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Labor Statistics > Unemployment, male > % of male labor force (most recent) by country

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

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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