Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2000

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2000, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (65.03%), followed by Algeria (50.66%), and then Eswatini (48.8%). Benin had the lowest youth unemployment rate (1%) in Africa in 2000.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 2000.

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 2000.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2000 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2000

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	50.66
Angola	39.01
Benin	1
Botswana	32.13
Burkina Faso	4.17
Burundi	3.85
Cape Verde	23.11
Cameroon	11.38
Republic of Congo	39.26
Ivory Coast	6.47
Democratic Republic of the Congo	5.3
Djibouti	65.03
Central African Republic	10.96
Chad	1.1
Egypt	25
Equatorial Guinea	14.79
Eritrea	10.22
Eswatini	48.8
Ethiopia	5.13
Gabon	36.99
Gambia	14.29
Ghana	16.42
Guinea	5.68
Guinea-Bissau	3.98
Kenya	6.76
Lesotho	22.44
Liberia	2.92
Libya	46.66
Madagascar	8.41
Malawi	6.76
Mali	2.16
Mauritania	15.3
Mauritius	26.39
Morocco	20.39
Mozambique	6.04
Zambia	22.54
Zimbabwe	11.94
Tanzania	5.54
Uganda	5.19
Tunisia	30.73
Togo	7.34
Sudan	24.27
Somalia	33.83
South Africa	43.19
South Sudan	18.36
Sierra Leone	7.55
Senegal	2.81
Rwanda	15.44
Niger	3.06
Nigeria	7.57
Namibia	39.24
Comoros	9.6
Sao Tome and Principe	19.65

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.