Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) rose 8.52% to 13.1% in Lebanon in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) in Lebanon reached an all time high of 13.1% in 2021 and an all time low of 5.06% in 2009. When compared to Lebanon's main peers, Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) in Cyprus amounted to 5.36%, 5.14% in Israel, 17.6% in Jordan and 7.71% in Syria in 2021.
Lebanon has been ranked 21st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force), 62 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cyprus | % | 15.0% | 12.6% | 10.9% | 8.04% | 6.28% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 9.33% | 8.78% | 8.13% | 6.73% | 4.74% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 21.8% | 19.9% | 17.9% | 15.4% | 14.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 8.50% | 8.51% | 10.3% | 10.2% | 10.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 5.13% | 4.67% | 4.13% | 4.04% | 3.69% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 10.8% | 13.1% | 15.8% | 16.9% | 15.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 8.12% | 8.60% | 9.11% | 9.65% | 10.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 2.49% | 2.56% | 3.21% | 2.94% | 2.16% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 6.15% | 6.17% | 6.20% | 6.22% | 6.25% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 9.16% | 9.53% | 9.34% | 9.48% | 12.3% |
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