Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2009

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2009, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (69.33%), followed by Eswatini (55.59%), and then Libya (49.13%). Chad had the lowest youth unemployment rate (1.3%) in Africa in 2009.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 2009.

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 2009.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2009 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2009

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	21.78
Angola	38.21
Benin	1.9
Botswana	32.34
Burkina Faso	5.85
Burundi	2.21
Cape Verde	25.82
Cameroon	5.71
Republic of Congo	40.71
Ivory Coast	8.92
Democratic Republic of the Congo	6.99
Djibouti	69.33
Central African Republic	10.21
Chad	1.3
Egypt	25.22
Equatorial Guinea	15.13
Eritrea	10.25
Eswatini	55.59
Ethiopia	3.46
Gabon	35.36
Gambia	14.22
Ghana	10.81
Guinea	5.89
Guinea-Bissau	3.86
Kenya	7.03
Lesotho	22.92
Liberia	3.13
Libya	49.13
Madagascar	3.99
Malawi	6.46
Mali	2.18
Mauritania	15.48
Mauritius	21.44
Morocco	16.65
Mozambique	6.79
Zambia	22.9
Zimbabwe	9.11
Tanzania	4.84
Uganda	5.38
Tunisia	31.15
Togo	4.84
Sudan	21.35
Somalia	33.61
South Africa	47.47
South Sudan	19.29
Sierra Leone	7.42
Senegal	2.94
Rwanda	16.02
Niger	2.13
Nigeria	7.84
Namibia	44.46
Comoros	9.62
Sao Tome and Principe	21.52

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.