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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.
Labor Statistics > Unemployment, male > % of male labor force (most recent) by country
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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
Serbia and Montenegro :
14.4 %
2003 ...
#25
Venezuela :
14.4 %
2003 ...
#26
Mongolia :
14.3 %
2003 ...
#27
Uruguay :
13.5 %
2003 ...
#28
Georgia :
13.4 %
2004 ...
#29
Albania :
13.2 %
2003 ...
#30
Zambia :
13 %
1998 ...
#31
Kenya :
13 %
1994 ...
#32
Yemen :
12.5 %
1999 ...
#33
São Tomé and Príncipe :
12.5 %
2000 ...
#34
Bulgaria :
12.5 %
2004 ...
#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
Morocco :
11 %
2005 ...
#41
Lithuania :
11 %
2004 ...
#42
Grenada :
10.6 %
1998 ...
#43
Colombia :
10.6 %
2004 ...
#44
Dominican Republic :
10.5 %
2004 ...
#45
Philippines :
10.4 %
2004 ...
#46
Estonia :
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
Peru :
9.4 %
2004 ...
#56
Panama :
9.4 %
2004 ...
#57
France :
9 %
2004 ...
#58
Syria :
9 %
2003 ...
#59
Lebanon :
9 %
1997 ...
#60
Romania :
9 %
2004 ...
#61
Latvia :
9 %
2005 ...
#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
Russia :
7.8 %
2004 ...
#71
Hong Kong :
7.8 %
2004 ...
#72
Trinidad and Tobago :
7.8 %
2002 ...
#73
Brazil :
7.8 %
2003 ...
#74
Nicaragua :
7.6 %
2003 ...
#75
Ghana :
7.5 %
2000 ...
#76
Belize :
7.5 %
2002 ...
#77
Canada :
7.5 %
2004 ...
#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
Sweden :
6.9 %
2004 ...
#84
Chile :
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
Antigua and Barbuda :
6.4 %
1991 ...
#91
Italy :
6.4 %
2004 ...
#92
Greece :
6.4 %
2004 ...
#93
Malta :
6.4 %
2004 ...
#94
Haiti :
6.2 %
1999 ...
#95
Guyana :
6.2 %
2001 ...
#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
India :
4.9 %
2004 ...
#110
Japan :
4.9 %
2004 ...
#111
Norway :
4.8 %
2004 ...
#112
Saudi Arabia :
4.7 %
2005 ...
#113
Honduras :
4.7 %
2004 ...
#114
Burma :
4.7 %
1990 ...
#115
Guinea :
4.6 %
1994 ...
#116
Austria :
4.5 %
2004 ...
#117
Tanzania :
4.4 %
2001 ...
#118
Guam :
4.3 %
1987 ...
#119
Papua New Guinea :
4.3 %
2000 ...
#120
Bolivia :
4.3 %
2002 ...
#121
Bangladesh :
4.2 %
2003 ...
#122
Netherlands :
4.1 %
2003 ...
#123
Switzerland :
3.9 %
2004 ...
#124
Bahrain :
3.9 %
2001 ...
#125
Korea, South :
3.7 %
2004 ...
#126
Brunei :
3.7 %
1991 ...
#127
Malaysia :
3.6 %
2003 ...
#128
Madagascar :
3.5 %
2002 ...
#129
Cyprus :
3.5 %
2004 ...
#130
New Zealand :
3.5 %
2004 ...
#131
Luxembourg :
3.3 %
2004 ...
#132