Labor > Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Qatar | 95.6% | 2011 | ||
| =1 | Cuba | 95.6% | 2010 | ||
| 3 | Cambodia | 90.2% | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Nepal | 90% | 2003 | ||
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 87.6% | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Malawi | 86% | 2004 | ||
| =7 | Ethiopia | 84.7% | 2005 | ||
| =7 | Kiribati | 84.7% | 2000 | ||
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 84.5% | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Cayman Islands | 84.1% | 2008 | ||
| =11 | Bangladesh | 83.9% | 2005 | ||
| =11 | Burundi | 83.9% | 1998 | ||
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 83.8% | 2006 | ||
| 14 | Kuwait | 82.8% | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Rwanda | 82.4% | 1996 | ||
| 16 | Guatemala | 82.2% | 2011 | ||
| 17 | British Virgin Islands | 81.4% | 1991 | ||
| 18 | Tanzania | 80.8% | 2006 | ||
| 19 | Mozambique | 80.7% | 2003 | ||
| 20 | Vietnam | 80.6% | 2011 | ||
| 21 | Mali | 80.3% | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Nicaragua | 80.1% | 2010 | ||
| 23 | Bolivia | 80% | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Thailand | 79.7% | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Bermuda | 79.5% | 2000 | ||
| 26 | Niger | 79.2% | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Honduras | 78.8% | 2010 | ||
| 28 | Northern Mariana Islands | 78.4% | 2003 | ||
| 29 | Bahrain | 77.9% | 2004 | ||
| 30 | Indonesia | 77.4% | 2009 | ||
| =31 | Iceland | 77.2% | 2011 | ||
| =31 | Togo | 77.2% | 2006 | ||
| =31 | Chad | 77.2% | 1993 | ||
| =34 | India | 77.1% | 2010 | ||
| =34 | Vanuatu | 77.1% | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Malaysia | 76.1% | 2010 | ||
| 37 | Panama | 75.9% | 2011 | ||
| 38 | Macau | 75.7% | 2011 | ||
| 39 | Uganda | 75.5% | 2009 | ||
| 40 | Brazil | 75.3% | 2009 | ||
| 41 | San Marino | 75.2% | 1998 | ||
| 42 | Ecuador | 74.7% | 2010 | ||
| 43 | Anguilla | 74.6% | 2001 | ||
| 44 | Mexico | 74.3% | 2011 | ||
| 45 | El Salvador | 74.1% | 2010 | ||
| =46 | Dominican Republic | 74% | 2010 | ||
| =46 | Benin | 74% | 2003 | ||
| 48 | Belize | 73.8% | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Brunei | 73.6% | 2001 | ||
| =50 | Kazakhstan | 73.5% | 2011 | ||
| =50 | Colombia | 73.5% | 2010 | ||
| 52 | Philippines | 73% | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Singapore | 72.9% | 2011 | ||
| 54 | Switzerland | 72.7% | 2011 | ||
| 55 | Venezuela | 72.5% | 2011 | ||
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 72.4% | 2010 | ||
| 57 | Seychelles | 72.3% | 1992 | ||
| 58 | Costa Rica | 72.2% | 2011 | ||
| 59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 72% | 2001 | ||
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 71.9% | 2008 | ||
| =61 | Egypt | 71.7% | 2010 | ||
| =61 | Cameroon | 71.7% | 2010 | ||
| =61 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 71.7% | 2005 | ||
| =64 | Norway | 71.5% | 2011 | ||
| =64 | Saudi Arabia | 71.5% | 2009 | ||
| 66 | Mauritius | 71.4% | 2011 | ||
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 71.3% | 2006 | ||
| 68 | Uruguay | 71% | 2011 | ||
| 69 | Bhutan | 70.9% | 2011 | ||
| 70 | Ghana | 70.7% | 2006 | ||
| 71 | South Korea | 70.5% | 2011 | ||
| 72 | Aruba | 70.1% | 2007 | ||
| 73 | New Zealand | 69.9% | 2011 | ||
| 74 | Paraguay | 69.6% | 2011 | ||
| 75 | Maldives | 69.5% | 2006 | ||
| 76 | Tajikistan | 69.1% | 2004 | ||
| 77 | Australia | 68.7% | 2011 | ||
| =78 | Sweden | 68.3% | 2011 | ||
| =78 | Chile | 68.3% | 2011 | ||
| 80 | Montserrat | 68.1% | 1991 | ||
| 81 | Morocco | 68% | 2011 | ||
| =82 | Japan | 67.7% | 2011 | ||
| =82 | Syria | 67.7% | 2010 | ||
| =82 | Grenada | 67.7% | 1998 | ||
| 85 | Netherlands | 67.6% | 2011 | ||
| 86 | Cook Islands | 67.5% | 2001 | ||
| 87 | Fiji | 67.4% | 2007 | ||
| 88 | Pakistan | 67% | 2007 | ||
| 89 | Laos | 66.6% | 2005 | ||
| 90 | Senegal | 66.5% | 1991 | ||
| 91 | Cyprus | 66% | 2011 | ||
| 92 | Canada | 65.9% | 2011 | ||
| 93 | Hong Kong | 65.8% | 2011 | ||
| =94 | Barbados | 65.6% | 2011 | ||
| =94 | Russia | 65.6% | 2011 | ||
| 96 | Austria | 65.3% | 2011 | ||
| 97 | Turkey | 65.1% | 2011 | ||
| 98 | Tuvalu | 64.8% | 2002 | ||
| =99 | The Bahamas | 64.7% | 2011 | ||
| =99 | Samoa | 64.7% | 2001 | ||
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 64.5% | 2011 | ||
| 102 | Ukraine | 64.4% | 2011 | ||
