economic2025
Male unemployment 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
6.4%
Median: 4.9%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Eswatini
32.5%
Lowest
Qatar
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Eswatini32.5%
2South Africa31.0%
3Djibouti21.8%
4Botswana21.5%
5State of Palestine20.2%
By Region
Africa8.8%(9 countries)
Other6.9%(106 countries)
South America5.8%(7 countries)
Europe5.8%(32 countries)
Asia5.0%(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1%)High (32.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.4%)
Africa (9)
Other (106)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
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 | Eswatini | 32.5% |
| 2 | South Africa | 31.0% |
| 3 | Djibouti | 21.8% |
| 4 | Botswana | 21.5% |
| 5 | State of Palestine | 20.2% |
| 6 | Namibia | 20.1% |
| 7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.5% |
| 8 | Republic of the Congo | 18.7% |
| 9 | Somalia | 16.4% |
| 10 | Yemen | 16.3% |
| 11 | Libya | 15.5% |
| 12 | Jordan | 14.9% |
| 13 | Lesotho | 14.7% |
| 14 | Gabon | 14.5% |
| 15 | Angola | 14.0% |
| 16 | Georgia | 13.4% |
| 17 | Iraq | 13.3% |
| 18 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 13.1% |
| 19 | Montenegro | 13.0% |
| 20 | Tunisia | 12.8% |
| 21 | Afghanistan | 12.5% |
| 22 | Cape Verde | 12.4% |
| 23 | Haiti | 12.3% |
| 24 | Armenia | 12.1% |
| 25 | South Sudan | 11.2% |
| 26 | French Polynesia | 11.0% |
| 27 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.9% |
| 28 | Guyana | 10.8% |
| 29 | Albania | 10.7% |
| 30 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 10.6% |
| 31 | New Caledonia | 10.4% |
| 32 | Rwanda | 10.1% |
| 33 | Finland | 10.0% |
| 34 | Algeria | 9.8% |
| 35 | Lebanon | 9.7% |
| 36 | Nepal | 9.7% |
| 37 | Ukraine | 9.5% |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.4% |
| 39 | Bahamas | 9.3% |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 9.2% |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.0% |
| 42 | Spain | 9.0% |
| 43 | Sweden | 8.8% |
| 44 | Estonia | 8.6% |
| 45 | Morocco | 8.5% |
| 46 | Chile | 8.5% |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 8.4% |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 8.2% |
| 49 | Mauritania | 8.1% |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.7% |
| 51 | Latvia | 7.6% |
| 52 | France | 7.5% |
| 53 | Canada | 7.2% |
| 54 | Lithuania | 7.1% |
| 55 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.9% |
| 56 | Panama | 6.9% |
| 57 | Türkiye | 6.9% |
| 58 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 6.8% |
| 59 | Serbia | 6.8% |
| 60 | Puerto Rico | 6.8% |
| 61 | Colombia | 6.7% |
| 62 | Uruguay | 6.6% |
| 63 | Argentina | 6.4% |
| 64 | Romania | 6.3% |
| 65 | Greece | 6.3% |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 6.2% |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 6.2% |
| 68 | Belgium | 6.1% |
| 69 | Barbados | 6.1% |
| 70 | Mozambique | 6.0% |
| 71 | Austria | 5.9% |
| 72 | Sudan | 5.9% |
| 73 | Belize | 5.9% |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 5.9% |
| 75 | Mongolia | 5.8% |
| 76 | Portugal | 5.8% |
| 77 | Guam | 5.7% |
| 78 | Zambia | 5.7% |
| 79 | Italy | 5.7% |
| 80 | Suriname | 5.7% |
| 81 | Central African Republic | 5.6% |
| 82 | Denmark | 5.4% |
| 83 | Eritrea | 5.3% |
| 84 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.3% |
