Unemployment

Male unemployment (% of male labour force)

Every published economy, ranked by the latest year. Click a country in the list or the chart legend to show or hide it. Country desks cover a smaller set.

YearValue
202530.99%
202430.41%
202329.98%
202231.48%
202132.09%
202027.72%
201926.76%
201825.11%
201725.17%
201624.51%
201523.17%
201423.12%
201322.92%
201222.81%
201122.52%
201022.80%
200921.86%
200819.64%
200719.51%
200619.56%
200519.72%
200419.81%
200319.93%
200219.85%
#CountryMaleChangeYear
1Eswatini32.46%+0.09 pp2025
2South Africa30.99%+0.58 pp2025
3Djibouti21.78%+0.01 pp2025
4Botswana21.49%+0.96 pp2025
5West Bank and Gaza20.16%−2.04 pp2022
6Namibia20.12%−0.16 pp2025
7St. Vincent and the Grenadines19.53%+0.02 pp2025
8Congo, Rep.18.69%+0.08 pp2025
9Somalia, Fed. Rep.16.43%+0.02 pp2025
10Yemen, Rep.16.34%+0.32 pp2025
11Libya15.45%−0.39 pp2025
12Jordan14.90%−0.25 pp2025
13Lesotho14.65%+0.06 pp2025
14Gabon14.54%+0.13 pp2025
15Angola13.96%+0.22 pp2025
16Georgia13.43%+0.60 pp2025
17Iraq13.25%+0.17 pp2025
18North Macedonia13.10%−0.12 pp2025
19Montenegro12.99%+0.67 pp2025
20Tunisia12.83%−0.20 pp2025
21Afghanistan12.50%−0.28 pp2025
22Cabo Verde12.37%+0.05 pp2025
23Haiti12.26%+0.43 pp2025
24Armenia12.08%+0.35 pp2025
25South Sudan11.17%−0.09 pp2023
26French Polynesia10.96%+0.14 pp2025
27Syrian Arab Republic10.94%+0.10 pp2025
28Guyana10.75%−0.02 pp2025
29Albania10.71%+0.27 pp2025
30Virgin Islands (U.S.)10.61%−0.00 pp2025
31New Caledonia10.39%+0.01 pp2025
32Rwanda10.07%+0.46 pp2025
33Finland10.01%+0.84 pp2025
34Algeria9.79%+0.06 pp2025
35Lebanon9.71%−0.11 pp2023
36Nepal9.65%+0.04 pp2025
37Ukraine9.55%−0.29 pp2021
38Bosnia and Herzegovina9.40%+0.27 pp2025
39Bahamas, The9.25%−0.27 pp2025
40Zimbabwe9.21%−0.06 pp2025
41Sao Tome and Principe8.99%+0.05 pp2025
42Spain8.98%−1.24 pp2025
43Sweden8.78%+0.47 pp2025
44Estonia8.59%+0.94 pp2025
45Morocco8.53%−0.09 pp2025
46Chile8.49%+0.36 pp2025
47St. Lucia8.35%−1.01 pp2025
48Tajikistan8.16%−0.11 pp2025
49Mauritania8.10%+0.17 pp2025
50Equatorial Guinea7.70%+0.11 pp2025
51Latvia7.61%−0.39 pp2025
52France7.55%+0.00 pp202553Canada7.22%+0.56 pp2025
54Lithuania7.10%−0.21 pp2025
55Gambia, The6.90%−0.24 pp2025
56Panama6.88%+0.38 pp2025
57Turkiye6.88%−0.30 pp2025
58Iran, Islamic Rep.6.82%+0.09 pp2025
59Serbia6.79%−0.28 pp2025
60Puerto Rico (US)6.78%+0.28 pp2025
61Colombia6.71%−1.28 pp2025
62Uruguay6.55%−0.64 pp2025
63Argentina6.40%−0.18 pp2025
64Romania6.31%+0.66 pp2025
65Greece6.29%−1.61 pp2025
66Luxembourg6.24%−0.30 pp2025
67Costa Rica6.20%−0.16 pp2025
68Belgium6.15%+0.08 pp2025
69Barbados6.10%0.00 pp2025
70Mozambique6.04%+0.09 pp2025
71Euro area5.98%−0.14 pp2025
72Austria5.94%+0.32 pp2025
73Sudan5.94%−2.81 pp2022
74Channel Islands5.94%+0.05 pp2025
75Belize5.89%+0.15 pp2025
76Turkmenistan5.86%+0.38 pp2025
77Mongolia5.81%0.00 pp2025
78Portugal5.80%−0.30 pp2025
79Guam5.71%+0.24 pp2025
80Zambia5.71%−0.04 pp2025
81Italy5.70%−0.20 pp2025
82Suriname5.65%+0.25 pp2025
83Central African Republic5.55%+0.03 pp2025
84Denmark5.36%+0.16 pp2025
85Eritrea5.30%+0.05 pp2025
86Congo, Dem. Rep.5.28%+0.07 pp2025
87Brunei Darussalam5.28%+0.12 pp2025
88Guinea5.25%+0.17 pp2025
89China5.12%+0.03 pp2025
90United Kingdom5.06%+0.49 pp2025
91Venezuela, RB5.00%−0.02 pp2025
92Slovak Republic4.99%+0.21 pp2025
93Pakistan4.97%+0.02 pp2025
94Nicaragua4.96%+0.05 pp2025
95Brazil4.93%−0.67 pp2025
96Norway4.90%+0.71 pp2025
97New Zealand4.89%+0.35 pp2025
98Croatia4.88%−0.12 pp2025
99Ireland4.73%+0.43 pp2025
100Switzerland4.72%+0.58 pp2025
101Azerbaijan4.65%−0.14 pp2025
102Maldives4.65%+0.18 pp2025
103Hungary4.63%+0.04 pp2025
104Peru4.57%+0.13 pp2025
105Egypt, Arab Rep.4.56%−0.05 pp2025
106Fiji4.55%+0.07 pp2025
107Cyprus4.47%−0.19 pp2025
108Kenya4.28%+0.09 pp2025
