Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1998

According to data from the World Bank, in 1998, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (64.15%), followed by Libya (46.04%), and then Eswatini (45.76%). Chad had the lowest youth unemployment rate (1.04%) in Africa in 1998.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 1998.

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".