Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2000
Updated on May 15, 2023.
In 2000, Algeria had the highest unemployment rate (29.77%), followed by Djibouti (28.68%), and then Eswatini (24.27%). Chad had the lowest unemployment rate (0.81%) in Africa in 2000.
The World Bank defines unemployment rate as "the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment".
See also: Youth Unemployment Rates of African Countries in 2000.
Data Source: World Bank.
Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2000 (%)
Unemployment rate of Africa for other years:
Table of Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2000
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Country | Unemployment(%) |
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Algeria | 29.77 |
Angola | 4.16 |
Benin | 0.84 |
Botswana | 15.88 |
Burkina Faso | 2.64 |
Burundi | 3.00 |
Cape Verde | 11.11 |
Cameroon | 7.59 |
Republic of Congo | 19.98 |
Ivory Coast | 4.60 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.96 |
Djibouti | 28.68 |
Central African Republic | 5.30 |
Chad | 0.81 |
Egypt | 8.98 |
Equatorial Guinea | 8.00 |
Eritrea | 5.62 |
Eswatini | 24.27 |
Ethiopia | 3.51 |
Gabon | 17.39 |
Gambia | 8.47 |
Ghana | 10.46 |
Guinea | 4.59 |
Guinea-Bissau | 3.02 |
Kenya | 3.13 |
Lesotho | 17.00 |
Liberia | 2.12 |
Libya | 19.81 |
Madagascar | 5.80 |
Malawi | 4.92 |
Mali | 1.31 |
Mauritania | 10.05 |
Mauritius | 9.14 |
Morocco | 13.58 |
Mozambique | 2.89 |
Zambia | 12.93 |
Zimbabwe | 5.69 |
Tanzania | 3.07 |
Uganda | 3.55 |
Tunisia | 14.94 |
Togo | 4.06 |
Sudan | 15.28 |
Somalia | 19.40 |
South Africa | 20.27 |
South Sudan | 12.13 |
Sierra Leone | 3.43 |
Senegal | 5.58 |
Rwanda | 11.94 |
Niger | 1.52 |
Nigeria | 3.85 |
Namibia | 20.30 |
Comoros | 4.66 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 14.40 |
Unemployment Rate of African Countries
Use the links below to see the unemployment rate of African countries.