Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2004
Updated on July 26, 2022.
In 2004, Lesotho had the highest unemployment rate (32.18%), followed by South Africa (29.45%), and then Djibouti (27.85%). 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 | 3.92 |
Benin | 0.77 |
Botswana | 21.83 |
Burkina Faso | 3.42 |
Burundi | 1.60 |
Cape Verde | 10.87 |
Cameroon | 5.14 |
Republic of Congo | 19.85 |
Ivory Coast | 5.46 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.85 |
Djibouti | 27.85 |
Central African Republic | 5.72 |
Chad | 0.84 |
Egypt | 10.32 |
Equatorial Guinea | 8.71 |
Eritrea | 5.37 |
Eswatini | 26.52 |
Ethiopia | 2.69 |
Gabon | 17.01 |
Gambia | 9.19 |
Ghana | 6.59 |
Guinea | 4.63 |
Guinea-Bissau | 6.25 |
Kenya | 2.94 |
Lesotho | 32.18 |
Liberia | 2.17 |
Libya | 19.51 |
Madagascar | 3.83 |
Malawi | 5.82 |
Mali | 8.75 |
Mauritania | 9.81 |
Mauritius | 8.34 |
Morocco | 10.83 |
Mozambique | 2.97 |
Zambia | 15.30 |
Zimbabwe | 4.39 |
Tanzania | 3.16 |
Uganda | 2.75 |
Tunisia | 14.23 |
Togo | 4.16 |
Sudan | 15.05 |
Somalia | 19.02 |
South Africa | 29.45 |
South Sudan | 12.12 |
Sierra Leone | 3.42 |
Senegal | 7.79 |
Rwanda | 0.95 |
Niger | 2.75 |
Nigeria | 3.88 |
Namibia | 22.09 |
Comoros | 4.57 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 16.12 |
Unemployment Rate of African Countries
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