109Mauritius4.28%+0.03 pp2025
110India4.25%+0.04 pp2025
111United States4.21%+0.10 pp2025
112Malawi4.20%+0.03 pp2025
113Sierra Leone4.14%+0.09 pp2025
114Australia4.13%+0.08 pp2025
115Kazakhstan4.13%−0.11 pp2025
116Honduras4.12%+0.07 pp2025
117Vanuatu4.08%+0.18 pp2025
118Belarus4.06%−0.06 pp2025
119Germany3.98%+0.34 pp2025
120Paraguay3.86%−0.60 pp2025
121Iceland3.85%+0.02 pp2025
122Bangladesh3.83%+0.10 pp2025
123Bulgaria3.75%−0.68 pp2025
124Malaysia3.71%−0.03 pp2025
125Netherlands3.69%+0.13 pp2025
126Samoa3.68%+0.33 pp2025
127Israel3.60%−0.16 pp2025
128Uzbekistan3.50%+0.25 pp2025
129Liberia3.49%−0.03 pp2025
130Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.44%+0.02 pp2025
131Comoros3.39%+0.05 pp2025
132Indonesia3.38%−0.06 pp2025
133Guinea-Bissau3.37%−0.03 pp2025
134Hong Kong SAR, China3.35%−0.29 pp2025
135Kyrgyz Republic3.22%+0.18 pp2025
136Dominican Republic3.20%−0.02 pp2025
137Cameroon3.18%+0.03 pp2025
138El Salvador3.11%+0.12 pp2025
139Papua New Guinea3.00%−0.06 pp2025
140Slovenia2.98%−0.49 pp2025
141Malta2.95%−0.24 pp2025
142Trinidad and Tobago2.93%−0.01 pp2025
143Poland2.83%+0.18 pp2025
144Burkina Faso2.80%+0.21 pp2025
145Madagascar2.79%−0.02 pp2025
146Singapore2.78%+0.01 pp2025
147Sri Lanka2.76%−0.19 pp2025
148Ecuador2.76%−0.06 pp2025
149Ghana2.76%+0.20 pp2025
150Myanmar2.75%+0.25 pp2025
151Mali2.71%−0.12 pp2025
152Korea, Rep.2.68%−0.08 pp2025
153Bolivia2.67%−0.25 pp2025
154Macao SAR, China2.65%+0.11 pp2025
155Bhutan2.64%−0.07 pp2025
156Mexico2.64%−0.03 pp2025
157Japan2.58%−0.05 pp2025
158Senegal2.52%+0.04 pp2025
159Jamaica2.43%+0.08 pp2025
160Czechia2.42%+0.14 pp2025
161Ethiopia2.41%+0.03 pp2025
162Nigeria2.30%+0.22 pp2025
163Guatemala2.28%+0.02 pp2025
164Uganda2.24%+0.04 pp2025
165Cote d'Ivoire2.09%+0.02 pp2025
166Philippines2.06%+0.06 pp2025
167Russian Federation2.06%−0.29 pp2025
168Togo1.96%+0.16 pp2025
169Oman1.88%+0.12 pp2025
170Moldova1.85%+0.18 pp2025
171Benin1.79%−0.03 pp2025
172Viet Nam1.68%−0.05 pp2025
173Cuba1.66%−0.02 pp2025
174United Arab Emirates1.58%+0.06 pp2025
175Timor-Leste1.56%+0.05 pp2025
176Tonga1.54%+0.02 pp2025
177Saudi Arabia1.49%−0.35 pp2025
178Solomon Islands1.44%+0.05 pp2025
179Lao PDR1.43%−0.01 pp2025
180Chad1.30%+0.03 pp2025
181Burundi1.04%+0.02 pp2025
182Kuwait0.99%+0.05 pp2025
183Tanzania0.95%+0.01 pp2025
184Thailand0.75%+0.01 pp2025
185Niger0.47%+0.00 pp2025
186Bahrain0.42%+0.03 pp2025
187Cambodia0.29%−0.00 pp2025
188Qatar0.07%−0.00 pp2025

What male unemployment is

Male unemployment (SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS, ILO modelled). Ranked by each economy’s latest published year.

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

Reading this series

This series is the unemployment rate for men: men without work who are available for and actively seeking it, as a share of the male labour force. The source is World Bank Open Data indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS, an ILO modelled estimate that uses the same definition as the all-ages rate. It measures joblessness among men who are in the labour market, not the share of men who work. The gap with the female series can reflect joblessness, but it can also reflect differences in participation, because men outside the labour force are not counted as unemployed.

The chart plots annual observations for the economies you select; the range buttons shorten the period and the legend or table adds and removes lines. The ranked ledger shows each economy’s latest published year, and those years differ. Read the two sex series together, and check participation, before drawing a conclusion. The values are modelled estimates built from national surveys and censuses and revised as inputs change, so treat small cross-country gaps with caution.