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Unemployment rate for males, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 18 countries was 8.56 percent. The highest value was in Djibouti: 22.16 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
Djibouti 22.16 1 1991 - 2023
Yemen 16.18 2 1991 - 2023
Jordan 16.17 3 1991 - 2023
Libya 15.41 4 1991 - 2023
Iraq 13.23 5 1991 - 2023
Tunisia 12.88 6 1991 - 2023
Syria 10.9 7 1991 - 2023
Lebanon 10.09 8 1991 - 2023
Algeria 9.65 9 1991 - 2023
Morocco 8.64 10 1991 - 2023
Iran 7.75 11 1991 - 2023
Egypt 4.88 12 1991 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 2.49 13 1991 - 2023
UA Emirates 1.55 14 1991 - 2023
Kuwait 0.87 15 1991 - 2023
Oman 0.78 16 1991 - 2023
Bahrain 0.43 17 1991 - 2023
Qatar 0.08 18 1991 - 2023




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