Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2006

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2006, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (67.67%), followed by Eswatini (55.64%), and then Libya (47.01%). Chad had the lowest youth unemployment rate (1.1%) in Africa in 2006.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 2006.

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 2006.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2006 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2006

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	24.4
Angola	37.64
Benin	1.46
Botswana	31.91
Burkina Faso	5.78
Burundi	3.9
Cape Verde	24.8
Cameroon	5.6
Republic of Congo	39.8
Ivory Coast	8.12
Democratic Republic of the Congo	5.44
Djibouti	67.67
Central African Republic	10.34
Chad	1.1
Egypt	30.52
Equatorial Guinea	14.7
Eritrea	10.14
Eswatini	55.64
Ethiopia	3.45
Gabon	33.34
Gambia	14.74
Ghana	9.49
Guinea	5.86
Guinea-Bissau	3.83
Kenya	6.57
Lesotho	22.56
Liberia	3.15
Libya	47.01
Madagascar	2.62
Malawi	6.64
Mali	2.16
Mauritania	14.37
Mauritius	23.25
Morocco	16.47
Mozambique	6.53
Zambia	26.77
Zimbabwe	8.24
Tanzania	6.02
Uganda	3.42
Tunisia	27.91
Togo	7.49
Sudan	24.12
Somalia	33.62
South Africa	43.87
South Sudan	18.84
Sierra Leone	6.14
Senegal	2.9
Rwanda	15.77
Niger	5.02
Nigeria	7.69
Namibia	43.02
Comoros	9.8
Sao Tome and Principe	23.47

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.