Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country. Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Djibouti (1991)41.92
2Equatorial Guinea (1983)27.37
3Mauritania (2004)25.2
4Cape Verde (1990)23.22
5Lesotho (1999)21.47
6Comoros (1991)21.27
7Swaziland (1997)19.97
8South Africa (2007)19.95
9Namibia (2004)19.4
10Gabon (1993)19.08
11Algeria (2004)17.5
12Botswana (2006)15.34
13Zambia (2000)14.11
14Tunisia (2005)13.11
15Sao Tome and Principe (2006)11.04
16Morocco (2007)10.06
17Ghana (1999)9.44
18North Africa (2005)8.69
19Cameroon (2001)8.18
20Mali (2004)7.15
21Egypt (2005)7.11
22Liberia (2007)6.83
23Seychelles (2005)6.12
24Malawi (2004)5.4
25Mauritius (2007)5.26
26Sierra Leone (2004)4.5
27Tanzania (2001)4.4
28Zimbabwe (2004)4.19
29Nigeria (1986)3.71
30Mozambique (1997)3.39
31Ethiopia (2005)2.67
32Uganda (2003)2.5
33Burkina Faso (1998)2.3
34Madagascar (2005)1.74
35Niger (2001)1.72
36Chad (1993)1.13
37Benin (2002)0.93
38Rwanda (1996)0.86
39Burundi (1990)0.71
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