economic2025
Male employment rate
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
65.6%
Median: 65.6%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Qatar
95.5%
Lowest
Sao Tome and Principe
21.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar95.5%
2United Arab Emirates90.1%
3Kuwait87.7%
4Cambodia87.6%
5United Republic of Tanzania86.5%
By Region
Asia71.3%(26 countries)
North America70.8%(4 countries)
South America70.5%(7 countries)
Oceania69.4%(2 countries)
Africa65.2%(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (21.8%)High (95.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 65.6%)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Other (106)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 95.5% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 90.1% |
| 3 | Kuwait | 87.7% |
| 4 | Cambodia | 87.6% |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 86.5% |
| 6 | Oman | 86.4% |
| 7 | Niger | 86.1% |
| 8 | Madagascar | 85.6% |
| 9 | Bahrain | 85.5% |
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 84.9% |
| 11 | North Korea | 83.8% |
| 12 | Uganda | 82.7% |
| 13 | Nigeria | 82.4% |
| 14 | Bolivia | 82.2% |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 82.1% |
| 16 | Guatemala | 79.8% |
| 17 | Eritrea | 79.7% |
| 18 | Indonesia | 79.5% |
| 19 | Mali | 78.8% |
| 20 | Paraguay | 78.5% |
| 21 | Liberia | 78.4% |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 78.2% |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 77.7% |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 77.3% |
| 25 | Peru | 77.2% |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 76.7% |
| 27 | Iceland | 76.5% |
| 28 | Malaysia | 76.3% |
| 29 | Burundi | 76.2% |
| 30 | Benin | 76.2% |
| 31 | Pakistan | 76.2% |
| 32 | Vietnam | 76.0% |
| 33 | Mozambique | 75.7% |
| 34 | Mexico | 75.1% |
| 35 | El Salvador | 74.9% |
| 36 | Ecuador | 74.7% |
| 37 | Jamaica | 74.5% |
| 38 | Thailand | 74.4% |
| 39 | India | 74.3% |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 74.0% |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 73.9% |
| 42 | Singapore | 73.3% |
| 43 | Fiji | 73.1% |
| 44 | Maldives | 72.9% |
| 45 | Cote d'Ivoire | 72.8% |
| 46 | Panama | 72.5% |
| 47 | Macao | 71.7% |
| 48 | Cameroon | 71.6% |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 71.3% |
| 50 | Timor-Leste | 71.1% |
| 51 | New Zealand | 71.1% |
| 52 | Philippines | 71.0% |
| 53 | Moldova, Republic of | 70.9% |
| 54 | Chad | 70.8% |
| 55 | Colombia | 70.6% |
| 56 | Honduras | 70.5% |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 70.3% |
| 58 | South Korea | 70.1% |
| 59 | Bahamas | 70.1% |
| 60 | Bhutan | 69.9% |
| 61 | Brazil | 69.8% |
| 62 | Japan | 69.6% |
| 63 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 69.6% |
| 64 | Malta | 69.4% |
| 65 | Cyprus | 69.4% |
| 66 | Netherlands | 69.2% |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 69.1% |
| 68 | Brunei Darussalam | 69.0% |
| 69 | Kenya | 68.8% |
| 70 | Uruguay | 68.6% |
| 71 | Saint Lucia | 68.5% |
| 72 | South Sudan | 68.1% |
| 73 | Switzerland | 68.0% |
| 74 | Australia | 67.8% |
| 75 | Myanmar | 67.7% |
| 76 | Russian Federation | 67.6% |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 67.4% |
| 78 | Belize | 67.4% |
| 79 | Egypt | 67.3% |
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | 67.2% |
| 81 | Argentina | 67.1% |
| 82 | Belarus | 67.0% |
| 83 | Türkiye | 66.9% |
