Annual Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2021

Updated on May 15, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2021, among all African countries, Eswatini had the highest unemployment rate (34.15%), followed by South Africa (34.01%), and then Djibouti (27.63%). On the other hand, Niger had the lowest unemployment rate (0.81%).

Use the chart and table below to see the annual unemployment rate for each country in 2021.

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 2021 (%)

Annual Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2021

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Country	Unemployment(%)
Algeria	13.66
Angola	15.8
Benin	1.83
Botswana	23.11
Burkina Faso	4.51
Burundi	1.12
Cape Verde	13.93
Cameroon	3.98
Republic of Congo	22
Ivory Coast	2.62
Democratic Republic of the Congo	5.29
Djibouti	27.63
Central African Republic	6.7
Chad	1.53
Egypt	7.44
Equatorial Guinea	8.82
Eritrea	6.49
Eswatini	34.15
Ethiopia	3.94
Gabon	21.22
Gambia	6.21
Ghana	3.2
Guinea	5.82
Guinea-Bissau	3.02
Kenya	5.69
Lesotho	18.21
Liberia	3.84
Libya	19.78
Madagascar	3.5
Malawi	5.65
Mali	4.01
Mauritania	11.13
Mauritius	7.72
Morocco	10.55
Mozambique	5.41
Zambia	5.2
Zimbabwe	9.54
Tanzania	1.88
Uganda	3.42
Tunisia	16.63
Togo	2.34
Sudan	11.09
Somalia	19.66
South Africa	34.01
South Sudan	13.95
Sierra Leone	3.55
Senegal	3.44
Rwanda	15.78
Niger	0.81
Nigeria	5.4
Namibia	20.93
Comoros	4.39
Sao Tome and Principe	9.56

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.