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Male employment rate

% · higher is better · 186 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Qatar95.5%
  2. 2United Arab Emirates90.1%
  3. 3Kuwait87.7%
  4. 4Cambodia87.6%
  5. 5Tanzania86.5%
  6. 6Oman86.4%
  7. 7Niger86.1%
  8. 8Madagascar85.6%
  9. 9Bahrain85.5%
  10. 10Solomon Islands84.9%
  11. 11Korea, Dem. People's Rep.83.8%
  12. 12Uganda82.7%
  13. 13Nigeria82.4%
  14. 14Bolivia82.2%
  15. 15Saudi Arabia82.1%
  16. 16Guatemala79.8%
  17. 17Eritrea79.7%
  18. 18Indonesia79.5%
  19. 19Mali78.8%
  20. 20Paraguay78.5%
  21. 21Liberia78.4%
  22. 22Central African Republic78.2%
  23. 23Nicaragua77.7%
  24. 24Bangladesh77.3%
  25. 25Peru77.2%
  26. 26Ethiopia76.7%
  27. 27Iceland76.5%
  28. 28Malaysia76.3%
  29. 29Benin76.2%
  30. 29Burundi76.2%
  31. 30Pakistan76.2%
  32. 31Viet Nam76%
  33. 32Mozambique75.7%
  34. 33Mexico75.1%
  35. 34El Salvador74.9%
  36. 35Ecuador74.7%
  37. 36Jamaica74.5%
  38. 37Thailand74.4%
  39. 38India74.3%
  40. 39Burkina Faso74%
  41. 40Dominican Republic73.9%
  42. 41Singapore73.3%
  43. 42Fiji73.1%
  44. 43Maldives72.9%
  45. 44Cote d'Ivoire72.8%
  46. 45Panama72.5%
  47. 46Macao SAR, China71.7%
  48. 47Cameroon71.6%
  49. 48Uzbekistan71.3%
  50. 49Timor-Leste71.1%
  51. 50New Zealand71.1%
  52. 51Philippines71%
  53. 52Moldova70.9%
  54. 53Chad70.8%
  55. 54Colombia70.6%
  56. 55Honduras70.5%
  57. 56Kazakhstan70.3%
  58. 57Korea, Rep.70.1%
  59. 58Bahamas, The70.1%
  60. 59Bhutan69.9%
  61. 60Brazil69.8%
  62. 61Japan69.6%
  63. 62Lao PDR69.6%
  64. 63Malta69.4%
  65. 64Cyprus69.4%
  66. 65Netherlands69.2%
  67. 66Kyrgyz Republic69.1%
  68. 67Brunei Darussalam69%
  69. 68Kenya68.8%
  70. 69Uruguay68.6%
  71. 70St. Lucia68.5%
  72. 71Switzerland68%
  73. 72Australia67.8%
  74. 73Myanmar67.7%
  75. 74Russian Federation67.6%
  76. 75Zimbabwe67.4%
  77. 75Belize67.4%
  78. 76Egypt, Arab Rep.67.3%
  79. 77Guinea-Bissau67.2%
  80. 78Argentina67.1%
  81. 79Belarus67%
  82. 80Turkiye66.9%
  83. 81Ireland66.8%
  84. 82Mauritius66.7%
  85. 83Angola66.7%
  86. 84Israel66.3%
  87. 85China66.3%
  88. 86Trinidad and Tobago66.1%
  89. 87Sri Lanka65.9%
  90. 88Czechia65.9%
  91. 89Chile65.8%
  92. 90Norway65.7%
  93. 91Denmark65.5%
  94. 92Costa Rica65.4%
  95. 93Barbados64.6%
  96. 94Malawi64.5%
  97. 95Hungary64.4%
  98. 96Mongolia64.3%
  99. 97United States64.2%
  100. 98Venezuela, RB64.1%
  101. 99Guam64.1%
  102. 100Lithuania64.1%
  103. 101Senegal64.1%
  104. 102Cuba64%
  105. 103Canada64%
  106. 104Estonia63.8%
  107. 105Zambia63.8%
  108. 106Poland63.7%
  109. 107Georgia63.6%
  110. 108Rwanda63.5%
  111. 109Germany63.4%
  112. 110Congo, Dem. Rep.63.3%
  113. 111Iraq63%
  114. 112Azerbaijan62.9%
  115. 113Slovak Republic62.8%
  116. 114Albania62.7%
  117. 115Iran, Islamic Rep.62.7%
  118. 116United Kingdom62.3%
  119. 117Morocco62.3%
  120. 118Equatorial Guinea62.1%
  121. 119Serbia62%
  122. 120Latvia61.8%
  123. 121Comoros61.7%
  124. 122Sweden61.7%
  125. 123Austria61.5%
  126. 124Luxembourg61.4%
  127. 125St. Vincent and the Grenadines61.4%
  128. 126Haiti61.2%
  129. 127Armenia61.1%
  130. 128Afghanistan61%
  131. 129Slovenia60.9%
  132. 130Vanuatu60.4%
  133. 131Ghana60.1%
  134. 132Bulgaria60%
  135. 133Hong Kong SAR, China60%
  136. 134Algeria59.9%
  137. 135Guinea59.8%
  138. 136Suriname59.3%
  139. 137Portugal58.5%
  140. 138Botswana58.1%
  141. 139Tonga58.1%
  142. 140Togo57.9%
  143. 141Romania57.8%
  144. 142Lesotho57.1%
  145. 143Congo, Rep.57%
  146. 144Montenegro56.9%
  147. 145Finland56.7%
  148. 146Spain56.6%
  149. 147Tunisia56.5%
  150. 148Guyana56.5%
  151. 149Greece56.1%
  152. 150New Caledonia55.6%
  153. 151Cabo Verde55.6%
  154. 152Belgium55.3%
  155. 153France55.1%
  156. 154Italy55%
  157. 155Syrian Arab Republic54.7%
  158. 156Croatia54.6%
  159. 157Bosnia and Herzegovina54.3%
  160. 158North Macedonia53.7%
  161. 159Jordan53.2%
  162. 160Sierra Leone52.9%
  163. 161Libya52.9%
  164. 162Samoa52.5%
  165. 163Mauritania52%
  166. 164French Polynesia51.7%
  167. 165Papua New Guinea51.7%
  168. 166Gabon51.4%
  169. 167Tajikistan51.2%
  170. 168Yemen, Rep.51.2%
  171. 169Namibia50.4%
  172. 170Virgin Islands (U.S.)50.2%
  173. 171Nepal47.8%
  174. 172Puerto Rico (US)46.2%
  175. 173Gambia, The46.1%
  176. 174Turkmenistan43.4%
  177. 175South Africa42.6%
  178. 176Somalia, Fed. Rep.39.5%
  179. 177Eswatini36.5%
  180. 178Djibouti34.9%
  181. 179Sao Tome and Principe21.8%

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