Euro area
Euro area desk: EMU aggregate first; Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, United Kingdom and United States alongside.
−0.14 pp
As of 2025 | % of male labour force
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.98% |
| 2024 | 6.12% |
| 2023 | 6.20% |
| 2022 | 6.36% |
| 2021 | 7.38% |
| 2020 | 7.50% |
| 2019 | 7.14% |
| 2018 | 7.77% |
| 2017 | 8.70% |
| 2016 | 9.70% |
| 2015 | 10.70% |
| 2014 | 11.47% |
| 2013 | 11.95% |
| 2012 | 11.30% |
| 2011 | 10.08% |
| 2010 | 10.01% |
| 2009 | 9.40% |
| 2008 | 6.83% |
| 2007 | 6.69% |
| 2006 | 7.51% |
| 2005 | 8.28% |
| 2004 | 8.48% |
| 2003 | 8.23% |
| 2002 | 7.86% |
Male unemployment is ILO modelled unemployment among men in the male labour force (SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS). Latest: 5.98% in 2025.
Read it next to the female series. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 8.54%, median 8.28%; low 5.98% (2025), high 11.95% (2013).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).