Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1997

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1997, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (63.41%), followed by Namibia (46.56%), and then Libya (45.72%). Chad had the lowest youth unemployment rate (1.02%) in Africa in 1997.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 1997.

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 1997.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1997 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1997

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	41.79
Angola	37.99
Benin	1.26
Botswana	37.42
Burkina Faso	3.81
Burundi	3.86
Cape Verde	22.67
Cameroon	11.87
Republic of Congo	38.85
Ivory Coast	5.43
Democratic Republic of the Congo	5.24
Djibouti	63.41
Central African Republic	11.19
Chad	1.02
Egypt	24.01
Equatorial Guinea	14.53
Eritrea	9.9
Eswatini	44.19
Ethiopia	4.84
Gabon	37.86
Gambia	14.63
Ghana	12.01
Guinea	5.61
Guinea-Bissau	3.67
Kenya	6.54
Lesotho	21.98
Liberia	3.07
Libya	45.72
Madagascar	8.53
Malawi	6.44
Mali	2.16
Mauritania	14.96
Mauritius	24.69
Morocco	20.61
Mozambique	5.69
Zambia	23.36
Zimbabwe	15.34
Tanzania	5.85
Uganda	4.87
Tunisia	31.87
Togo	6.7
Sudan	23.95
Somalia	34.34
South Africa	42.09
South Sudan	17.87
Sierra Leone	7.86
Senegal	2.89
Rwanda	14.43
Niger	3.17
Nigeria	7.45
Namibia	46.56
Comoros	9.82
Sao Tome and Principe	19.7

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.