Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2017
Updated on February 12, 2022.
In 2017, South Africa had the highest unemployment rate (27.04%), followed by Lesotho (24.13%), and then Eswatini (22.54%). Niger had the lowest unemployment rate (0.49%) in Africa in 2017.
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 2017.
Data Source: World Bank.
Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2017 (%)
Unemployment rate of Africa for other years:
Table of Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2017
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| Country | Unemployment(%) |
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| Algeria | 12 |
| Angola | 7.1 |
| Benin | 2.44 |
| Botswana | 17.46 |
| Burkina Faso | 5.13 |
| Burundi | 1.48 |
| Cape Verde | 12.24 |
| Cameroon | 3.41 |
| Republic of Congo | 9.75 |
| Ivory Coast | 3.27 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.26 |
| Djibouti | 11.18 |
| Central African Republic | 4.17 |
| Chad | 1.89 |
| Egypt | 11.74 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 8.13 |
| Eritrea | 6.5 |
| Eswatini | 22.54 |
| Ethiopia | 2.12 |
| Gabon | 19.93 |
| Gambia | 9.12 |
| Ghana | 4.22 |
| Guinea | 4.26 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2.9 |
| Kenya | 2.69 |
| Lesotho | 24.13 |
| Liberia | 3 |
| Libya | 18.61 |
| Madagascar | 1.73 |
| Malawi | 5.7 |
| Mali | 7.41 |
| Mauritania | 10.34 |
| Mauritius | 6.75 |
| Morocco | 9.19 |
| Mozambique | 3.31 |
| Zambia | 11.63 |
| Zimbabwe | 5.15 |
| Tanzania | 2.03 |
| Uganda | 1.79 |
| Tunisia | 15.38 |
| Togo | 3.74 |
| Sudan | 17.02 |
| Somalia | 13.02 |
| South Africa | 27.04 |
| South Sudan | 12.23 |
| Sierra Leone | 4.5 |
| Senegal | 6.61 |
| Rwanda | 1.06 |
| Niger | 0.49 |
| Nigeria | 8.39 |
| Namibia | 21.57 |
| Comoros | 7.89 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 13.26 |
Unemployment Rate of African Countries
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