Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2009
Updated on May 15, 2023.
In 2009, Djibouti had the highest unemployment rate (27.40%), followed by Eswatini (27.07%), and then Namibia (22.29%). Chad had the lowest unemployment rate (0.96%) in Africa in 2009.
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 2009.
Data Source: World Bank.
Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2009 (%)
Unemployment rate of Africa for other years:
Table of Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2009
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Country | Unemployment(%) |
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Algeria | 10.16 |
Angola | 3.78 |
Benin | 1.00 |
Botswana | 16.17 |
Burkina Faso | 3.57 |
Burundi | 1.63 |
Cape Verde | 10.75 |
Cameroon | 3.77 |
Republic of Congo | 19.94 |
Ivory Coast | 6.60 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.81 |
Djibouti | 27.40 |
Central African Republic | 5.27 |
Chad | 0.96 |
Egypt | 9.09 |
Equatorial Guinea | 8.06 |
Eritrea | 5.65 |
Eswatini | 27.07 |
Ethiopia | 2.39 |
Gabon | 19.83 |
Gambia | 9.13 |
Ghana | 5.24 |
Guinea | 4.87 |
Guinea-Bissau | 3.10 |
Kenya | 2.92 |
Lesotho | 17.05 |
Liberia | 2.26 |
Libya | 19.41 |
Madagascar | 4.00 |
Malawi | 4.92 |
Mali | 1.33 |
Mauritania | 9.94 |
Mauritius | 7.26 |
Morocco | 8.96 |
Mozambique | 3.19 |
Zambia | 10.56 |
Zimbabwe | 5.08 |
Tanzania | 2.50 |
Uganda | 3.60 |
Tunisia | 13.29 |
Togo | 2.88 |
Sudan | 13.00 |
Somalia | 19.17 |
South Africa | 20.51 |
South Sudan | 12.21 |
Sierra Leone | 4.06 |
Senegal | 10.19 |
Rwanda | 11.92 |
Niger | 1.27 |
Nigeria | 3.76 |
Namibia | 22.29 |
Comoros | 6.34 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 15.26 |
Unemployment Rate of African Countries
Use the links below to see the unemployment rate of African countries.