Annual Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2012

Updated on May 15, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2012, among all African countries, Djibouti had the highest unemployment rate (26.18%), followed by Eswatini (25.23%), and then South Africa (24.73%). On the other hand, Madagascar had the lowest unemployment rate (0.6%).

Use the chart and table below to see the annual unemployment rate for each country in 2012.

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 2012 (%)

Annual Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2012

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Country	Unemployment(%)
Algeria	10.97
Angola	16.54
Benin	2.46
Botswana	17.92
Burkina Faso	3.85
Burundi	1.59
Cape Verde	11.15
Cameroon	3.84
Republic of Congo	19.49
Ivory Coast	7.22
Democratic Republic of the Congo	4.49
Djibouti	26.18
Central African Republic	5.58
Chad	0.89
Egypt	12.6
Equatorial Guinea	7.76
Eritrea	5.69
Eswatini	25.23
Ethiopia	2.25
Gabon	19.66
Gambia	10.35
Ghana	3.13
Guinea	4.87
Guinea-Bissau	3.14
Kenya	2.68
Lesotho	15.76
Liberia	2.15
Libya	19.03
Madagascar	0.6
Malawi	4.95
Mali	1.46
Mauritania	9.86
Mauritius	7.47
Morocco	8.99
Mozambique	3.3
Zambia	7.85
Zimbabwe	5.06
Tanzania	3.22
Uganda	3.55
Tunisia	17.63
Togo	2.03
Sudan	16.97
Somalia	18.77
South Africa	24.73
South Sudan	12.8
Sierra Leone	4.38
Senegal	3.9
Rwanda	11.67
Niger	2.18
Nigeria	3.76
Namibia	16.77
Comoros	4.09
Sao Tome and Principe	13.59

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.