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
187
Highest
32.5%
Eswatini
Lowest
0.1%
Qatar
Median
4.9%
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
8,211
What the numbers show
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) is currently reported for 187 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 124 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, State of | 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 | Syrian Arab Republic | 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 | Türkiye | 6.9% | 2025 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 58 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 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 | Channel Islands | 5.9% | 2025 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 74 | Belize | 5.9% | 2025 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 75 | Turkmenistan | 5.9% | 2025 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Mongolia | 5.8% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 77 | Portugal | 5.8% | 2025 | down 52.3% | rising |
| 78 | Guam | 5.7% | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 79 | Zambia | 5.7% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 80 | Italy | 5.7% | 2025 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 81 | Suriname | 5.7% | 2025 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 82 | Central African Republic | 5.6% | 2025 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 83 | Denmark | 5.4% | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 84 | Eritrea | 5.3% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 85 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5.3% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 86 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.3% | 2025 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 87 | Guinea | 5.3% | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 88 | China | 5.1% | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 89 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.1% | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 90 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 5.0% | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 91 | Slovakia | 5.0% | 2025 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 92 | Pakistan | 5.0% | 2025 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 5.0% | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 94 | Brazil | 4.9% | 2025 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 95 | Norway | 4.9% | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 96 | New Zealand | 4.9% | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 97 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2025 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 98 | Ireland | 4.7% | 2025 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Switzerland | 4.7% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 4.7% | 2025 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 101 | Maldives | 4.6% | 2025 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Hungary | 4.6% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 103 | Peru | 4.6% | 2025 | up 42.4% | falling |
| 104 | Egypt | 4.6% | 2025 | down 51.1% | flat |
| 105 | Fiji | 4.6% | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 106 | Cyprus | 4.5% | 2025 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Kenya | 4.3% | 2025 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 108 | Mauritius | 4.3% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 109 | India | 4.2% | 2025 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 110 | United States of America | 4.2% | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 111 | Malawi | 4.2% | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 112 | Sierra Leone | 4.1% | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 113 | Australia | 4.1% | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 114 | Kazakhstan | 4.1% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 115 | Honduras | 4.1% | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 116 | Vanuatu | 4.1% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 117 | Belarus | 4.1% | 2025 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Germany | 4.0% | 2025 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 119 | Paraguay | 3.9% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 120 | Iceland | 3.9% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 121 | Bangladesh | 3.8% | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 3.8% | 2025 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 123 | Malaysia | 3.7% | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 124 | Netherlands | 3.7% | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 125 | Samoa | 3.7% | 2025 | down 49.2% | rising |
| 126 | Israel | 3.6% | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 127 | Uzbekistan | 3.5% | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 128 | Liberia | 3.5% | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 129 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 3.4% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 130 | Comoros | 3.4% | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 131 | Indonesia | 3.4% | 2025 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.4% | 2025 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 133 | Hong Kong, China | 3.3% | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.2% | 2025 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 3.2% | 2025 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 136 | Cameroon | 3.2% | 2025 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 137 | El Salvador | 3.1% | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 3.0% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 139 | Slovenia | 3.0% | 2025 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 140 | Malta | 2.9% | 2025 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.9% | 2025 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Poland | 2.8% | 2025 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Burkina Faso | 2.8% | 2025 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 144 | Madagascar | 2.8% | 2025 | up 57.3% | falling |
| 145 | Singapore | 2.8% | 2025 | down 24.0% | flat |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 2.8% | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 147 | Ecuador | 2.8% | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 147 | Ghana | 2.8% | 2025 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 149 | Myanmar | 2.8% | 2025 | up 309.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Mali | 2.7% | 2025 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 151 | Republic of Korea | 2.7% | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 152 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.7% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 153 | Macau, China | 2.7% | 2025 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Bhutan | 2.6% | 2025 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 155 | Mexico | 2.6% | 2025 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 156 | Japan | 2.6% | 2025 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 157 | Senegal | 2.5% | 2025 | down 60.7% | rising |
| 158 | Jamaica | 2.4% | 2025 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 159 | Czechia | 2.4% | 2025 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 160 | Ethiopia | 2.4% | 2025 | up 36.0% | falling |
| 161 | Nigeria | 2.3% | 2025 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 162 | Guatemala | 2.3% | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 163 | Uganda | 2.2% | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 164 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.1% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 165 | Philippines | 2.1% | 2025 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 166 | Russian Federation | 2.1% | 2025 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 167 | Togo | 2.0% | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 168 | Oman | 1.9% | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 169 | Republic of Moldova | 1.8% | 2025 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Benin | 1.8% | 2025 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 171 | Viet Nam | 1.7% | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 172 | Cuba | 1.7% | 2025 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 173 | United Arab Emirates | 1.6% | 2025 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | 1.6% | 2025 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 175 | Tonga | 1.5% | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 176 | Saudi Arabia | 1.5% | 2025 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 1.4% | 2025 | up 102.5% | falling |
| 178 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.4% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 179 | Chad | 1.3% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 180 | Burundi | 1.0% | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 181 | Kuwait | 1.0% | 2025 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 182 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9% | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 183 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2025 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Niger | 0.5% | 2025 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Bahrain | 0.4% | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 186 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2025 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 187 | 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%
- Chagai 5.9%
- 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%
- European Union 5.7%
- Upper middle income 5.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 5.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 5.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.1%
- Europe & Central Asia 5.1%
- Low income 5.0%
- IBRD only 4.9%
- Early-demographic dividend 4.8%
- Low & middle income 4.8%
- Middle income 4.8%
- IDA & IBRD total 4.8%
- OECD members 4.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.7%
- World 4.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean 4.7%
- Late-demographic dividend 4.7%
- Post-demographic dividend 4.6%
- Least developed countries 4.6%
- North America 4.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 4.5%
- IDA only 4.4%
- Pre-demographic dividend 4.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.3%
- Lower middle income 4.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 4.3%
- South Asia 4.2%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 4.2%
About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.