Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) - Labor - Education Statistics

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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.
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) - Labor - Education Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Djibouti (1991)41.9
2Macedonia (2008)33.5
3Solomon Islands (1999)31
4Marshall Islands (1999)27.6
5Equatorial Guinea (1983)27.4
6Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007)26.7
7West Bank and Gaza (2008)26.4
8Montenegro (2005)26.2
9Mauritania (2004)25.2
10Cape Verde (1990)23.3
11Lesotho (1999)21.5
12Comoros (1991)21.3
13Micronesia (2000)20.67
14Swaziland (1997)20
15South Africa (2008)20
16Namibia (2004)19.4
17Gabon (1993)19.1
18Albania (2001)18.8
19St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1991)18.4
20St. Lucia (2004)17.5
21New Caledonia (1996)16.3
22Botswana (2006)15.3
23Zambia (2000)14.1
24Georgia (2007)13.9
25Tunisia (2005)13.1
26Algeria (2007)12.9
27Guam (2002)12.83
28Yemen (1999)12.5
29Puerto Rico (2007)12
30Dominica (2001)12
31Serbia (2008)11.89
32Ethiopia (2006)11.7
33French Polynesia (2007)11
34Sao Tome and Principe (2006)11
35Grenada (1998)10.6
36Guyana (2002)10.3
37Jordan (2008)10.1
38Spain (2008)10.1
39Iraq (2004)10.1
40Ghana (2000)10.1
41Greenland (2006)10
42Suriname (1999)9.9
43Netherlands Antilles (2007)9.9
44Morocco (2008)9.6
45Turkey (2008)9.4
46Iran (2007)9.3
47Dominican Republic (2007)9.3
48Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2007)9.01
49Colombia (2008)8.9
50Barbados (2004)8.9
51El Salvador (2006)8.5
52Slovakia (2008)8.4
53Cameroon (2001)8.2
54Indonesia (2007)8.1
55Antigua and Barbuda (2001)8
56Latvia (2008)8
57Senegal (2006)7.9
58Maldives (2006)7.9
59Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2007)7.83
60Azerbaijan (2007)7.8
61Syria (2003)7.8
62Kyrgyzstan (2006)7.7
63Upper middle income (2007)7.64
64Philippines (2008)7.6
65Cambodia (2004)7.6
66Afghanistan (2005)7.6
67Hungary (2008)7.6
68Germany (2008)7.4
69Nepal (2001)7.4
70Northern Mariana Islands (2005)7.37
71Jamaica (2008)7.3
72Mali (2004)7.2
73Venezuela (2008)7.1
74Croatia (2008)7
75Ireland (2008)7
76Kazakhstan (2004)7
77France (2008)6.9
78Euro area (2008)6.83
79Liberia (2007)6.8
80Aruba (1997)6.8
81Chile (2008)6.8
82Bahamas (2007)6.7
83Ukraine (2007)6.7
84Romania (2008)6.7
85Canada (2008)6.6
86Portugal (2008)6.5
87Belgium (2008)6.5
88Poland (2008)6.4
89Russia (2007)6.4
90Haiti (1999)6.2
91Seychelles (2005)6.1
92Finland (2008)6.1
93United Kingdom (2008)6.1
94Brazil (2008)6.1
95Lithuania (2008)6.1
96Fiji (2007)6.02
97Argentina (2008)6
98United States (2008)6
99Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2008)5.91
100Peru (2007)5.9
101Egypt (2008)5.9
102Sweden (2008)5.9
103Estonia (2008)5.8
104Belize (2007)5.8
105High income: OECD (2008)5.79
106High income (2008)5.78
107Israel (2008)5.7
108Kiribati (2005)5.65
109Armenia (2004)5.65
110Malta (2008)5.6
111Ecuador (2006)5.6
112Italy (2008)5.5
113Bulgaria (2008)5.5
114Malawi (2004)5.4
115Nicaragua (2006)5.4
116Uruguay (2008)5.4
117Panama (2007)5.3
118Greece (2008)5.1
119South Asia (2004)5.07
120India (2004)4.9
121Tuvalu (2002)4.9
122American Samoa (2000)4.9
123Burma (1990)4.7
124Moldova (2008)4.6
125Paraguay (2008)4.6
126Hong Kong (2007)4.5
127Sierra Leone (2004)4.5
128Trinidad and Tobago (2007)4.4
129Papua New Guinea (2000)4.3
130Luxembourg (2008)4.3
131Pakistan (2007)4.2
132Saudi Arabia (2007)4.2
133Bolivia (2002)4.2
134Zimbabwe (2004)4.2
135Mauritius (2008)4.1
136Bahrain (2001)4.1
137Japan (2008)4.1
138New Zealand (2008)4
139Australia (2008)4
140Slovenia (2008)4
141Mexico (2008)3.9
142Palau (2005)3.73
143Nigeria (1986)3.7
144Brunei Darussalam (1991)3.7
145North Korea (2008)3.6
146Austria (2008)3.6
147South Korea (2008)3.6
148Sri Lanka (2008)3.6
149Cayman Islands (2007)3.5
150Czech Republic (2008)3.5
151Iceland (2008)3.4
152Mozambique (1997)3.4
153Bangladesh (2005)3.4
154Macau (2008)3.3
155Costa Rica (2007)3.3
156Cyprus (2008)3.2
157Malaysia (2007)3.1
158Bermuda (2000)3.1
159Denmark (2008)3
160Singapore (2008)3
161Bhutan (2005)3
162Switzerland (2008)2.8
163Isle of Man (2006)2.8
164Tanzania (2006)2.8
165Norway (2008)2.7
166Faroe Islands (2005)2.6
167Monaco (2000)2.5
168Uganda (2003)2.5
169United Arab Emirates (2005)2.5
170Netherlands (2008)2.5
171Honduras (2006)2.5
172Burkina Faso (1998)2.3
173Qatar (2001)2.3
174Mongolia (2008)2.3
175Vanuatu (1999)1.99
176Vietnam (2004)1.9
177Cuba (2007)1.7
178Niger (2001)1.7
179Madagascar (2005)1.7
180Kuwait (1988)1.68
181Guatemala (2006)1.5
182Thailand (2008)1.5
183Laos (2005)1.3
184San Marino (2007)1.2
185Western Samoa (2006)1.13
186Chad (1993)1.1
187Tonga (2006)1.06
188Benin (2002)0.9
189Rwanda (1996)0.9
190Burundi (1990)0.7
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