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Labor Statistics > Unemployment, male > % of male labor force (most recent) by country
Most recent
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2005
Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1 Djibouti
41.9 %
1991 ...
#2 Armenia
38 %
1997 ...
#3 Macedonia, Republic of
36.7 %
2004 ...
#4 Lesotho
30.7 %
1997 ...
#5 Iraq
29.4 %
2004 ...
#6 Seychelles
27.7 %
1992 ...
#7 Marshall Islands
27.6 %
1999 ...
#8 Namibia
26.8 %
2001 ...
#9 South Africa
23.5 %
2004 ...
#10 Swaziland
20 %
1997 ...
#11 Algeria
19.8 %
2004 ...
#12 Dominica
19.6 %
1997 ...
#13 Saint Lucia
19.5 %
2003 ...
#14 Gabon
19.3 %
1993 ...
#15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
18.4 %
1991 ...
#16 Nigeria
18 %
1995 ...
#17 Slovakia
17.3 %
2004 ...
#18 Poland
16.6 %
2005 ...
#19 Argentina
16.3 %
2003 ...
#20 New Caledonia
16.1 %
1996 ...
#21 Ethiopia
15.8 %
2004 ...
#22 Botswana
15.7 %
2001 ...
#23 Eritrea
15.3 %
1984 ...
#24 Venezuela
14.4 %
2003 ...
#25 Serbia and Montenegro
14.4 %
2003 ...
#26 Mongolia
14.3 %
2003 ...
#27 Uruguay
13.5 %
2003 ...
#28 Georgia
13.4 %
2004 ...
#29 Albania
13.2 %
2003 ...
#30 Kenya
13 %
1994 ...
#31 Zambia
13 %
1998 ...
#32 Bulgaria
12.5 %
2004 ...
#33 Yemen
12.5 %
1999 ...
#34 São Tomé and Príncipe
12.5 %
2000 ...
#35 Netherlands Antilles
12 %
2000 ...
#36 Jordan
11.8 %
2004 ...
#37 Croatia
11.7 %
2005 ...
#38 Puerto Rico
11.7 %
2004 ...
#39 Kyrgyzstan
11.2 %
2002 ...
#40 Lithuania
11 %
2004 ...
#41 Morocco
11 %
2005 ...
#42 Colombia
10.6 %
2004 ...
#43 Grenada
10.6 %
1998 ...
#44 Dominican Republic
10.5 %
2004 ...
#45 Estonia
10.4 %
2004 ...
#46 Philippines
10.4 %
2004 ...
#47 Zimbabwe
10.4 %
2002 ...
#48 Turkey
10.3 %
2005 ...
#49 Israel
10.2 %
2003 ...
#50 Germany
10.2 %
2004 ...
#51 Iran
10.1 %
2003 ...
#52 Moldova
10 %
2004 ...
#53 Suriname
9.9 %
1999 ...
#54 Bahamas, The
9.5 %
2004 ...
#55 Panama
9.4 %
2004 ...
#56 Peru
9.4 %
2004 ...
#57 Latvia
9 %
2005 ...
#58 Syria
9 %
2003 ...
#59 Lebanon
9 %
1997 ...
#60 Romania
9 %
2004 ...
#61 France
9 %
2004 ...
#62 Barbados
8.9 %
2004 ...
#63 Ukraine
8.9 %
2004 ...
#64 Finland
8.8 %
2004 ...
#65 El Salvador
8.7 %
2004 ...
#66 Cameroon
8.2 %
2001 ...
#67 Spain
8.2 %
2004 ...
#68 Indonesia
8.1 %
2004 ...
#69 Jamaica
8.1 %
2004 ...
#70 Brazil
7.8 %
2003 ...
#71 Hong Kong
7.8 %
2004 ...
#72 Russia
7.8 %
2004 ...
#73 Trinidad and Tobago
7.8 %
2002 ...
#74 Nicaragua
7.6 %
2003 ...