| =103 | Albania | 64.3% | 2009 | ||
| =103 | Madagascar | 64.3% | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Saint Helena | 64% | 1998 | ||
| 106 | United States | 63.9% | 2011 | ||
| =107 | Finland | 63.8% | 2011 | ||
| =107 | United Kingdom | 63.8% | 2011 | ||
| =107 | Liberia | 63.8% | 2010 | ||
| =107 | Tonga | 63.8% | 1996 | ||
| =111 | Czech Republic | 63.7% | 2011 | ||
| =111 | Georgia | 63.7% | 2011 | ||
| 113 | Jamaica | 63.6% | 2011 | ||
| 114 | Algeria | 63.3% | 2010 | ||
| 115 | Denmark | 63.1% | 2011 | ||
| 116 | Malta | 62.8% | 2011 | ||
| 117 | Haiti | 62.7% | 1990 | ||
| 118 | Luxembourg | 62.6% | 2011 | ||
| 119 | Germany | 62.5% | 2011 | ||
| 120 | Nigeria | 62.2% | 2003 | ||
| 121 | Tunisia | 62.1% | 1994 | ||
| 122 | Iraq | 62% | 2004 | ||
| =123 | Dominica | 61.8% | 2001 | ||
| =123 | Niue | 61.8% | 2001 | ||
| =125 | Lebanon | 61.2% | 2007 | ||
| =125 | Kenya | 61.2% | 2005 | ||
| =125 | Yemen | 61.2% | 1999 | ||
| 128 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 60.1% | 2001 | ||
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 59.9% | 2004 | ||
| 130 | Portugal | 59.5% | 2011 | ||
| 131 | Estonia | 59.2% | 2011 | ||
| 132 | Slovakia | 59.1% | 2011 | ||
| 133 | Israel | 58.9% | 2011 | ||
| 134 | Poland | 58.7% | 2011 | ||
| 135 | Slovenia | 58.5% | 2011 | ||
| 136 | Mongolia | 57.7% | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Iran | 57.6% | 2007 | ||
| =138 | Romania | 57.4% | 2011 | ||
| =138 | Lesotho | 57.4% | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Guinea | 57.1% | 2003 | ||
| 141 | France | 56.4% | 2011 | ||
| =142 | Ireland | 56.2% | 2011 | ||
| =142 | New Caledonia | 56.2% | 2004 | ||
| =142 | Zambia | 56.2% | 2000 | ||
| =145 | Jordan | 55.9% | 2011 | ||
| =145 | Monaco | 55.9% | 2000 | ||
| 147 | Hungary | 55.8% | 2011 | ||
| 148 | American Samoa | 55.6% | 1990 | ||
| 149 | Belgium | 55.5% | 2011 | ||
| 150 | Armenia | 55.1% | 2008 | ||
| 151 | Latvia | 54.9% | 2011 | ||
| 152 | Italy | 54.6% | 2011 | ||
| 153 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.4% | 2000 | ||
| 154 | Suriname | 53.8% | 1999 | ||
| 155 | Greece | 53.5% | 2011 | ||
| 156 | Lithuania | 53.3% | 2011 | ||
| 157 | Spain | 53.1% | 2011 | ||
| =158 | Palestine | 51.4% | 2010 | ||
| =158 | Swaziland | 51.4% | 1995 | ||
| 160 | Guyana | 50.2% | 2011 | ||
| 161 | Bulgaria | 49.6% | 2011 | ||
| 162 | Gabon | 47.9% | 1993 | ||
| 163 | Oman | 47.8% | 2000 | ||
| 164 | Botswana | 47.7% | 2006 | ||
| 165 | Republic of Macedonia | 46.1% | 2011 | ||
| 166 | Croatia | 45.8% | 2011 | ||
| 167 | Martinique | 45.3% | 2011 | ||
| 168 | Guadeloupe | 45.2% | 2011 | ||
| =169 | South Africa | 45% | 2011 | ||
| =169 | Serbia | 45% | 2010 | ||
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 44.9% | 2003 | ||
| 172 | Montenegro | 44.8% | 2011 | ||
| 173 | Reunion | 44.3% | 2011 | ||
| 174 | Moldova | 42.1% | 2011 | ||
| 175 | Namibia | 41.5% | 2008 | ||
| 176 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41.2% | 2011 | ||
| 177 | Puerto Rico | 40.3% | 2011 | ||
| 178 | Djibouti | 38% | 1991 | ||
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 31.1% | 1999 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Labor > Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men
- Qatar has ranked in the top 2 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > men since 1997.
- Cayman Islands has ranked in the top 3 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > men since 1991.
- Burkina Faso has ranked in the top 3 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > men since 1994.
- Guatemala has ranked in the top 4 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > men since 2000.
- Cambodia has ranked in the top 2 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > men since 2010.
- Bangladesh has ranked in the top 4 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > men since 2000.
- Iceland has ranked in the top 8 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > men since 1991.
- Ethiopia has ranked in the top 7 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > men since 1994.
- Cuba has ranked in the top 4 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > men since 2008.
- Thailand has ranked in the top 8 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > men since 2003.
- India has ranked in the top 13 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > men since 1994.