Germany

GermanyMale

DE desk: Germany first; euro area, France, Italy, United Kingdom and United States alongside.

3.98%

+0.34 pp

As of 2025 | % of male labour force

Mean
6.59%
Median
6.47%
Min
3.26% 2023
Max
11.40% 2005
YearValue
20253.98%
20243.63%
20233.26%
20223.37%
20213.99%
20204.22%
20193.54%
20183.80%
20174.18%
20164.43%
20154.96%
20145.28%
20135.60%
20125.50%
20116.19%
20107.42%
20098.21%
20087.33%
20078.70%
200610.28%
200511.40%
200411.25%
200310.18%
20028.70%
#CountryMaleChangeYear
52France7.55%+0.00 pp202571Euro area5.98%−0.14 pp202581Italy5.70%−0.20 pp202590United Kingdom5.06%+0.49 pp2025111United States4.21%+0.10 pp2025119Germany3.98%+0.34 pp2025
125Netherlands3.69%+0.13 pp2025
143Poland2.83%+0.18 pp2025

What male unemployment is

Male unemployment is ILO modelled unemployment among men in the male labour force (SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS). Latest: 3.98% in 2025.

Read it next to the female series. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 6.59%, median 6.47%; low 3.26% (2023), high 11.40% (2005).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).