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).