Male unemployment - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Unemployment rate for males, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 178 countries was 6.41 percent. The highest value was in South Africa: 26.52 percent and the lowest value was in Qatar: 0.07 percent. The indicator is available from 1991 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Male unemployment, 2023 Global rank Available data
South Africa 26.52 1 1991 - 2023
Djibouti 22.14 2 1991 - 2023
Botswana 21.42 3 1991 - 2023
Namibia 20.83 4 1991 - 2023
Swaziland 20.55 5 1991 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 20.03 6 1991 - 2023
R. of Congo 18.53 7 1991 - 2023
Jordan 17.7 8 1991 - 2023
Somalia 16.62 9 1991 - 2023
Yemen 16.5 10 1991 - 2023
Sudan 15.22 11 1991 - 2023
Libya 15.04 12 1991 - 2023
Montenegro 14.65 13 1991 - 2023
Gabon 14.52 14 1991 - 2023
Lesotho 14.52 15 1991 - 2023
Afghanistan 14.41 16 1991 - 2023
Tunisia 14.21 17 1991 - 2023
Angola 14.13 18 1991 - 2023
Saint Lucia 14.12 19 1991 - 2023
Rwanda 13.59 20 1991 - 2023
North Macedonia 13.51 21 1991 - 2023
Iraq 13.17 22 1991 - 2023
Georgia 13.02 23 1991 - 2023
Cape Verde 12.53 24 1991 - 2023
Haiti 12.03 25 1991 - 2023
Albania 11.2 26 1991 - 2023
Armenia 10.85 27 1991 - 2023
Syria 10.82 28 1991 - 2023
Spain 10.5 29 1991 - 2023
Lebanon 10.19 30 1991 - 2023
N. Caledonia 10.19 31 1991 - 2023
Nepal 10.04 32 1991 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 10.02 33 1991 - 2023
Algeria 10 34 1991 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 9.96 35 1991 - 2023
Bahamas 9.48 36 1991 - 2023
Morocco 9.35 37 1991 - 2023
Guyana 9.18 38 1991 - 2023
Barbados 8.98 39 1991 - 2023
Chile 8.76 40 1991 - 2023
Zimbabwe 8.71 41 1991 - 2023
Mauritania 8.24 42 1991 - 2023
Turkey 8.21 43 1991 - 2023
Greece 8.12 44 1991 - 2023
Serbia 7.88 45 1991 - 2023
Latvia 7.83 46 1991 - 2023
Tajikistan 7.81 47 1991 - 2023
Sweden 7.74 48 1991 - 2023
Colombia 7.7 49 1991 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 7.68 50 1991 - 2023
Finland 7.59 51 1991 - 2023
Uruguay 7.43 52 1991 - 2023
Iran 7.4 53 1991 - 2023
France 7.31 54 1991 - 2023
Costa Rica 7.29 55 1991 - 2023
Puerto Rico 7.07 56 1991 - 2023
Italy 6.84 57 1991 - 2023
Lithuania 6.74 58 1991 - 2023
Estonia 6.53 59 1991 - 2023
Brazil 6.51 60 1991 - 2023
Panama 6.51 61 1991 - 2023
Cyprus 6.36 62 1991 - 2023
Argentina 6.29 63 1991 - 2023
Samoa 6.28 64 1991 - 2023
Belgium 6.15 65 1991 - 2023
Mongolia 6.14 66 1991 - 2023
Portugal 6.05 67 1991 - 2023
Romania 5.98 68 1991 - 2023
Turkmenistan 5.85 69 1991 - 2023
Slovakia 5.7 70 1991 - 2023
Suriname 5.69 71 1991 - 2023
Canada 5.56 72 1991 - 2023
Venezuela 5.54 73 1991 - 2023
China 5.51 74 1991 - 2023
C.A. Republic 5.5 75 1991 - 2023
Croatia 5.49 76 1991 - 2023
Austria 5.45 77 1991 - 2023
Guinea 5.36 78 1991 - 2023
DR Congo 5.33 79 1991 - 2023
Luxembourg 5.32 80 1991 - 2023
Belize 5.31 81 1991 - 2023
Comoros 5.22 82 1991 - 2023
Honduras 5.15 83 1991 - 2023
Pakistan 5.11 84 1991 - 2023
