Annual Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2022

Updated on May 15, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2022, among all African countries, Eswatini had the highest unemployment rate (36.47%), followed by South Africa (33.27%), and then Djibouti (26.27%). On the other hand, Niger had the lowest unemployment rate (0.4%).

Use the chart and table below to see the annual unemployment rate for each country in 2022.

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 2022 (%)

Annual Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2022

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Country	Unemployment(%)
Algeria	12.38
Angola	14.12
Benin	1.69
Botswana	23.62
Burkina Faso	3.83
Burundi	0.91
Cape Verde	12.24
Cameroon	3.65
Republic of Congo	20.13
Ivory Coast	2.31
Democratic Republic of the Congo	4.54
Djibouti	26.27
Central African Republic	6.29
Chad	1.08
Egypt	6.55
Equatorial Guinea	8.33
Eritrea	6.03
Eswatini	36.47
Ethiopia	3.39
Gabon	20.32
Gambia	6.07
Ghana	2.87
Guinea	5.17
Guinea-Bissau	2.67
Kenya	5.57
Lesotho	16.62
Liberia	2.96
Libya	19.24
Madagascar	3.19
Malawi	5.02
Mali	2.39
Mauritania	10.52
Mauritius	6.32
Morocco	9.41
Mozambique	6.79
Zambia	5.99
Zimbabwe	10.09
Tanzania	1.57
Uganda	2.89
Tunisia	15.3
Togo	1.97
Sudan	7.53
Somalia	19.11
South Africa	33.27
South Sudan	12.48
Sierra Leone	3.14
Senegal	2.84
Rwanda	15.08
Niger	0.4
Nigeria	3.83
Namibia	19.61
Comoros	3.88
Sao Tome and Principe	8.96

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.