| 84 | Ireland | 66.8% |
| 85 | Mauritius | 66.7% |
| 86 | Angola | 66.7% |
| 87 | Israel | 66.3% |
| 88 | People's Republic of China | 66.3% |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 66.1% |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 65.9% |
| 91 | Czech Republic | 65.9% |
| 92 | Chile | 65.8% |
| 93 | Norway | 65.7% |
| 94 | Denmark | 65.5% |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 65.4% |
| 96 | Barbados | 64.6% |
| 97 | Malawi | 64.5% |
| 98 | Hungary | 64.4% |
| 99 | Mongolia | 64.3% |
| 100 | United States of America | 64.2% |
| 101 | Venezuela | 64.1% |
| 102 | Guam | 64.1% |
| 103 | Lithuania | 64.1% |
| 104 | Senegal | 64.1% |
| 105 | Cuba | 64.0% |
| 106 | Canada | 64.0% |
| 107 | Estonia | 63.8% |
| 108 | Zambia | 63.8% |
| 109 | Poland | 63.7% |
| 110 | Georgia | 63.6% |
| 111 | Rwanda | 63.5% |
| 112 | Germany | 63.4% |
| 113 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 63.3% |
| 114 | Iraq | 63.0% |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 62.9% |
| 116 | Slovakia | 62.8% |
| 117 | Albania | 62.7% |
| 118 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 62.7% |
| 119 | United Kingdom | 62.3% |
| 120 | Morocco | 62.3% |
| 121 | Equatorial Guinea | 62.1% |
| 122 | Serbia | 62.0% |
| 123 | Latvia | 61.8% |
| 124 | Comoros | 61.7% |
| 125 | Sweden | 61.7% |
| 126 | Austria | 61.5% |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 61.4% |
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 61.4% |
| 129 | Haiti | 61.2% |
| 130 | Armenia | 61.1% |
| 131 | Afghanistan | 61.0% |
| 132 | Slovenia | 60.9% |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 60.4% |
| 134 | Lebanon | 60.2% |
| 135 | Ghana | 60.1% |
| 136 | Bulgaria | 60.0% |
| 137 | Hong Kong | 60.0% |
| 138 | Algeria | 59.9% |
| 139 | Guinea | 59.8% |
| 140 | Suriname | 59.3% |
| 141 | Portugal | 58.5% |
| 142 | Botswana | 58.1% |
| 143 | Tonga | 58.1% |
| 144 | Sudan | 58.0% |
| 145 | Togo | 57.9% |
| 146 | Romania | 57.8% |
| 147 | State of Palestine | 57.6% |
| 148 | Lesotho | 57.1% |
| 149 | Republic of the Congo | 57.0% |
| 150 | Montenegro | 56.9% |
| 151 | Ukraine | 56.8% |
| 152 | Finland | 56.7% |
| 153 | Spain | 56.6% |
| 154 | Tunisia | 56.5% |
| 155 | Guyana | 56.5% |
| 156 | Greece | 56.1% |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 55.6% |
| 158 | Cape Verde | 55.6% |
| 159 | Belgium | 55.3% |
| 160 | France | 55.1% |
| 161 | Italy | 55.0% |
| 162 | Syrian Arab Republic | 54.7% |
| 163 | Croatia | 54.6% |
| 164 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.3% |
| 165 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 53.7% |
| 166 | Jordan | 53.2% |
| 167 | Sierra Leone | 52.9% |
| 168 | Libya | 52.9% |
| 169 | Samoa | 52.5% |
| 170 | Mauritania | 52.0% |
| 171 | French Polynesia | 51.7% |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 51.7% |
| 173 | Gabon | 51.4% |
| 174 | Tajikistan | 51.2% |
| 175 | Yemen | 51.2% |
| 176 | Namibia | 50.4% |
| 177 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 50.2% |
| 178 | Nepal | 47.8% |
| 179 | Puerto Rico | 46.2% |
| 180 | Republic of The Gambia | 46.1% |
| 181 | Turkmenistan | 43.4% |
| 182 | South Africa | 42.6% |
| 183 | Somalia | 39.5% |
| 184 | Eswatini | 36.5% |
| 185 | Djibouti | 34.9% |
| 186 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21.8% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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