Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.NE.ZS•% of male labor force•1960 → 2025•208 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
208
Frequency
—
Range
1960 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 2.48%
2.48% – 3.51%
3.51% – 4.59%
4.59% – 6.08%
6.08% – 8.25%
8.25% – 11.3%
> 11.3%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate)
208 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate)
Countries
208
Median
5.2%
Mean
7%
25th pctl
3.2%
75th pctl
9.3%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
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Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| DjiboutiDJI | 33.45% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 31.84% | 2023 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 30.42% | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 28.48% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 28.05% | 1983 | — |
| TuvaluTUV | 25.49% | 2017 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 23.16% | 2009 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 22.65% | 2001 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 22.49% | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 21.13% | 2018 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 21.07% | 2012 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 17.6% | 2020 | |
| LesothoLSO | 16.16% | 2024 | |
| LibyaLBY | 15.9% | 2012 | — |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 15.04% | 2020 | |
| JordanJOR | 14.7% | 2024 | |
| IraqIRQ | 14.28% | 2021 | |
| GabonGAB | 14.07% | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 12.92% | 2024 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 12.82% | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 12.81% | 2021 | |
| SudanSDN | 12.37% | 2011 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 12.34% | 2014 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 12.26% | 2009 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 12.23% | 2025 | |
| DominicaDMA | 11.92% | 2001 | |
| GuamGUM | 11.9% | 2012 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 11.69% | 2024 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 11.69% | 2021 | |
| HaitiHTI | 11.5% | 2012 | |
| South SudanSSD | 11.14% | 2008 | — |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 11.05% | 2006 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 10.89% | 2024 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 10.7% | 2019 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 10.45% | 2020 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 10.41% | 2011 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 10.22% | 2022 | |
| FinlandFIN | 10.2% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 10.17% | 2025 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 10.12% | 2022 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 10.03% | 2013 | |
| BermudaBMU | 10% | 2014 | |
| LebanonLBN | 9.91% | 2019 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 9.9% | 2020 | |
| NepalNPL | 9.79% | 2017 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 9.66% | 2010 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 9.62% | 2023 | |
| RwandaRWA | 9.58% | 2024 | |
| UkraineUKR | 9.55% | 2021 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 9.52% | 2024 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 9.43% | 2017 | |
| SpainESP | 9.3% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 8.9% | 2023 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 8.9% | 2015 | |
| SwedenSWE | 8.9% | 2025 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 8.86% | 2021 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 8.83% | 2024 | |
| ArubaABW | 8.6% | 2011 | |
| ChileCHL | 8.38% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 8.3% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 7.97% | 2019 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 7.9% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 7.87% | 2024 | |
| FranceFRA | 7.8% | 2025 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 7.74% | 1991 | — |
| LatviaLVA | 7.7% | 2025 | |
| KosovoXKX | 7.68% | 2024 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 7.56% | 2018 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 7.28% | 2020 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 7.22% | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 7.2% | 2024 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 7.19% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 7.12% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 7.05% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 6.98% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 6.9% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 6.82% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 6.78% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 6.72% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 6.72% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 6.7% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 6.68% | 2014 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 6.66% | 2024 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 6.4% | 2025 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 6.24% | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 6.22% | 2017 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 6.2% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 6.2% | 2025 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 6.09% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 6.08% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 6.06% | 2022 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 6.02% | 2024 | |
| PakistanPAK | 5.95% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 5.87% | 2019 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 5.86% | 2001 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 5.8% | 2025 | |
| ItalyITA | 5.7% | 2025 | |
| SurinameSUR | 5.68% | 2016 | |
| PortugalPRT | 5.6% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 5.58% | 2014 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 5.4% | 2025 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 5.37% | 2014 | — |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 5.3% | 2010 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 5.22% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 5.2% | 2018 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 5.2% | 2024 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 5.1% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 5.09% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 5.06% | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 5.03% | 2019 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 5.03% | 2016 | |
| GuineaGIN | 4.98% | 2019 | |
| NorwayNOR | 4.9% | 2025 | |
| American SamoaASM | 4.88% | 2000 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 4.83% | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 4.8% | 2022 | |
| BrazilBRA | 4.79% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 4.7% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 4.6% | 2025 | |
| MonacoMCO | 4.58% | 2016 | |
| IndiaIND | 4.56% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 4.5% | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 4.49% | 2024 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 4.39% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 4.37% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 4.36% | 2025 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 4.3% | 2022 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 4.29% | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 4.2% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 4.16% | 2022 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 4.04% | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 4% | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 3.98% | 2020 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 3.94% | 2020 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 3.86% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 3.86% | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 3.83% | 2022 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 3.8% | 2022 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 3.8% | 2025 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 3.79% | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 3.78% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 3.74% | 2017 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 3.73% | 2024 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 3.7% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 3.63% | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 3.6% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 3.6% | 2000 | — |
| GhanaGHA | 3.6% | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 3.49% | 2022 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 3.46% | 1991 | — |
| IndonesiaIDN | 3.45% | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 3.45% | 2022 | |
| BelarusBLR | 3.41% | 2024 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 3.36% | 2013 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 3.3% | 2015 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 3.22% | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 3.14% | 2022 | |
| MaltaMLT | 3.1% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 3.1% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 3.04% | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 3.04% | 2025 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 3.03% | 2016 | |
| MaliMLI | 3.01% | 2024 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 2.98% | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 2.94% | 2022 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 2.93% | 2021 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 2.92% | 2022 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 2.92% | 2020 | |
| UgandaUGA | 2.86% | 2021 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 2.83% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 2.83% | 2025 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 2.72% | 2017 | |
| JapanJPN | 2.7% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 2.65% | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 2.64% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 2.55% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 2.5% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 2.48% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 2.48% | 2021 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 2.45% | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 2.41% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 2.32% | 2024 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 2.27% | 2023 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 2.25% | 2009 | — |
| JamaicaJAM | 2.24% | 2023 | |
| PalauPLW | 2.18% | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 2.1% | 2022 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 2.08% | 2025 | |
| BurundiBDI | 2.06% | 2014 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 2.01% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 1.89% | 2022 | |
| TogoTGO | 1.81% | 2022 | |
| OmanOMN | 1.7% | 2023 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 1.63% | 2024 | |
| CubaCUB | 1.6% | 2018 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 1.52% | 2022 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 1.49% | 2024 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 1.41% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 1.38% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 1.1% | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 1.03% | 2020 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 1.01% | 2024 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 0.94% | 2016 | |
| ThailandTHA | 0.55% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 0.52% | 2022 | |
| BahrainBHR | 0.47% | 2012 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 0.3% | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 0.1% | 2022 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)