Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2018
Updated on February 12, 2022.
In 2018, South Africa had the highest unemployment rate (26.91%), followed by Lesotho (23.98%), and then Eswatini (22.37%). Niger had the lowest unemployment rate (0.47%) in Africa in 2018.
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 2018.
Data Source: World Bank.
Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2018 (%)
Unemployment rate of Africa for other years:
Table of Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2018
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| Country | Unemployment(%) |
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| Algeria | 11.89 |
| Angola | 7 |
| Benin | 2.37 |
| Botswana | 17.32 |
| Burkina Faso | 4.7 |
| Burundi | 1.45 |
| Cape Verde | 12.17 |
| Cameroon | 3.36 |
| Republic of Congo | 9.66 |
| Ivory Coast | 3.21 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.18 |
| Djibouti | 11.06 |
| Central African Republic | 4.09 |
| Chad | 1.89 |
| Egypt | 9.82 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 8.03 |
| Eritrea | 6.41 |
| Eswatini | 22.37 |
| Ethiopia | 2.07 |
| Gabon | 19.77 |
| Gambia | 9.02 |
| Ghana | 4.16 |
| Guinea | 4.19 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2.84 |
| Kenya | 2.64 |
| Lesotho | 23.98 |
| Liberia | 2.94 |
| Libya | 18.46 |
| Madagascar | 1.69 |
| Malawi | 5.62 |
| Mali | 7.31 |
| Mauritania | 10.22 |
| Mauritius | 6.43 |
| Morocco | 9.08 |
| Mozambique | 3.24 |
| Zambia | 12.01 |
| Zimbabwe | 5.07 |
| Tanzania | 1.99 |
| Uganda | 1.75 |
| Tunisia | 15.46 |
| Togo | 3.66 |
| Sudan | 16.87 |
| Somalia | 12.89 |
| South Africa | 26.91 |
| South Sudan | 12.1 |
| Sierra Leone | 4.42 |
| Senegal | 6.53 |
| Rwanda | 1.02 |
| Niger | 0.47 |
| Nigeria | 8.45 |
| Namibia | 19.88 |
| Comoros | 7.78 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 13.14 |
Unemployment Rate of African Countries
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