Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2019
Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 2019, Djibouti had the highest total youth unemployment rate (73.91%), followed by Libya (49.72%), and then South Africa (47.41%). Niger had the lowest total youth unemployment rate (0.78%) in Africa in 2019.

The World Bank defines youth unemployment rate as "the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment".

The charts and table below shows the total youth, male youth and female youth unemploment rates of African countries in 2019.

See also: Unemployment Rates of African Countries in 2019.

Data Source: World Bank.
Total Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2019 (%)
Male Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2019 (%)
Female Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2019 (%)
Unemployment rate of Africa for other years:
Table of Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2019
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Country Total Unempl.(%) Male Unempl.(%) Female Unempl.(%)
Algeria 27.19 23.4 44.63
Angola 16.28 16.6 15.97
Benin 3.89 3.2 4.55
Botswana 35.28 35.58 34.91
Burkina Faso 7.81 7.76 7.88
Burundi 1.35 1.78 1.01
Cape Verde 27.65 24.37 32.41
Cameroon 6.5 6.01 7.06
Republic of Congo 39.24 40.02 38.52
Ivory Coast 3.95 3.26 4.81
Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.49 10.47 6.87
Djibouti 73.91 73.05 75.2
Central African Republic 10.07 9.28 10.92
Chad 1.53 2.19 0.72
Egypt 20.71 12.94 51.98
Equatorial Guinea 15.94 14.92 17.09
Eritrea 9.81 8.86 10.89
Eswatini 47.26 45.21 49.25
Ethiopia 5.2 3.7 6.88
Gabon 35.98 31.94 41.31
Gambia 7.27 8.15 6.42
Ghana 6.53 6.68 6.37
Guinea 6.99 6.13 7.88
Guinea-Bissau 4.09 3.99 4.21
Kenya 12.43 11.68 13.18
Lesotho 25.12 17.86 34.95
Liberia 2.45 2.54 2.35
Libya 49.72 41.67 67.58
Madagascar 3.52 3.87 3.15
Malawi 6.96 6.58 7.36
Mali 2.35 2.49 2.18
Mauritania 20.99 18.98 25.05
Mauritius 22.07 17.1 28.62
Morocco 22.58 22.27 23.43
Mozambique 7.32 7.5 7.15
Zambia 10.33 12.13 8.19
Zimbabwe 11.62 11.05 12.31
Tanzania 3.94 3.2 4.71
Uganda 5.57 5.31 5.84
Tunisia 35.34 34.4 37.36
Togo 9.25 11.93 7.12
Sudan 32.73 28.21 41.4
Somalia 33.91 32.13 36.95
South Africa 47.41 43.91 51.71
South Sudan 18.58 19.55 17.69
Sierra Leone 3.63 4.79 2.57
Senegal 4.05 2.86 6.61
Rwanda 17.24 16.53 18.03
Niger 0.78 0.96 0.51
Nigeria 12.59 12 13.29
Namibia 38.16 37.65 38.76
Comoros 18.97 19.34 18.45
Sao Tome and Principe 21.23 16.57 31.22

Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries

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