Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1991

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1991, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (58.71%), followed by Libya (43.99%), and then South Africa (43.49%). Chad had the lowest youth unemployment rate (0.94%) in Africa in 1991.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 1991.

You can also see links below for the trend of youth unemployment rate for each African country.

The World Bank defines youth unemployment rate as "the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment".

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Annual Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1991.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1991 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1991

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	32.92
Angola	39.84
Benin	1.75
Botswana	25.71
Burkina Faso	3.85
Burundi	3.89
Cape Verde	22.25
Cameroon	13.2
Republic of Congo	38.36
Ivory Coast	8.77
Democratic Republic of the Congo	5.36
Djibouti	58.71
Central African Republic	10.96
Chad	0.94
Egypt	27.14
Equatorial Guinea	13.56
Eritrea	9.37
Eswatini	40.99
Ethiopia	4.7
Gabon	41.56
Gambia	14.35
Ghana	5.56
Guinea	5.69
Guinea-Bissau	3.74
Kenya	6.21
Lesotho	21.64
Liberia	3.47
Libya	43.99
Madagascar	8.69
Malawi	6.7
Mali	2.19
Mauritania	15.1
Mauritius	22.71
Morocco	19.74
Mozambique	5.99
Zambia	33.63
Zimbabwe	10.63
Tanzania	6.29
Uganda	5.12
Tunisia	30.38
Togo	7.11
Sudan	24.29
Somalia	34.7
South Africa	43.49
South Sudan	18.28
Sierra Leone	7.66
Senegal	2.96
Rwanda	16.41
Niger	3.28
Nigeria	7.43
Namibia	34.68
Comoros	10.19
Sao Tome and Principe	19.87

Trend of Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries

Use the links below to see the trend of the annual youth unemployment rate for the following African countries.