Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2003

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2003, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (66.64%), followed by Eswatini (52.66%), and then Botswana (47.04%). Benin had the lowest youth unemployment rate (0.98%) in Africa in 2003.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 2003.

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 2003.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2003 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2003

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	43.86
Angola	38.4
Benin	0.98
Botswana	47.04
Burkina Faso	4.34
Burundi	3.85
Cape Verde	24.51
Cameroon	8.92
Republic of Congo	39.8
Ivory Coast	7.68
Democratic Republic of the Congo	5.07
Djibouti	66.64
Central African Republic	10.95
Chad	1.1
Egypt	29.4
Equatorial Guinea	15.1
Eritrea	10.42
Eswatini	52.66
Ethiopia	4.32
Gabon	33.8
Gambia	14.52
Ghana	13.05
Guinea	5.69
Guinea-Bissau	3.85
Kenya	6.83
Lesotho	22.39
Liberia	3.25
Libya	46.7
Madagascar	6.88
Malawi	6.85
Mali	2.02
Mauritania	15.13
Mauritius	25.25
Morocco	17.04
Mozambique	6.22
Zambia	27.74
Zimbabwe	8.95
Tanzania	5.54
Uganda	5.33
Tunisia	30.66
Togo	7.17
Sudan	24.1
Somalia	33.65
South Africa	43.8
South Sudan	18.55
Sierra Leone	7.21
Senegal	2.91
Rwanda	15.68
Niger	4.53
Nigeria	7.23
Namibia	42.87
Comoros	9.85
Sao Tome and Principe	22.72

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.