Annual Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1991

Updated on May 15, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1991, among all African countries, Djibouti had the highest unemployment rate (26.12%), followed by South Africa (23.14%), and then Algeria (20.6%). On the other hand, Chad had the lowest unemployment rate (0.67%).

Use the chart and table below to see the annual unemployment rate for each country in 1991.

You can also see links below for the trend of unemployment rate for each African country.

The World Bank defines unemployment rate as "the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment".

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Data Source: World Bank.

Annual Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1991 (%)

Annual Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1991

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Country	Unemployment(%)
Algeria	20.6
Angola	16.82
Benin	1.64
Botswana	13.82
Burkina Faso	2.47
Burundi	3.15
Cape Verde	13.53
Cameroon	8.99
Republic of Congo	19.91
Ivory Coast	6.6
Democratic Republic of the Congo	3.27
Djibouti	26.12
Central African Republic	5.7
Chad	0.67
Egypt	9.38
Equatorial Guinea	6.68
Eritrea	5.13
Eswatini	20.52
Ethiopia	3.28
Gabon	17.22
Gambia	9.78
Ghana	3.49
Guinea	4.56
Guinea-Bissau	3.01
Kenya	2.78
Lesotho	15.5
Liberia	2.74
Libya	18.6
Madagascar	6.17
Malawi	4.9
Mali	1.4
Mauritania	9.97
Mauritius	9.49
Morocco	13.5
Mozambique	2.84
Zambia	18.9
Zimbabwe	4.79
Tanzania	3.6
Uganda	3.45
Tunisia	15.94
Togo	4.06
Sudan	15.62
Somalia	19
South Africa	23.14
South Sudan	12.33
Sierra Leone	4.14
Senegal	2.86
Rwanda	12.34
Niger	1.59
Nigeria	3.83
Namibia	19.14
Comoros	4.8
Sao Tome and Principe	14.49

Trend of Annual Unemployment Rate of African Countries

Use the links below to see the trend of the annual unemployment rate for the following African countries.