Male unemployment - Country rankings
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Unemployment rate for males, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 52 countries was 8.06 percent. The highest value was in South Africa: 26.52 percent and the lowest value was in Niger: 0.61 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 |
| R. of Congo | 18.53 | 6 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Somalia | 16.62 | 7 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Sudan | 15.22 | 8 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Libya | 15.04 | 9 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Gabon | 14.52 | 10 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Lesotho | 14.52 | 11 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Tunisia | 14.21 | 12 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Angola | 14.13 | 13 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Rwanda | 13.59 | 14 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Cape Verde | 12.53 | 15 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Algeria | 10 | 16 | 1991 - 2023 |
| S.T.&Principe | 9.96 | 17 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Morocco | 9.35 | 18 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Zimbabwe | 8.71 | 19 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Mauritania | 8.24 | 20 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Eq. Guinea | 7.68 | 21 | 1991 - 2023 |
| C.A. Republic | 5.5 | 22 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Guinea | 5.36 | 23 | 1991 - 2023 |
| DR Congo | 5.33 | 24 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Comoros | 5.22 | 25 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Eritrea | 5.09 | 26 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Burkina Faso | 5.07 | 27 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Gambia | 5 | 28 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Egypt | 4.63 | 29 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Togo | 4.62 | 30 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Sierra Leone | 4.19 | 31 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Malawi | 4.16 | 32 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Kenya | 3.77 | 33 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Zambia | 3.65 | 34 | 1991 - 2023 |
| G.-Bissau | 3.5 | 35 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Mauritius | 3.48 | 36 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Liberia | 3.46 | 37 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Ghana | 3.45 | 38 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Mozambique | 3.38 | 39 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Mali | 3.32 | 40 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Cameroon | 3.21 | 41 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Senegal | 2.85 | 42 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Nigeria | 2.36 | 43 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Ethiopia | 2.33 | 44 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Uganda | 2.32 | 45 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Ivory Coast | 1.95 | 46 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Madagascar | 1.8 | 47 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Tanzania | 1.68 | 48 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Chad | 1.2 | 49 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Benin | 1.18 | 50 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Burundi | 0.96 | 51 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Niger | 0.61 | 52 | 1991 - 2023 |
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