Male unemployment - Country rankings
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Unemployment rate for males, 2019 - Country rankings:
The average for 2019 based on 181 countries was 6.43 percent.The highest value was in South Africa: 26.78 percent and the lowest value was in Qatar: 0.07 percent. The indicator is available from 1991 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
26.78
21.32
20.94
20.65
20.31
20.07
17.65
16.48
15.35
15.29
14.68
14.39
14.11
14.09
14.05
14.02
13.62
12.79
12.68
12.55
12.46
12.39
12.31
12.26
11.85
11.58
11.44
10.91
10.81
10.77
10.20
10.19
10.09
10.07
10.00
9.87
9.85
9.67
9.50
9.46
9.35
9.19
9.13
9.10
8.98
8.81
8.54
8.50
8.50
7.88
7.85
7.69
7.53
7.39
7.23
7.20
7.18
7.03
6.83
6.76
6.73
6.72
6.63
6.53
6.50
6.29
6.28
6.24
6.15
6.09
6.03
5.97
5.96
5.88
5.83
5.80
5.80
5.77
5.75
5.73
5.71
5.65
5.59
5.48
5.40
5.30
5.28
5.21
5.17
5.14
5.12
5.08
4.96
4.86
4.84
4.80
4.76
4.69
4.69
4.61
4.60
4.54
4.48
4.46
4.43
4.35
4.32
4.31
4.20
4.15
4.12
4.11
4.08
4.01
4.01
3.99
3.97
3.95
3.92
3.89
3.89
3.87
3.86
3.80
3.79
3.72
3.69
3.55
3.54
3.51
3.50
3.46
3.46
3.40
3.40
3.39
3.36
3.26
3.24
3.20
3.10
3.06
3.02
3.00
2.97
2.97
2.95
2.90
2.85
2.82
2.79
2.76
2.56
2.54
2.43
2.17
2.08
2.07
2.05
1.95
1.90
1.90
1.83
1.75
1.72
1.63
1.48
1.46
1.42
1.24
1.16
0.95
0.83
0.75
0.70
0.68
0.59
0.53
0.44
0.10
0.07
0
6.7
13.4
20.1
26.78
Definition: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
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