Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1999

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1999, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (64.43%), followed by Algeria (47.92%), and then Eswatini (47.26%). Chad had the lowest youth unemployment rate (1.07%) in Africa in 1999.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 1999.

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 1999.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1999 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 1999

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	47.92
Angola	38.87
Benin	1.09
Botswana	35.3
Burkina Faso	4
Burundi	3.86
Cape Verde	23.05
Cameroon	11.49
Republic of Congo	39.44
Ivory Coast	5.99
Democratic Republic of the Congo	5.29
Djibouti	64.43
Central African Republic	11.09
Chad	1.07
Egypt	20.45
Equatorial Guinea	14.78
Eritrea	10.17
Eswatini	47.26
Ethiopia	5.45
Gabon	37.24
Gambia	14.32
Ghana	15.87
Guinea	5.63
Guinea-Bissau	3.91
Kenya	6.74
Lesotho	22.42
Liberia	2.91
Libya	46.4
Madagascar	8.41
Malawi	6.73
Mali	2.11
Mauritania	15.28
Mauritius	25.93
Morocco	20.64
Mozambique	5.71
Zambia	21.82
Zimbabwe	12.89
Tanzania	5.67
Uganda	5.13
Tunisia	31.02
Togo	7.04
Sudan	24.03
Somalia	34.14
South Africa	43.11
South Sudan	18.06
Sierra Leone	7.75
Senegal	2.82
Rwanda	15.16
Niger	3.01
Nigeria	7.55
Namibia	41.71
Comoros	9.8
Sao Tome and Principe	19.59

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.