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Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

· lower is better · 187 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025

League table

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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. 114Channel Islands5.9
  116. 115Austria5.9
  117. 116Mozambique6
  118. 117Barbados6.1
  119. 118Belgium6.1
  120. 119Costa Rica6.2
  121. 120Luxembourg6.2
  122. 121Greece6.3
  123. 122Romania6.3
  124. 123Argentina6.4
  125. 124Uruguay6.6
  126. 125Colombia6.7
  127. 126Puerto Rico (US)6.8
  128. 127Serbia6.8
  129. 128Iran, Islamic Rep.6.8
  130. 129Turkiye6.9
  131. 130Panama6.9
  132. 131Gambia, The6.9
  133. 132Lithuania7.1
  134. 133Canada7.2
  135. 134France7.5
  136. 135Latvia7.6
  137. 136Equatorial Guinea7.7
  138. 137Mauritania8.1
  139. 138Tajikistan8.2
  140. 139St. Lucia8.4
  141. 140Chile8.5
  142. 141Morocco8.5
  143. 142Estonia8.6
  144. 143Sweden8.8
  145. 144Spain9
  146. 145Sao Tome and Principe9
  147. 146Zimbabwe9.2
  148. 147Bahamas, The9.3
  149. 148Bosnia and Herzegovina9.4
  150. 149Nepal9.7
  151. 150Algeria9.8
  152. 151Finland10
  153. 152Rwanda10.1
  154. 153New Caledonia10.4
  155. 154Virgin Islands (U.S.)10.6
  156. 155Albania10.7
  157. 156Guyana10.8
  158. 157Syrian Arab Republic10.9
  159. 158French Polynesia11
  160. 159Armenia12.1
  161. 160Haiti12.3
  162. 161Cabo Verde12.4
  163. 162Afghanistan12.5
  164. 163Tunisia12.8
  165. 164Montenegro13
  166. 165North Macedonia13.1
  167. 166Iraq13.3
  168. 167Georgia13.4
  169. 168Angola14
  170. 169Gabon14.5
  171. 170Lesotho14.7
  172. 171Jordan14.9
  173. 172Libya15.5
  174. 173Yemen, Rep.16.3
  175. 174Somalia, Fed. Rep.16.4
  176. 175Congo, Rep.18.7
  177. 176St. Vincent and the Grenadines19.5
  178. 177Namibia20.1
  179. 178Botswana21.5
  180. 179Djibouti21.8
  181. 180South Africa31
  182. 181Eswatini32.5

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)