Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) - Unemployment - Labor & Social Protection - World 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.
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) - Unemployment - Labor & Social Protection - World Development Indicators (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
14South Africa (2008)20
15Swaziland (1997)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
29Dominica (2001)12
30Puerto Rico (2007)12
31Serbia (2008)11.89
32Ethiopia (2006)11.7
33Sao Tome and Principe (2006)11
34French Polynesia (2007)11
35Grenada (1998)10.6
36Guyana (2002)10.3
37Spain (2008)10.1
38Iraq (2004)10.1
39Jordan (2008)10.1
40Ghana (2000)10.1
41Greenland (2006)10
42Netherlands Antilles (2007)9.9
43Suriname (1999)9.9
44Morocco (2008)9.6
45Turkey (2008)9.4
46Iran (2007)9.3
47Dominican Republic (2007)9.3
48Middle East & North Africa (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
57Europe & Central Asia (2007)7.94
58Maldives (2006)7.9
59Senegal (2006)7.9
60Syria (2003)7.8
61Azerbaijan (2007)7.8
62Kyrgyzstan (2006)7.7
63Cambodia (2004)7.6
64Philippines (2008)7.6
65Hungary (2008)7.6
66Afghanistan (2005)7.6
67Germany (2008)7.4
68Nepal (2001)7.4
69Northern Mariana Islands (2005)7.37
70Jamaica (2008)7.3
71Upper middle income (2008)7.28
72Mali (2004)7.2
73Venezuela (2008)7.1
74Ireland (2008)7
75Croatia (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
82Romania (2008)6.7
83Bahamas (2007)6.7
84Ukraine (2007)6.7
85Canada (2008)6.6
86Belgium (2008)6.5
87Portugal (2008)6.5
88Poland (2008)6.4
89Russia (2007)6.4
90Haiti (1999)6.2
91United Kingdom (2008)6.1
92Brazil (2008)6.1
93Lithuania (2008)6.1
94Finland (2008)6.1
95Seychelles (2005)6.1
96Fiji (2007)6.02
97Argentina (2008)6
98United States (2008)6
99Latin America & Caribbean (2008)5.91
100Peru (2007)5.9
101Sweden (2008)5.9
102Egypt (2008)5.9
103Belize (2007)5.8
104Estonia (2008)5.8
105High income: OECD (2008)5.77
106High income (2008)5.75
107Israel (2008)5.7
108Armenia (2004)5.65
109Kiribati (2005)5.65
110Ecuador (2006)5.6
111Malta (2008)5.6
112Bulgaria (2008)5.5
113Italy (2008)5.5
114Nicaragua (2006)5.4
115Uruguay (2008)5.4
116Malawi (2004)5.4
117Panama (2007)5.3
118Greece (2008)5.1
119South Asia (2004)5.07
120American Samoa (2000)4.9
121India (2004)4.9
122Burma (1990)4.7
123Moldova (2008)4.6
124Paraguay (2008)4.6
125Hong Kong (2007)4.5
126Sierra Leone (2004)4.5
127Trinidad and Tobago (2007)4.4
128Luxembourg (2008)4.3
129Papua New Guinea (2000)4.3
130Saudi Arabia (2007)4.2
131Bolivia (2002)4.2
132Zimbabwe (2004)4.2
133Pakistan (2007)4.2
134Mauritius (2008)4.1
135Bahrain (2001)4.1
136Japan (2008)4.1
137Australia (2008)4
138Slovenia (2008)4
139New Zealand (2008)4
140Mexico (2008)3.9
141Palau (2005)3.73
142Nigeria (1986)3.7
143Brunei Darussalam (1991)3.7
144Sri Lanka (2008)3.6
145Austria (2008)3.6
146North Korea (2008)3.6
147South Korea (2008)3.6
148Czech Republic (2008)3.5
149Cayman Islands (2007)3.5
150Bangladesh (2005)3.4
151Iceland (2008)3.4
152Mozambique (1997)3.4
153Costa Rica (2007)3.3
154Macau (2008)3.3
155Cyprus (2008)3.2
156Bermuda (2000)3.1
157Malaysia (2007)3.1
158Bhutan (2005)3
159Singapore (2008)3
160Denmark (2008)3
161Isle of Man (2006)2.8
162Switzerland (2008)2.8
163Tanzania (2006)2.8
164Norway (2008)2.7
165Faroe Islands (2005)2.6
166Monaco (2000)2.5
167Honduras (2006)2.5
168Uganda (2003)2.5
169United Arab Emirates (2005)2.5
170Netherlands (2008)2.5
171Mongolia (2008)2.3
172Qatar (2001)2.3
173Burkina Faso (1998)2.3
174Vanuatu (1999)1.99
175Vietnam (2004)1.9
176Niger (2001)1.7
177Madagascar (2005)1.7
178Cuba (2007)1.7
179Kuwait (1988)1.68
180Thailand (2008)1.5
181Guatemala (2006)1.5
182Laos (2005)1.3
183San Marino (2007)1.2
184Samoa (2006)1.13
185Chad (1993)1.1
186Tonga (2006)1.06
187Rwanda (1996)0.9
188Benin (2002)0.9
189Burundi (1990)0.7
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