Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
32.5%
Eswatini
Lowest
0.1%
Qatar
Median
4.9%
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
8,176
What the numbers show
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 32.5% in Eswatini; the lowest is 0.1% in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.9%, and the mean is 6.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 451.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 123 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 309.2%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 71.0%).
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 32.5% | 2025 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 2 | South Africa | 31.0% | 2025 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 3 | Djibouti | 21.8% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 4 | Botswana | 21.5% | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 5 | Palestine | 20.2% | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 6 | Namibia | 20.1% | 2025 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.5% | 2025 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 8 | Congo | 18.7% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Somalia | 16.4% | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 10 | Yemen | 16.3% | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 11 | Libya | 15.5% | 2025 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 12 | Jordan | 14.9% | 2025 | up 34.6% | flat |
| 13 | Lesotho | 14.7% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 14 | Gabon | 14.5% | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 15 | Angola | 14.0% | 2025 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 16 | Georgia | 13.4% | 2025 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 17 | Iraq | 13.3% | 2025 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 13.1% | 2025 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 19 | Montenegro | 13.0% | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 20 | Tunisia | 12.8% | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 21 | Afghanistan | 12.5% | 2025 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 22 | Cape Verde | 12.4% | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 23 | Haiti | 12.3% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 24 | Armenia | 12.1% | 2025 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 25 | South Sudan | 11.2% | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 26 | French Polynesia | 11.0% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 27 | Syria | 10.9% | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 28 | Guyana | 10.8% | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 29 | Albania | 10.7% | 2025 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 30 | United States Virgin Islands | 10.6% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 31 | New Caledonia | 10.4% | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 32 | Rwanda | 10.1% | 2025 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 33 | Finland | 10.0% | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 34 | Algeria | 9.8% | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 35 | Lebanon | 9.7% | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 36 | Nepal | 9.7% | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 37 | Ukraine | 9.5% | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.4% | 2025 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 39 | Bahamas | 9.3% | 2025 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 9.2% | 2025 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.0% | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 42 | Spain | 9.0% | 2025 | down 56.8% | flat |
| 43 | Sweden | 8.8% | 2025 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 44 | Estonia | 8.6% | 2025 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 45 | Morocco | 8.5% | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 46 | Chile | 8.5% | 2025 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 8.4% | 2025 | down 56.5% | rising |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 8.2% | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 49 | Mauritania | 8.1% | 2025 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.7% | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 51 | Latvia | 7.6% | 2025 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 52 | France | 7.5% | 2025 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 53 | Canada | 7.2% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 54 | Lithuania | 7.1% | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 55 | Gambia | 6.9% | 2025 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 56 | Panama | 6.9% | 2025 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 57 | Turkey | 6.9% | 2025 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 58 | Iran | 6.8% | 2025 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 59 | Serbia | 6.8% | 2025 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 60 | Puerto Rico | 6.8% | 2025 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 61 | Colombia | 6.7% | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 62 | Uruguay | 6.6% | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 63 | Argentina | 6.4% | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 64 | Romania | 6.3% | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 65 | Greece | 6.3% | 2025 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 6.2% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 6.2% | 2025 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 68 | Belgium | 6.1% | 2025 | down 32.4% | flat |
| 69 | Barbados | 6.1% | 2025 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 70 | Mozambique | 6.0% | 2025 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 71 | Austria | 5.9% | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 72 | Sudan | 5.9% | 2022 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 73 | Belize | 5.9% | 2025 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 5.9% | 2025 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Mongolia | 5.8% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 76 | Portugal | 5.8% | 2025 | down 52.3% | rising |
| 77 | Guam | 5.7% | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 78 | Zambia | 5.7% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 79 | Italy | 5.7% | 2025 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 80 | Suriname | 5.7% | 2025 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 81 | Central African Republic | 5.6% | 2025 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 82 | Denmark | 5.4% | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 83 | Eritrea | 5.3% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 84 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.3% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 85 | Brunei | 5.3% | 2025 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 86 | Guinea | 5.3% | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 87 | China | 5.1% | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 88 | United Kingdom | 5.1% | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 89 | Venezuela | 5.0% | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 90 | Slovakia | 5.0% | 2025 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 91 | Pakistan | 5.0% | 2025 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 5.0% | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 93 | Brazil | 4.9% | 2025 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 94 | Norway | 4.9% | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 95 | New Zealand | 4.9% | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 96 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2025 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 97 | Ireland | 4.7% | 2025 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Switzerland | 4.7% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 4.7% | 2025 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 100 | Maldives | 4.6% | 2025 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Hungary | 4.6% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 102 | Peru | 4.6% | 2025 | up 42.4% | falling |
