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Male unemployment rate

% · lower is better · 186 countries

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  1. 1Qatar0.07%
  2. 2Cambodia0.29%
  3. 3Bahrain0.42%
  4. 4Niger0.47%
  5. 5Thailand0.75%
  6. 6Tanzania0.95%
  7. 7Kuwait0.99%
  8. 8Burundi1%
  9. 9Chad1.3%
  10. 10Lao PDR1.4%
  11. 11Solomon Islands1.4%
  12. 12Saudi Arabia1.5%
  13. 13Tonga1.5%
  14. 14Timor-Leste1.6%
  15. 15United Arab Emirates1.6%
  16. 16Cuba1.7%
  17. 17Viet Nam1.7%
  18. 18Benin1.8%
  19. 19Moldova1.8%
  20. 20Oman1.9%
  21. 21Togo2%
  22. 22Russian Federation2.1%
  23. 23Philippines2.1%
  24. 24Cote d'Ivoire2.1%
  25. 25Uganda2.2%
  26. 26Guatemala2.3%
  27. 27Nigeria2.3%
  28. 28Ethiopia2.4%
  29. 29Czechia2.4%
  30. 30Jamaica2.4%
  31. 31Senegal2.5%
  32. 32Japan2.6%
  33. 33Mexico2.6%
  34. 34Bhutan2.6%
  35. 35Macao SAR, China2.7%
  36. 36Bolivia2.7%
  37. 37Korea, Rep.2.7%
  38. 38Mali2.7%
  39. 39Myanmar2.8%
  40. 40Ghana2.8%
  41. 40Ecuador2.8%
  42. 41Sri Lanka2.8%
  43. 42Singapore2.8%
  44. 43Madagascar2.8%
  45. 44Burkina Faso2.8%
  46. 45Poland2.8%
  47. 46Trinidad and Tobago2.9%
  48. 47Malta2.9%
  49. 48Slovenia3%
  50. 49Papua New Guinea3%
  51. 50El Salvador3.1%
  52. 51Cameroon3.2%
  53. 52Dominican Republic3.2%
  54. 53Kyrgyz Republic3.2%
  55. 54Hong Kong SAR, China3.3%
  56. 55Guinea-Bissau3.4%
  57. 56Indonesia3.4%
  58. 57Comoros3.4%
  59. 58Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.4%
  60. 59Liberia3.5%
  61. 60Uzbekistan3.5%
  62. 61Israel3.6%
  63. 62Samoa3.7%
  64. 63Netherlands3.7%
  65. 64Malaysia3.7%
  66. 65Bulgaria3.8%
  67. 66Bangladesh3.8%
  68. 67Iceland3.9%
  69. 68Paraguay3.9%
  70. 69Germany4%
  71. 70Belarus4.1%
  72. 71Vanuatu4.1%
  73. 72Honduras4.1%
  74. 73Kazakhstan4.1%
  75. 74Australia4.1%
  76. 75Sierra Leone4.1%
  77. 76Malawi4.2%
  78. 77United States4.2%
  79. 78India4.2%
  80. 79Mauritius4.3%
  81. 80Kenya4.3%
  82. 81Cyprus4.5%
  83. 82Fiji4.6%
  84. 83Egypt, Arab Rep.4.6%
  85. 84Peru4.6%
  86. 85Hungary4.6%
  87. 86Maldives4.6%
  88. 87Azerbaijan4.7%
  89. 88Switzerland4.7%
  90. 89Ireland4.7%
  91. 90Croatia4.9%
  92. 91New Zealand4.9%
  93. 92Norway4.9%
  94. 93Brazil4.9%
  95. 94Nicaragua5%
  96. 95Pakistan5%
  97. 96Slovak Republic5%
  98. 97Venezuela, RB5%
  99. 98United Kingdom5.1%
  100. 99China5.1%
  101. 100Guinea5.3%
  102. 101Brunei Darussalam5.3%
  103. 102Congo, Dem. Rep.5.3%
  104. 103Eritrea5.3%
  105. 104Denmark5.4%
  106. 105Central African Republic5.6%
  107. 106Suriname5.7%
  108. 107Italy5.7%
  109. 108Zambia5.7%
  110. 109Guam5.7%
  111. 110Portugal5.8%
  112. 111Mongolia5.8%
  113. 112Turkmenistan5.9%
  114. 113Belize5.9%
  115. 114Austria5.9%
  116. 115Mozambique6%
  117. 116Barbados6.1%
  118. 117Belgium6.1%
  119. 118Costa Rica6.2%
  120. 119Luxembourg6.2%
  121. 120Greece6.3%
  122. 121Romania6.3%
  123. 122Argentina6.4%
  124. 123Uruguay6.6%
  125. 124Colombia6.7%
  126. 125Puerto Rico (US)6.8%
  127. 126Serbia6.8%
  128. 127Iran, Islamic Rep.6.8%
  129. 128Turkiye6.9%
  130. 129Panama6.9%
  131. 130Gambia, The6.9%
  132. 131Lithuania7.1%
  133. 132Canada7.2%
  134. 133France7.5%
  135. 134Latvia7.6%
  136. 135Equatorial Guinea7.7%
  137. 136Mauritania8.1%
  138. 137Tajikistan8.2%
  139. 138St. Lucia8.4%
  140. 139Chile8.5%
  141. 140Morocco8.5%
  142. 141Estonia8.6%
  143. 142Sweden8.8%
  144. 143Spain9%
  145. 144Sao Tome and Principe9%
  146. 145Zimbabwe9.2%
  147. 146Bahamas, The9.3%
  148. 147Bosnia and Herzegovina9.4%
  149. 148Nepal9.7%
  150. 149Algeria9.8%
  151. 150Finland10%
  152. 151Rwanda10.1%
  153. 152New Caledonia10.4%
  154. 153Virgin Islands (U.S.)10.6%
  155. 154Albania10.7%
  156. 155Guyana10.8%
  157. 156Syrian Arab Republic10.9%
  158. 157French Polynesia11%
  159. 158Armenia12.1%
  160. 159Haiti12.3%
  161. 160Cabo Verde12.4%
  162. 161Afghanistan12.5%
  163. 162Tunisia12.8%
  164. 163Montenegro13%
  165. 164North Macedonia13.1%
  166. 165Iraq13.3%
  167. 166Georgia13.4%
  168. 167Angola14%
  169. 168Gabon14.5%
  170. 169Lesotho14.7%
  171. 170Jordan14.9%
  172. 171Libya15.5%
  173. 172Yemen, Rep.16.3%
  174. 173Somalia, Fed. Rep.16.4%
  175. 174Congo, Rep.18.7%
  176. 175St. Vincent and the Grenadines19.5%
  177. 176Namibia20.1%
  178. 177Botswana21.5%
  179. 178Djibouti21.8%
  180. 179South Africa31%
  181. 180Eswatini32.5%

Male unemployment rate