
|
3.4 |
|
HS |
|
| Réunion |
2007 |
|
a |
24.2 |
|
22.9 |
|
25.9 |
|
HS |
|
| Romania |
2008 |
|
a |
5.8 |
|
6.7 |
|
4.7 |
|
HS |
|
| Russian Federation |
2008 |
|
g1 |
6.2 |
|
… |
|
… |
|
HS |
|
| Rwanda |
1996 |
|
l |
0.6 |
|
0.9 |
|
0.4 |
|
HS |
|
| Saint Helena |
1998 |
|
h1 |
18.1 |
|
20.2 |
|
15.1 |
|
PC |
|
| Saint Lucia |
2004 |
|
|
21.0 |
|
17.5 |
|
25.0 |
|
HS |
|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
1991 |
|
|
19.8 |
|
18.4 |
|
22.1 |
|
PC |
|
| Samoa |
2001 |
|
|
5.0 |
|
4.4 |
|
6.2 |
|
PC |
|
| San Marino |
2007 |
|
b1 |
2.6 |
|
1.2 |
|
4.5 |
|
OE |
|
| Sao Tome and Principe |
2006 |
|
b1 |
16.7 |
|
11.0 |
|
24.5 |
|
OE |
|
| Saudi Arabia |
2007 |
|
|
5.6 |
|
4.2 |
|
13.2 |
|
HS |
|
| Senegal |
2006 |
|
a |
11.1 |
|
7.9 |
|
13.6 |
|
HS |
|
| Serbia |
2007 |
|
|
18.1 |
|
15.8 |
|
21.0 |
|
HS |
|
| Seychelles |
2005 |
|
c |
5.5 |
|
6.1 |
|
4.9 |
|
HS |
|
| Sierra Leone |
2004 |
|
|
3.4 |
|
4.5 |
|
2.3 |
|
PC |
|
| Singapore |
2008 |
|
a |
3.2 |
|
3.0 |
|
3.5 |
|
HS |
|
| Slovakia |
2008 |
|
|
9.5 |
|
8.4 |
|
10.9 |
|
ELFS |
|
| Slovenia |
2008 |
|
a |
4.4 |
|
4.0 |
|
4.9 |
|
HS |
|
| Solomon Islands |
1999 |
|
a1 |
31.9 |
|
31.0 |
|
33.7 |
|
PC |
|
| South Africa |
2008 |
|
a,i1 |
22.9 |
|
20.0 |
|
26.3 |
|
HS |
|
| Spain |
2008 |
|
|
11.3 |
|
10.1 |
|
13.0 |
|
ELFS |
|
| Sri Lanka |
2008 |
|
a,c,d,j1 |
5.2 |
|
3.6 |
|
8.0 |
|
HS |
|
| Swaziland |
1997 |
|
|
22.5 |
|
20.0 |
|
26.0 |
|
PC |
|
| Sweden |
2008 |
|
|
6.2 |
|
5.9 |
|
6.6 |
|
ELFS |
|
| Switzerland |
2008 |
|
|
3.4 |
|
2.8 |
|
4.0 |
|
ELFS |
|
| Syrian Arab Republic |
2003 |
|
c,r |
10.3 |
|
7.8 |
|
20.9 |
|
HS |
|
| TFYR of Macedonia |
2008 |
|
a,c |
33.8 |
|
33.5 |
|
34.2 |
|
HS |
|
| Thailand |
2008 |
|
a,c,k1 |
1.4 |
|
1.5 |
|
1.3 |
|
HS |
|
| Tonga |
2003 |
|
c |
5.2 |
|
3.6 |
|
7.4 |
|
HS |
|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
2007 |
|
|
6.5 |
|
4.4 |
|
9.6 |
|
HS |
|
| Tunisia |
2005 |
|
|
14.2 |
|
13.1 |
|
17.3 |
|
HS |
|
| Turkey |
2008 |
|
c |
9.4 |
|
9.4 |
|
9.4 |
|
ELFS |
|
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
2005 |
|
|
7.9 |
|
… |
|
… |
|
OE |
|
| Tuvalu |
2004 |
|
|
16.3 |
|
… |
|
… |
|
HS |
|
| Uganda |
2003 |
|
a,d |
3.2 |
|
2.5 |
|
3.9 |
|
HS |
|
| Ukraine |
2008 |
|
a,l1 |
6.4 |
|
… |
|
… |
|
HS |
|
| United Arab Emirates |
2005 |
|
l |
3.1 |
|
2.5 |
|
7.1 |
|
PC |
|
| United Kingdom |
2008 |
|
|
5.6 |
|
6.1 |
|
5.1 |
|
ELFS |
|
| United Republic of Tanzania |
2006 |
|
d |
4.3 |
|
2.8 |
|
5.8 |
|
HS |
|
| United States |
2008 |
|
a,b,c |
5.8 |
|
6.0 |
|
5.4 |
|
HS |
|
| Uruguay |
2008 |
|
g |
7.6 |
|
5.4 |
|
10.1 |
|
HS |
|
| Vanuatu |
1999 |
|
l |
1.6 |
|
… |
|
… |
|
PC |
|
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
2008 |
|
a,c |
7.4 |
|
7.1 |
|
7.8 |
|
HS |
|
| Viet Nam |
2004 |
|
|
2.1 |
|
1.9 |
|
2.4 |
|
HS |
|
| Yemen |
1999 |
|
|
11.5 |
|
12.5 |
|
8.2 |
|
HS |
|
| Zambia |
2000 |
|
i,m1 |
12.9 |
|
14.1 |
|
11.3 |
|
PC |
|
| Zimbabwe |
2004 |
|
|
4.2 |
|
4.2 |
|
4.1 |
|
HS |
|
|
Sources:
International Labour Office, Table 8a. Unemployment (LFS), published in Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) Sixth Edition. Also available at: http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/kilm/ (accessed June 2011).
ELFS |
|
European Labour Force Survey (Eurostat). |
HS |
|
Household survey. |
MC |
|
Micro-census. |
OE |
|
Official estimate. |