Eritrea 5.09 85 1991 - 2023
Burkina Faso 5.07 86 1991 - 2023
Gambia 5 87 1991 - 2023
India 4.96 88 1991 - 2023
Denmark 4.87 89 1991 - 2023
Sri Lanka 4.84 90 1991 - 2023
Azerbaijan 4.77 91 1991 - 2023
Hong Kong 4.71 92 1991 - 2023
Nicaragua 4.66 93 1991 - 2023
Egypt 4.63 94 1991 - 2023
Togo 4.62 95 1991 - 2023
Jamaica 4.6 96 1991 - 2023
Paraguay 4.59 97 1991 - 2023
Ireland 4.57 98 1991 - 2023
UK 4.52 99 1991 - 2023
Bhutan 4.47 100 1991 - 2023
Maldives 4.43 101 1991 - 2023
Laos 4.34 102 1991 - 2023
Bulgaria 4.21 103 1991 - 2023
Sierra Leone 4.19 104 1991 - 2023
Hungary 4.18 105 1991 - 2023
Malawi 4.16 106 1991 - 2023
Vanuatu 4.13 107 1991 - 2023
Belarus 4.12 108 1991 - 2023
Kazakhstan 4.07 109 1991 - 2023
Papua N.G. 3.87 110 1991 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 3.85 111 1991 - 2023
USA 3.8 112 1991 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 3.77 113 1991 - 2023
Kenya 3.77 114 1991 - 2023
Australia 3.7 115 1991 - 2023
Zambia 3.65 116 1991 - 2023
Iceland 3.62 117 1991 - 2023
Norway 3.62 118 1991 - 2023
Fiji 3.61 119 1991 - 2023
Switzerland 3.61 120 1991 - 2023
New Zealand 3.55 121 1991 - 2023
Bolivia 3.5 122 1991 - 2023
G.-Bissau 3.5 123 1991 - 2023
Slovenia 3.5 124 1991 - 2023
Malaysia 3.48 125 1991 - 2023
Mauritius 3.48 126 1991 - 2023
Indonesia 3.46 127 1991 - 2023
Liberia 3.46 128 1991 - 2023
Ghana 3.45 129 1991 - 2023
Israel 3.43 130 1991 - 2023
Brunei 3.38 131 1991 - 2023
Mozambique 3.38 132 1991 - 2023
Mali 3.32 133 1991 - 2023
Netherlands 3.29 134 1991 - 2023
Cameroon 3.21 135 1991 - 2023
Germany 3.21 136 1991 - 2023
Uzbekistan 3.17 137 1991 - 2023
Russia 3.09 138 1991 - 2023
Bangladesh 3.07 139 1991 - 2023
Singapore 3.04 140 1991 - 2023
Ecuador 3 141 1991 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 2.96 142 1991 - 2023
Peru 2.89 143 1991 - 2023
Poland 2.88 144 1991 - 2023
North Korea 2.87 145 1991 - 2023
Senegal 2.85 146 1991 - 2023
Japan 2.81 147 1991 - 2023
Mexico 2.78 148 1991 - 2023
Malta 2.66 149 1991 - 2023
South Korea 2.64 150 1991 - 2023
El Salvador 2.57 151 1991 - 2023
Burma 2.54 152 1991 - 2023
Nigeria 2.36 153 1991 - 2023
Ethiopia 2.33 154 1991 - 2023
Uganda 2.32 155 1991 - 2023
Guatemala 2.28 156 1991 - 2023
Czechia 2.22 157 1991 - 2023
UA Emirates 2.15 158 1991 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 2.1 159 1991 - 2023
Philippines 2.05 160 1991 - 2023
Moldova 1.96 161 1991 - 2023
Ivory Coast 1.95 162 1991 - 2023
Tonga 1.88 163 1991 - 2023
Macao 1.81 164 1991 - 2023
Madagascar 1.8 165 1991 - 2023
Vietnam 1.76 166 1991 - 2023
Tanzania 1.68 167 1991 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 1.55 168 1991 - 2023
Chad 1.2 169 1991 - 2023
Benin 1.18 170 1991 - 2023
Burundi 0.96 171 1991 - 2023
Kuwait 0.9 172 1991 - 2023
Thailand 0.78 173 1991 - 2023
Oman 0.76 174 1991 - 2023
Niger 0.61 175 1991 - 2023
Bahrain 0.51 176 1991 - 2023
Cambodia 0.19 177 1991 - 2023
Qatar 0.07 178 1991 - 2023




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All articles

