Male unemployment - Country rankings
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Unemployment rate for males, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 46 countries was 5.2 percent. The highest value was in Yemen: 16.18 percent and the lowest value was in Qatar: 0.08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 16.18 | 1 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Jordan | 16.17 | 2 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Afghanistan | 13.48 | 3 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Iraq | 13.23 | 4 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Georgia | 12.89 | 5 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Armenia | 11.33 | 6 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Syria | 10.9 | 7 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Lebanon | 10.09 | 8 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Nepal | 9.74 | 9 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan | 7.91 | 10 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Iran | 7.75 | 11 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Mongolia | 6.84 | 12 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Turkmenistan | 5.87 | 13 | 1991 - 2023 |
| China | 5.17 | 14 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Pakistan | 4.87 | 15 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan | 4.78 | 16 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Brunei | 4.75 | 17 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong | 4.66 | 18 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka | 4.58 | 19 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Maldives | 4.32 | 20 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan | 4.24 | 21 | 1991 - 2023 |
| India | 4.22 | 22 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Bhutan | 4.14 | 23 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh | 3.88 | 24 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3.85 | 25 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Malaysia | 3.74 | 26 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Indonesia | 3.61 | 27 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Israel | 3.43 | 28 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 3.33 | 29 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Singapore | 3.3 | 30 | 1991 - 2023 |
| North Korea | 2.87 | 31 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Japan | 2.77 | 32 | 1991 - 2023 |
| South Korea | 2.61 | 33 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Macao | 2.53 | 34 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Burma | 2.49 | 35 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2.49 | 36 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Philippines | 2.05 | 37 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Vietnam | 1.73 | 38 | 1991 - 2023 |
| UA Emirates | 1.55 | 39 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Laos | 1.46 | 40 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Kuwait | 0.87 | 41 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Thailand | 0.82 | 42 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Oman | 0.78 | 43 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Bahrain | 0.43 | 44 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Cambodia | 0.22 | 45 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Qatar | 0.08 | 46 | 1991 - 2023 |
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