Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2010

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2010, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (70.02%), followed by Eswatini (54.54%), and then South Africa (50.45%). Niger had the lowest youth unemployment rate (1.21%) in Africa in 2010.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 2010.

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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Data Source: World Bank.

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2010 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2010

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	22.16
Angola	38.71
Benin	2.14
Botswana	35.09
Burkina Faso	5.92
Burundi	2.3
Cape Verde	21.32
Cameroon	6.32
Republic of Congo	39.89
Ivory Coast	9.07
Democratic Republic of the Congo	7.5
Djibouti	70.02
Central African Republic	10.34
Chad	1.3
Egypt	24.58
Equatorial Guinea	15.61
Eritrea	10.47
Eswatini	54.54
Ethiopia	3.44
Gabon	35.94
Gambia	14.11
Ghana	11.06
Guinea	5.96
Guinea-Bissau	3.83
Kenya	7.05
Lesotho	22.99
Liberia	3.15
Libya	49.56
Madagascar	4.78
Malawi	6.52
Mali	2.15
Mauritania	15.35
Mauritius	23.52
Morocco	17.62
Mozambique	6.87
Zambia	29.16
Zimbabwe	9.09
Tanzania	5.85
Uganda	5.36
Tunisia	29.57
Togo	3.96
Sudan	26.4
Somalia	33.64
South Africa	50.45
South Sudan	19.4
Sierra Leone	7.8
Senegal	2.94
Rwanda	16.1
Niger	1.21
Nigeria	7.86
Namibia	44.53
Comoros	9.48
Sao Tome and Principe	20.84

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.