* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Unemployment rate for males, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 46 countries was 7.7 percent. The highest value was in Swaziland: 36.1 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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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Male unemployment, 2023 Global rank Available data
Swaziland 36.1 1 1991 - 2023
South Africa 26.32 2 1991 - 2023
Namibia 20.6 3 1991 - 2023
Botswana 20.1 4 1991 - 2023
R. of Congo 18.74 5 1991 - 2023
Somalia 16.45 6 1991 - 2023
Lesotho 14.66 7 1991 - 2023
Gabon 14.62 8 1991 - 2023
Angola 14.49 9 1991 - 2023
Rwanda 13.57 10 1991 - 2023
Cape Verde 12.45 11 1991 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 9.93 12 1991 - 2023
Zimbabwe 8.69 13 1991 - 2023
Sudan 8.39 14 1991 - 2023
Mauritania 8.14 15 1991 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 7.83 16 1991 - 2023
Gambia 7.12 17 1991 - 2023
Zambia 5.66 18 1991 - 2023
C.A. Republic 5.53 19 1991 - 2023
DR Congo 5.36 20 1991 - 2023
Comoros 5.31 21 1991 - 2023
Guinea 5.25 22 1991 - 2023
Eritrea 5.12 23 1991 - 2023
Burkina Faso 4.95 24 1991 - 2023
Mauritius 4.7 25 1991 - 2023
Malawi 4.16 26 1991 - 2023
Sierra Leone 4.13 27 1991 - 2023
Kenya 3.81 28 1991 - 2023
G.-Bissau 3.56 29 1991 - 2023
Liberia 3.56 30 1991 - 2023
Mozambique 3.25 31 1991 - 2023
Cameroon 3.16 32 1991 - 2023
Mali 3.08 33 1991 - 2023
Madagascar 2.81 34 1991 - 2023
Senegal 2.8 35 1991 - 2023
Ghana 2.76 36 1991 - 2023
Ethiopia 2.44 37 1991 - 2023
Uganda 2.28 38 1991 - 2023
Togo 2.27 39 1991 - 2023
Nigeria 2.16 40 1991 - 2023
Ivory Coast 1.93 41 1991 - 2023
Tanzania 1.73 42 1991 - 2023
Chad 1.31 43 1991 - 2023
Benin 1.22 44 1991 - 2023
Burundi 1.04 45 1991 - 2023
Niger 0.61 46 1991 - 2023




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36.10
26.32
20.60
20.10
18.74
16.45
14.66
14.62
14.49
13.57
12.45
9.93
8.69
8.39
8.14
7.83
7.12
5.66
5.53
5.36
5.31
5.25
5.12
4.95
4.70
4.16
4.13
3.81
3.56
3.56
3.25
3.16
3.08
2.81
2.80
2.76
2.44
2.28
2.27
2.16
1.93
1.73
1.31
1.22
1.04
0.61
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18.1
27.1
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