| 85 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.3% |
| 86 | Guinea | 5.3% |
| 87 | People's Republic of China | 5.1% |
| 88 | United Kingdom | 5.1% |
| 89 | Venezuela | 5.0% |
| 90 | Slovakia | 5.0% |
| 91 | Pakistan | 5.0% |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 5.0% |
| 93 | Brazil | 4.9% |
| 94 | Norway | 4.9% |
| 95 | New Zealand | 4.9% |
| 96 | Croatia | 4.9% |
| 97 | Ireland | 4.7% |
| 98 | Switzerland | 4.7% |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 4.7% |
| 100 | Maldives | 4.6% |
| 101 | Hungary | 4.6% |
| 102 | Peru | 4.6% |
| 103 | Egypt | 4.6% |
| 104 | Fiji | 4.6% |
| 105 | Cyprus | 4.5% |
| 106 | Kenya | 4.3% |
| 107 | Mauritius | 4.3% |
| 108 | India | 4.2% |
| 109 | United States of America | 4.2% |
| 110 | Malawi | 4.2% |
| 111 | Sierra Leone | 4.1% |
| 112 | Australia | 4.1% |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 4.1% |
| 114 | Honduras | 4.1% |
| 115 | Vanuatu | 4.1% |
| 116 | Belarus | 4.1% |
| 117 | Germany | 4.0% |
| 118 | Paraguay | 3.9% |
| 119 | Iceland | 3.9% |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 3.8% |
| 121 | Bulgaria | 3.8% |
| 122 | Malaysia | 3.7% |
| 123 | Netherlands | 3.7% |
| 124 | Samoa | 3.7% |
| 125 | Israel | 3.6% |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | 3.5% |
| 127 | Liberia | 3.5% |
| 128 | North Korea | 3.4% |
| 129 | Comoros | 3.4% |
| 130 | Indonesia | 3.4% |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.4% |
| 132 | Hong Kong | 3.3% |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.2% |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 3.2% |
| 135 | Cameroon | 3.2% |
| 136 | El Salvador | 3.1% |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 3.0% |
| 138 | Slovenia | 3.0% |
| 139 | Malta | 2.9% |
| 140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.9% |
| 141 | Poland | 2.8% |
| 142 | Burkina Faso | 2.8% |
| 143 | Madagascar | 2.8% |
| 144 | Singapore | 2.8% |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 2.8% |
| 146 | Ecuador | 2.8% |
| 147 | Ghana | 2.8% |
| 148 | Myanmar | 2.8% |
| 149 | Mali | 2.7% |
| 150 | South Korea | 2.7% |
| 151 | Bolivia | 2.7% |
| 152 | Macao | 2.7% |
| 153 | Bhutan | 2.6% |
| 154 | Mexico | 2.6% |
| 155 | Japan | 2.6% |
| 156 | Senegal | 2.5% |
| 157 | Jamaica | 2.4% |
| 158 | Czech Republic | 2.4% |
| 159 | Ethiopia | 2.4% |
| 160 | Nigeria | 2.3% |
| 161 | Guatemala | 2.3% |
| 162 | Uganda | 2.2% |
| 163 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.1% |
| 164 | Philippines | 2.1% |
| 165 | Russian Federation | 2.1% |
| 166 | Togo | 2.0% |
| 167 | Oman | 1.9% |
| 168 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.8% |
| 169 | Benin | 1.8% |
| 170 | Vietnam | 1.7% |
| 171 | Cuba | 1.7% |
| 172 | United Arab Emirates | 1.6% |
| 173 | Timor-Leste | 1.6% |
| 174 | Tonga | 1.5% |
| 175 | Saudi Arabia | 1.5% |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 1.4% |
| 177 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.4% |
| 178 | Chad | 1.3% |
| 179 | Burundi | 1.0% |
| 180 | Kuwait | 1.0% |
| 181 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.9% |
| 182 | Thailand | 0.8% |
| 183 | Niger | 0.5% |
| 184 | Bahrain | 0.4% |
| 185 | Cambodia | 0.3% |
| 186 | Qatar | 0.1% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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