PC |
|
Population census. |
Footnotes:
a |
Labour force is calculated from the number of unemployed and the unemployment rate. As a result, male and female may not add to both sexes. |
b |
Refers to age group 16+. |
c |
Refers to civilian labour force. |
d |
Refers to age group 10+. |
e |
31 urban agglomerations. |
f |
Refers to age group 15-61. |
g |
Refers to age group 14+. |
h |
Data are derived from micro-sources. |
i |
Refers to age group 12+. |
j |
6 metropolitan areas. |
k |
Refers to age group 15-74. |
l |
Refers to age group 15-64. |
m |
Urban areas. |
n |
Data for males refers to ages 17-60 and data for females to ages 17-55. |
o |
Refers to age group 6+. |
p |
Refers to age group 15-55. |
q |
Excluding conscripts. |
r |
Methodology revised; data not strictly comparable. |
s |
Excluding the provinces of Gracias a Dios and Islas de la Bahía. |
t |
Refers to age group 16-74. |
u |
Excluding Leh and Kargil of Jammu and Kashmi districts, some villages in Nagaland, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
v |
Data are based on the national sample survey conducted every five years. |
w |
Including East Jerusalem and persons who did not work in the country during the previous 12 months. |
x |
Coverage not specified. |
y |
Estimates based on 3,600 interviewed households. |
z |
Refers to age group 17+. |
a1 |
The size of the Census sample tabulation is not specified. |
b1 |
Age group not specified. |
c1 |
Refers to age group 7+. |
d1 |
Curaçao. |
e1 |
Metropolitan Lima. |
f1 |
Excluding persons temporarily laid-off. |
g1 |
Refers to age group 15-72. |
h1 |
Refers to age group 15-69. |
i1 |
Refers to age group 15-65. |
j1 |
Excluding the Northern and Eastern provinces. |
k1 |
Refers to age group 13+. |
l1 |
Refers to age group 15-70. |
m1 |
Data refer to the usually active population. |
The adult unemployment rate refers to the proportion of the adult (aged 15 years and older) labour force that is unemployed, unless otherwise specified. The unemployed are persons who are currently without work, who are currently available for work, and who are seeking or have sought work recently. The base for these statistics is the labour force (that is, the economically active portion of the population), not the total population.
The International Conference of Labour Statisticians adopted the following definition of the unemployed as an international recommendation in 1982: All persons who during the reference period were: (1) "without work", that is, were not in paid employment or self-employment as specified by the international definition of employment; (2) "currently available for work", that is, were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; or (3) "seeking work", that is, had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment.
National definitions of unemployment may differ from the recommended international standard definition. The national definitions used vary from one country to another as regards inter alia age limits, reference periods, criteria for seeking work, treatment of persons temporarily laid off and of persons seeking work for the first time. Inter-country comparisons are further hampered by the variety of types of source used to obtain information on unemployment and the differences in the scope and coverage of such sources.
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