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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 QatarQatar 95.6% 2011
=1 CubaCuba 95.6% 2010
3 CambodiaCambodia 90.2% 2011
4 NepalNepal 90% 2003
5 United Arab EmiratesUAE 87.6% 2008
6 MalawiMalawi 86% 2004
=7 EthiopiaEthiopia 84.7% 2005
=7 KiribatiKiribati 84.7% 2000
9 ZimbabweZimbabwe 84.5% 2004
10 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 84.1% 2008
=11 BangladeshBangladesh 83.9% 2005
=11 BurundiBurundi 83.9% 1998
13 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 83.8% 2006
14 KuwaitKuwait 82.8% 2005
15 RwandaRwanda 82.4% 1996
16 GuatemalaGuatemala 82.2% 2011
17 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 81.4% 1991
18 TanzaniaTanzania 80.8% 2006
19 MozambiqueMozambique 80.7% 2003
20 VietnamVietnam 80.6% 2011
21 MaliMali 80.3% 2006
22 NicaraguaNicaragua 80.1% 2010
23 BoliviaBolivia 80% 2009
24 ThailandThailand 79.7% 2011
25 BermudaBermuda 79.5% 2000
26 NigerNiger 79.2% 2005
27 HondurasHonduras 78.8% 2010
28 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 78.4% 2003
29 BahrainBahrain 77.9% 2004
30 IndonesiaIndonesia 77.4% 2009
=31 IcelandIceland 77.2% 2011
=31 TogoTogo 77.2% 2006
=31 ChadChad 77.2% 1993
=34 IndiaIndia 77.1% 2010
=34 VanuatuVanuatu 77.1% 2009
36 MalaysiaMalaysia 76.1% 2010
37 PanamaPanama 75.9% 2011
38 MacauMacau 75.7% 2011
39 UgandaUganda 75.5% 2009
40 BrazilBrazil 75.3% 2009
41 San MarinoSan Marino 75.2% 1998
42 EcuadorEcuador 74.7% 2010
43 AnguillaAnguilla 74.6% 2001
44 MexicoMexico 74.3% 2011
45 El SalvadorEl Salvador 74.1% 2010
=46 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 74% 2010
=46 BeninBenin 74% 2003
48 BelizeBelize 73.8% 2005
49 BruneiBrunei 73.6% 2001
=50 KazakhstanKazakhstan 73.5% 2011
=50 ColombiaColombia 73.5% 2010
52 PhilippinesPhilippines 73% 2009
53 SingaporeSingapore 72.9% 2011
54 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 72.7% 2011
55 VenezuelaVenezuela 72.5% 2011
56 Sri LankaSri Lanka 72.4% 2010
57 SeychellesSeychelles 72.3% 1992
58 Costa RicaCosta Rica 72.2% 2011
59 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 72% 2001
60 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 71.9% 2008
=61 EgyptEgypt 71.7% 2010
=61 CameroonCameroon 71.7% 2010
=61 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 71.7% 2005
=64 NorwayNorway 71.5% 2011
=64 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 71.5% 2009
66 MauritiusMauritius 71.4% 2011
67 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 71.3% 2006
68 UruguayUruguay 71% 2011
69 BhutanBhutan 70.9% 2011
70 GhanaGhana 70.7% 2006
71 South KoreaSouth Korea 70.5% 2011
72 ArubaAruba 70.1% 2007
73 New ZealandNew Zealand 69.9% 2011
74 ParaguayParaguay 69.6% 2011
75 MaldivesMaldives 69.5% 2006
76 TajikistanTajikistan 69.1% 2004
77 AustraliaAustralia 68.7% 2011
=78 SwedenSweden 68.3% 2011
=78 ChileChile 68.3% 2011
80 MontserratMontserrat 68.1% 1991
81 MoroccoMorocco 68% 2011
=82 JapanJapan 67.7% 2011
=82 SyriaSyria 67.7% 2010
=82 GrenadaGrenada 67.7% 1998
85 NetherlandsNetherlands 67.6% 2011
86 Cook IslandsCook Islands 67.5% 2001
87 FijiFiji 67.4% 2007
88 PakistanPakistan 67% 2007
89 LaosLaos 66.6% 2005
90 SenegalSenegal 66.5% 1991
91 CyprusCyprus 66% 2011
92 CanadaCanada 65.9% 2011