| 103 | Egypt | 4.6% | 2025 | down 51.1% | flat |
| 104 | Fiji | 4.6% | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 105 | Cyprus | 4.5% | 2025 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Kenya | 4.3% | 2025 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 107 | Mauritius | 4.3% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 108 | India | 4.2% | 2025 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 109 | United States | 4.2% | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 110 | Malawi | 4.2% | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 111 | Sierra Leone | 4.1% | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 112 | Australia | 4.1% | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 4.1% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 114 | Honduras | 4.1% | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 115 | Vanuatu | 4.1% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 116 | Belarus | 4.1% | 2025 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Germany | 4.0% | 2025 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 118 | Paraguay | 3.9% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 119 | Iceland | 3.9% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 3.8% | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 121 | Bulgaria | 3.8% | 2025 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 122 | Malaysia | 3.7% | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 123 | Netherlands | 3.7% | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 124 | Samoa | 3.7% | 2025 | down 49.2% | rising |
| 125 | Israel | 3.6% | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | 3.5% | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 127 | Liberia | 3.5% | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 128 | North Korea | 3.4% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 129 | Comoros | 3.4% | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 130 | Indonesia | 3.4% | 2025 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.4% | 2025 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 132 | Hong Kong | 3.3% | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.2% | 2025 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 3.2% | 2025 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 135 | Cameroon | 3.2% | 2025 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 136 | El Salvador | 3.1% | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 3.0% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 138 | Slovenia | 3.0% | 2025 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 139 | Malta | 2.9% | 2025 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.9% | 2025 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Poland | 2.8% | 2025 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Burkina Faso | 2.8% | 2025 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 143 | Madagascar | 2.8% | 2025 | up 57.3% | falling |
| 144 | Singapore | 2.8% | 2025 | down 24.0% | flat |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 2.8% | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 146 | Ecuador | 2.8% | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 146 | Ghana | 2.8% | 2025 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 148 | Myanmar | 2.8% | 2025 | up 309.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Mali | 2.7% | 2025 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 150 | South Korea | 2.7% | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 151 | Bolivia | 2.7% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 152 | Macao | 2.7% | 2025 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Bhutan | 2.6% | 2025 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 154 | Mexico | 2.6% | 2025 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 155 | Japan | 2.6% | 2025 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 156 | Senegal | 2.5% | 2025 | down 60.7% | rising |
| 157 | Jamaica | 2.4% | 2025 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 158 | Czechia | 2.4% | 2025 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 159 | Ethiopia | 2.4% | 2025 | up 36.0% | falling |
| 160 | Nigeria | 2.3% | 2025 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 161 | Guatemala | 2.3% | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 162 | Uganda | 2.2% | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 163 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.1% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 164 | Philippines | 2.1% | 2025 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 165 | Russia | 2.1% | 2025 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 166 | Togo | 2.0% | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 167 | Oman | 1.9% | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 168 | Moldova | 1.8% | 2025 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Benin | 1.8% | 2025 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 170 | Vietnam | 1.7% | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 171 | Cuba | 1.7% | 2025 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 172 | United Arab Emirates | 1.6% | 2025 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 173 | East Timor | 1.6% | 2025 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 174 | Tonga | 1.5% | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 175 | Saudi Arabia | 1.5% | 2025 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 1.4% | 2025 | up 102.5% | falling |
| 177 | Laos | 1.4% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 178 | Chad | 1.3% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 179 | Burundi | 1.0% | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 180 | Kuwait | 1.0% | 2025 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 181 | Tanzania | 0.9% | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 182 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2025 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Niger | 0.5% | 2025 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Bahrain | 0.4% | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 185 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2025 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2025 | up 16.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Other small states 7.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 7.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 7.6%
- Arab World 7.5%
- Small states 7.0%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 7.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 6.7%
- Caribbean small states 6.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 6.0%
- Euro area 6.0%
- Channel Islands 5.9%
- European Union 5.7%
About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.