1. South Africa
2. Djibouti
3. Botswana
4. Namibia
5. Swaziland
6. St. Vincent & ...
7. R. of Congo
8. Jordan
9. Somalia
10. Yemen
11. Sudan
12. Libya
13. Montenegro
14. Gabon
15. Lesotho
16. Afghanistan
17. Tunisia
18. Angola
19. Saint Lucia
20. Rwanda
21. North Macedonia
22. Iraq
23. Georgia
24. Cape Verde
25. Haiti
26. Albania
27. Armenia
28. Syria
29. Spain
30. Lebanon
31. N. Caledonia
32. Nepal
33. Bosnia & Herz.
34. Algeria
35. S.T.&Principe
36. Bahamas
37. Morocco
38. Guyana
39. Barbados
40. Chile
41. Zimbabwe
42. Mauritania
43. Turkey
44. Greece
45. Serbia
46. Latvia
47. Tajikistan
48. Sweden
49. Colombia
50. Eq. Guinea
51. Finland
52. Uruguay
53. Iran
54. France
55. Costa Rica
56. Puerto Rico
57. Italy
58. Lithuania
59. Estonia
60. Brazil
61. Panama
62. Cyprus
63. Argentina
64. Samoa
65. Belgium
66. Mongolia
67. Portugal
68. Romania
69. Turkmenistan
70. Slovakia
71. Suriname
72. Canada
73. Venezuela
74. China
75. C.A. Republic
76. Croatia
77. Austria
78. Guinea
79. DR Congo
80. Luxembourg
81. Belize
82. Comoros
83. Honduras
84. Pakistan
85. Eritrea
86. Burkina Faso
87. Gambia
88. India
89. Denmark
90. Sri Lanka
91. Azerbaijan
92. Hong Kong
93. Nicaragua
94. Egypt
95. Togo
96. Jamaica
97. Paraguay
98. Ireland
99. UK
100. Bhutan
101. Maldives
102. Laos
103. Bulgaria
104. Sierra Leone
105. Hungary
106. Malawi
107. Vanuatu
108. Belarus
109. Kazakhstan
110. Papua N.G.
111. Kyrgyzstan
112. USA
113. Domin. Rep.
114. Kenya
115. Australia
116. Zambia
117. Iceland
118. Norway
119. Fiji
120. Switzerland
121. New Zealand
122. Bolivia
123. G.-Bissau
124. Slovenia
125. Malaysia
126. Mauritius
127. Indonesia
128. Liberia
129. Ghana
130. Israel
131. Brunei
132. Mozambique
133. Mali
134. Netherlands
135. Cameroon
136. Germany
137. Uzbekistan
138. Russia
139. Bangladesh
140. Singapore
141. Ecuador
142. Tr.&Tobago
143. Peru
144. Poland
145. North Korea
146. Senegal
147. Japan
148. Mexico
149. Malta
150. South Korea
151. El Salvador
152. Burma
153. Nigeria
154. Ethiopia
155. Uganda
156. Guatemala
157. Czechia
158. UA Emirates
159. Saudi Arabia
160. Philippines
161. Moldova
162. Ivory Coast
163. Tonga
164. Macao
165. Madagascar
166. Vietnam
167. Tanzania
168. Solomon Isl.
169. Chad
170. Benin
171. Burundi
172. Kuwait
173. Thailand
174. Oman
175. Niger
176. Bahrain
177. Cambodia
178. Qatar
26.52
22.14
21.42
20.83
20.55
20.03
18.53
17.70
16.62
16.50
15.22
15.04
14.65
14.52
14.52
14.41
14.21
14.13
14.12
13.59
13.51
13.17
13.02
12.53
12.03
11.20
10.85
10.82
10.50
10.19
10.19
10.04
10.02
10.00
9.96
9.48
9.35
9.18
8.98
8.76
8.71
8.24
8.21
8.12
7.88
7.83
7.81
7.74
7.70
7.68
7.59
7.43
7.40
7.31
7.29
7.07
6.84
6.74
6.53
6.51
6.51
6.36
6.29
6.28
6.15
6.14
6.05
5.98
5.85
5.70
5.69
5.56
5.54
5.51
5.50
5.49
5.45
5.36
5.33
5.32
5.31
5.22
5.15
5.11
5.09
5.07
5.00
4.96
4.87
4.84
4.77
4.71
4.66
4.63
4.62
4.60
4.59
4.57
4.52
4.47
4.43
4.34
4.21
4.19
4.18
4.16
4.13
4.12
4.07
3.87
3.85
3.80
3.77
3.77
3.70
3.65
3.62
3.62
3.61
3.61
3.55
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.48
3.48
3.46
3.46
3.45
3.43
3.38
3.38
3.32
3.29
3.21
3.21
3.17
3.09
3.07
3.04
3.00
2.96
2.89
2.88
2.87
2.85
2.81
2.78
2.66
2.64
2.57
2.54
2.36
2.33
2.32
2.28
2.22
2.15
2.10
2.05
1.96
1.95
1.88
1.81
1.80
1.76
1.68
1.55
1.20
1.18
0.96
0.90
0.78
0.76
0.61
0.51
0.19
0.07
0
6.6
13.3
19.9
26.52


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