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