Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1996

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1996, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (62.54%), followed by Algeria (45.95%), and then Libya (45.62%). Chad had the lowest youth unemployment rate (0.99%) in Africa in 1996.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 1996.

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 1996.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1996 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1996

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	45.95
Angola	38.29
Benin	1.37
Botswana	36.85
Burkina Faso	3.84
Burundi	3.84
Cape Verde	22.25
Cameroon	12.14
Republic of Congo	39.12
Ivory Coast	5.47
Democratic Republic of the Congo	5.24
Djibouti	62.54
Central African Republic	11.25
Chad	0.99
Egypt	25.58
Equatorial Guinea	14.45
Eritrea	9.77
Eswatini	43.34
Ethiopia	4.68
Gabon	38.92
Gambia	14.83
Ghana	11.15
Guinea	5.64
Guinea-Bissau	3.71
Kenya	6.41
Lesotho	21.85
Liberia	3.23
Libya	45.62
Madagascar	8.64
Malawi	6.7
Mali	2.18
Mauritania	14.94
Mauritius	24.3
Morocco	19.89
Mozambique	5.81
Zambia	26.82
Zimbabwe	13.59
Tanzania	6.05
Uganda	4.83
Tunisia	31.68
Togo	6.67
Sudan	24.31
Somalia	35.26
South Africa	42.14
South Sudan	18.16
Sierra Leone	7.82
Senegal	2.94
Rwanda	14.88
Niger	3.17
Nigeria	7.54
Namibia	42.94
Comoros	10.14
Sao Tome and Principe	19.64

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.