Male–female unemployment gaps in nations with disability-status reporting; points, 2024.
Eleven nations with disability-status reporting are compared by the largest male–female unemployment gaps in 2024. Each row includes men’s and women’s unemployment rates from the total category of the disability-status series. Egypt has the widest gap at 7.9 percentage points, with women at 11.9% and men at 4.0%. Gabon ranks second with a 7.4-point gap.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 7.9 pp | 2024 |
| 2 | Gabon | 7.4 pp | 2024 |
| 3 | Greece | 6.8 pp | 2024 |
| 4 | Lesotho | 5.6 pp | 2024 |
| 5 | Malawi | 5.1 pp | 2024 |
| 6 | Panama | 4.6 pp | 2024 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 4 pp | 2024 |
| 8 | Botswana | 3.9 pp | 2024 |
| 9 | Colombia | 3.9 pp | 2024 |
| 10 | Spain | 3.8 pp | 2024 |
| 11 | Rwanda | 3.7 pp | 2024 |
Source 1: Unemployment rate by sex and disability status
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Dataset/table: Unemployment rate by sex and disability status
Units: percent of labour force
Date checked: 2026-07-15
Evidence: Supports both component rates and the resulting percentage-point gaps for the 11 ranked rows in 2024.
The observations are reported or nationally estimated and may carry statistical breaks or estimation flags. The total category can reflect a different reporting coverage from the age-classified unemployment series.
Men’s and women’s unemployment rates from the total category of the disability-status series are paired within each nation. Rows are ranked by the absolute gap, while the signed difference is men minus women.
Every component uses the same ILOSTAT indicator family, reporting period and percentage basis, and each gap compares matched values within one reporting entity.
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