93 Hong KongHong Kong 65.8% 2011
=94 BarbadosBarbados 65.6% 2011
=94 RussiaRussia 65.6% 2011
96 AustriaAustria 65.3% 2011
97 TurkeyTurkey 65.1% 2011
98 TuvaluTuvalu 64.8% 2002
=99 The BahamasThe Bahamas 64.7% 2011
=99 SamoaSamoa 64.7% 2001
101 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 64.5% 2011
102 UkraineUkraine 64.4% 2011
=103 AlbaniaAlbania 64.3% 2009
=103 MadagascarMadagascar 64.3% 2005
105 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 64% 1998
106 United StatesUnited States 63.9% 2011
=107 FinlandFinland 63.8% 2011
=107 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 63.8% 2011
=107 LiberiaLiberia 63.8% 2010
=107 TongaTonga 63.8% 1996
=111 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 63.7% 2011
=111 GeorgiaGeorgia 63.7% 2011
113 JamaicaJamaica 63.6% 2011
114 AlgeriaAlgeria 63.3% 2010
115 DenmarkDenmark 63.1% 2011
116 MaltaMalta 62.8% 2011
117 HaitiHaiti 62.7% 1990
118 LuxembourgLuxembourg 62.6% 2011
119 GermanyGermany 62.5% 2011
120 NigeriaNigeria 62.2% 2003
121 TunisiaTunisia 62.1% 1994
122 IraqIraq 62% 2004
=123 DominicaDominica 61.8% 2001
=123 NiueNiue 61.8% 2001
=125 LebanonLebanon 61.2% 2007
=125 KenyaKenya 61.2% 2005
=125 YemenYemen 61.2% 1999
128 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 60.1% 2001
129 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 59.9% 2004
130 PortugalPortugal 59.5% 2011
131 EstoniaEstonia 59.2% 2011
132 SlovakiaSlovakia 59.1% 2011
133 IsraelIsrael 58.9% 2011
134 PolandPoland 58.7% 2011
135 SloveniaSlovenia 58.5% 2011
136 MongoliaMongolia 57.7% 2005
137 IranIran 57.6% 2007
=138 RomaniaRomania 57.4% 2011
=138 LesothoLesotho 57.4% 2008
140 GuineaGuinea 57.1% 2003
141 FranceFrance 56.4% 2011
=142 IrelandIreland 56.2% 2011
=142 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 56.2% 2004
=142 ZambiaZambia 56.2% 2000
=145 JordanJordan 55.9% 2011
=145 MonacoMonaco 55.9% 2000
147 HungaryHungary 55.8% 2011
148 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 55.6% 1990
149 BelgiumBelgium 55.5% 2011
150 ArmeniaArmenia 55.1% 2008
151 LatviaLatvia 54.9% 2011
152 ItalyItaly 54.6% 2011
153 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 54.4% 2000
154 SurinameSuriname 53.8% 1999
155 GreeceGreece 53.5% 2011
156 LithuaniaLithuania 53.3% 2011
157 SpainSpain 53.1% 2011
=158 PalestinePalestine 51.4% 2010
=158 SwazilandSwaziland 51.4% 1995
160 GuyanaGuyana 50.2% 2011
161 BulgariaBulgaria 49.6% 2011
162 GabonGabon 47.9% 1993
163 OmanOman 47.8% 2000
164 BotswanaBotswana 47.7% 2006
165 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 46.1% 2011
166 CroatiaCroatia 45.8% 2011
167 MartiniqueMartinique 45.3% 2011
168 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 45.2% 2011
=169 South AfricaSouth Africa 45% 2011
=169 SerbiaSerbia 45% 2010
171 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 44.9% 2003
172 MontenegroMontenegro 44.8% 2011
173 ReunionReunion 44.3% 2011
174 MoldovaMoldova 42.1% 2011
175 NamibiaNamibia 41.5% 2008
176 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 41.2% 2011
177 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 40.3% 2011
178 DjiboutiDjibouti 38% 1991
179 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 31.1% 1999

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