Annual Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2020

Updated on May 15, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2020, among all African countries, Eswatini had the highest unemployment rate (32.98%), followed by South Africa (29.22%), and then Djibouti (27.7%). On the other hand, Niger had the lowest unemployment rate (0.59%).

Use the chart and table below to see the annual unemployment rate for each country in 2020.

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 2020 (%)

Annual Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2020

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Country	Unemployment(%)
Algeria	14.08
Angola	16.7
Benin	1.52
Botswana	21.02
Burkina Faso	4.59
Burundi	1.03
Cape Verde	14.65
Cameroon	3.88
Republic of Congo	22.29
Ivory Coast	2.59
Democratic Republic of the Congo	5.36
Djibouti	27.7
Central African Republic	6.52
Chad	1.7
Egypt	7.97
Equatorial Guinea	8.63
Eritrea	6.38
Eswatini	32.98
Ethiopia	4
Gabon	21.28
Gambia	5.84
Ghana	3.18
Guinea	6.01
Guinea-Bissau	2.89
Kenya	5.61
Lesotho	18.39
Liberia	4.1
Libya	19.65
Madagascar	3.29
Malawi	5.72
Mali	3.53
Mauritania	11.05
Mauritius	8.63
Morocco	11.19
Mozambique	5.02
Zambia	6.03
Zimbabwe	8.62
Tanzania	1.79
Uganda	3.82
Tunisia	17.65
Togo	2.23
Sudan	12
Somalia	19.41
South Africa	29.22
South Sudan	14.25
Sierra Leone	3.51
Senegal	3.43
Rwanda	11.83
Niger	0.59
Nigeria	5.71
Namibia	21
Comoros	4.47
Sao Tome and Principe	9.68

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.