Annual Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2015

Updated on May 15, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2015, among all African countries, Djibouti had the highest unemployment rate (26.06%), followed by South Africa (25.15%), and then Eswatini (23.43%). On the other hand, Niger had the lowest unemployment rate (0.56%).

Use the chart and table below to see the annual unemployment rate for each country in 2015.

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 2015 (%)

Annual Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2015

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Country	Unemployment(%)
Algeria	11.21
Angola	16.47
Benin	1.89
Botswana	18.92
Burkina Faso	4.47
Burundi	1.45
Cape Verde	11.92
Cameroon	3.52
Republic of Congo	20.02
Ivory Coast	2.57
Democratic Republic of the Congo	4.44
Djibouti	26.06
Central African Republic	5.78
Chad	1.03
Egypt	13.05
Equatorial Guinea	7.78
Eritrea	5.75
Eswatini	23.43
Ethiopia	2.44
Gabon	19.94
Gambia	7.23
Ghana	6.81
Guinea	5.15
Guinea-Bissau	3.17
Kenya	2.76
Lesotho	16.22
Liberia	2.56
Libya	19.69
Madagascar	1.79
Malawi	4.95
Mali	1.4
Mauritania	10.1
Mauritius	7.41
Morocco	9.46
Mozambique	3.43
Zambia	5.95
Zimbabwe	5.4
Tanzania	2.01
Uganda	2.68
Tunisia	15.16
Togo	2.2
Sudan	14.39
Somalia	18.5
South Africa	25.15
South Sudan	12.46
Sierra Leone	4.48
Senegal	6.76
Rwanda	11.83
Niger	0.56
Nigeria	4.13
Namibia	20.79
Comoros	4.03
Sao Tome and Principe	10.59

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.