#75 Ghana
7.5 %
2000 ...
#76 Canada
7.5 %
2004 ...
#77 Belize
7.5 %
2002 ...
#78 Nepal
7.4 %
2001 ...
#79 Egypt
7.3 %
2003 ...
#80 Mali
7.2 %
2004 ...
#81 Kazakhstan
7 %
2004 ...
#82 Czech Republic
7 %
2004 ...
#83 Chile
6.9 %
2004 ...
#84 Sweden
6.9 %
2004 ...
#85 Aruba
6.7 %
1997 ...
#86 Paraguay
6.7 %
2003 ...
#87 Ecuador
6.6 %
2004 ...
#88 Pakistan
6.6 %
2004 ...
#89 Belgium
6.6 %
2004 ...
#90 Malta
6.4 %
2004 ...
#91 Greece
6.4 %
2004 ...
#92 Italy
6.4 %
2004 ...
#93 Antigua and Barbuda
6.4 %
1991 ...
#94 Guyana
6.2 %
2001 ...
#95 Haiti
6.2 %
1999 ...
#96 Hungary
6.1 %
2004 ...
#97 Sri Lanka
6 %
2004 ...
#98 Mauritius
5.8 %
2004 ...
#99 Portugal
5.8 %
2004 ...
#100 Slovenia
5.7 %
2004 ...
#101 United States
5.6 %
2004 ...
#102 Macau
5.5 %
2004 ...
#103 Singapore
5.5 %
2003 ...
#104 Costa Rica
5.4 %
2004 ...
#105 Australia
5.3 %
2004 ...
#106 Denmark
5 %
2004 ...
#107 United Kingdom
5 %
2004 ...
#108 Ireland
4.9 %
2004 ...
#109 Japan
4.9 %
2004 ...
#110 India
4.9 %
2004 ...
#111 Norway
4.8 %
2004 ...
#112 Burma
4.7 %
1990 ...
#113 Saudi Arabia
4.7 %
2005 ...
#114 Honduras
4.7 %
2004 ...
#115 Guinea
4.6 %
1994 ...
#116 Austria
4.5 %
2004 ...
#117 Tanzania
4.4 %
2001 ...
#118 Bolivia
4.3 %
2002 ...
#119 Papua New Guinea
4.3 %
2000 ...
#120 Guam
4.3 %
1987 ...
#121 Bangladesh
4.2 %
2003 ...
#122 Netherlands
4.1 %
2003 ...
#123 Switzerland
3.9 %
2004 ...
#124 Bahrain
3.9 %
2001 ...
#125 Brunei
3.7 %
1991 ...
#126 Korea, South
3.7 %
2004 ...
#127 Malaysia
3.6 %
2003 ...
#128 New Zealand
3.5 %
2004 ...
#129 Madagascar
3.5 %
2002 ...
#130 Cyprus
3.5 %
2004 ...
#131 Luxembourg
3.3 %
2004 ...
#132 Iceland
3.2 %
2004 ...
#133 Cayman Islands
3.2 %
1997 ...
#134 Mexico
2.9 %
2004 ...
#135 Laos
2.6 %
1995 ...
#136 Uganda
2.5 %
2003 ...
#137 Qatar
2.3 %
2001 ...
#138 Guatemala
2.2 %
2003 ...
#139 United Arab Emirates
2.2 %
2000 ...
#140 Vietnam
1.9 %
2004 ...
#141 Man, Isle of
1.7 %
2001 ...
#142 Maldives
1.6 %
2000 ...
#143 Thailand
1.6 %
2004 ...
#144 Burkina Faso
1.5 %
1985 ...
#145 Malawi
1.2 %
1998 ...
#146 Chad
1.1 %
1993 ...
#147 Rwanda
0.9 %
1996 ...
#148 Cambodia
0.8 %
2004 ...
#149 Burundi
0.7 %
1990 ...
Weighted average:
9.4 %
DEFINITION: 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.
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