Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2004
Updated on February 12, 2022.
In 2004, Lesotho had the highest unemployment rate (31.77%), followed by South Africa (29.45%), and then Eswatini (26.96%). Benin had the lowest unemployment rate (0.77%) in Africa in 2004.
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 2004.
Data Source: World Bank.
Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2004 (%)
Unemployment rate of Africa for other years:
Table of Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2004
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Country | Unemployment(%) |
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Algeria | 17.65 |
Angola | 3.85 |
Benin | 0.77 |
Botswana | 21.76 |
Burkina Faso | 3.37 |
Burundi | 1.85 |
Cape Verde | 10.75 |
Cameroon | 5.13 |
Republic of Congo | 19.94 |
Ivory Coast | 5.36 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.89 |
Djibouti | 11.62 |
Central African Republic | 4.44 |
Chad | 1.26 |
Egypt | 10.32 |
Equatorial Guinea | 8.51 |
Eritrea | 6.84 |
Eswatini | 26.96 |
Ethiopia | 2.71 |
Gabon | 17.08 |
Gambia | 9.5 |
Ghana | 6.4 |
Guinea | 4.51 |
Guinea-Bissau | 3.13 |
Kenya | 2.91 |
Lesotho | 31.77 |
Liberia | 2.3 |
Libya | 19.14 |
Madagascar | 3.72 |
Malawi | 6 |
Mali | 8.75 |
Mauritania | 9.94 |
Mauritius | 8.34 |
Morocco | 10.83 |
Mozambique | 3.01 |
Zambia | 15.37 |
Zimbabwe | 4.39 |
Tanzania | 3.27 |
Uganda | 2.69 |
Tunisia | 14.23 |
Togo | 4.43 |
Sudan | 15.4 |
Somalia | 13.49 |
South Africa | 29.45 |
South Sudan | 12.68 |
Sierra Leone | 3.42 |
Senegal | 7.79 |
Rwanda | 0.93 |
Niger | 2.69 |
Nigeria | 3.81 |
Namibia | 22.09 |
Comoros | 4.57 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 16.12 |
Unemployment Rate of African Countries
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