Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2020
Updated on February 12, 2022.
In 2020, South Africa had the highest unemployment rate (28.74%), followed by Lesotho (24.65%), and then Eswatini (23.4%). Niger had the lowest unemployment rate (0.69%) in Africa in 2020.
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 2020.
Data Source: World Bank.
Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2020 (%)
Unemployment rate of Africa for other years:
Table of Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2020
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| Country | Unemployment(%) |
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| Algeria | 12.83 |
| Angola | 7.7 |
| Benin | 2.54 |
| Botswana | 17.7 |
| Burkina Faso | 4.96 |
| Burundi | 0.8 |
| Cape Verde | 13.41 |
| Cameroon | 3.62 |
| Republic of Congo | 10.27 |
| Ivory Coast | 3.5 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.55 |
| Djibouti | 11.57 |
| Central African Republic | 4.33 |
| Chad | 2.26 |
| Egypt | 10.45 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 9.15 |
| Eritrea | 7.44 |
| Eswatini | 23.4 |
| Ethiopia | 2.79 |
| Gabon | 20.47 |
| Gambia | 9.64 |
| Ghana | 4.53 |
| Guinea | 4.35 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3.16 |
| Kenya | 2.98 |
| Lesotho | 24.65 |
| Liberia | 3.3 |
| Libya | 19.39 |
| Madagascar | 1.92 |
| Malawi | 5.99 |
| Mali | 7.5 |
| Mauritania | 10.66 |
| Mauritius | 7.11 |
| Morocco | 10.15 |
| Mozambique | 3.39 |
| Zambia | 12.17 |
| Zimbabwe | 5.73 |
| Tanzania | 2.16 |
| Uganda | 2.44 |
| Tunisia | 16.69 |
| Togo | 4.05 |
| Sudan | 17.71 |
| Somalia | 13.1 |
| South Africa | 28.74 |
| South Sudan | 12.66 |
| Sierra Leone | 4.6 |
| Senegal | 7.1 |
| Rwanda | 1.35 |
| Niger | 0.69 |
| Nigeria | 9.01 |
| Namibia | 20.35 |
| Comoros | 8.43 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 13.86 |
Unemployment Rate of African Countries
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