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Unemployed persons in selected world regions 2019

Number of unemployed persons in selected world regions in 2016 and 2017, up to 2019 (in millions)

The data shows the number of unemployed persons in selected world regions in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. In the Middle East and Pacific, there will probably be about 12.4 million unemployed persons in 2019.

East Asia 41.6 41.8 41.8 42
Developed Economies and the EU 38.6 34.1 32.8 32.4
South Asia 29.5 29.5 29.7 30.2
Sub-Saharan Africa 28 29.1 30.2 31.3
Latin America and Caribbean 25.1 25.5 24.8 24.8
North South and West Europe 20.2 18.6 17.7 17
Middle East and Pacific 13.3 11.7 12 12.4
North Africa 9 8.7 8.7 8.7