Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2011

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2011, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (70.49%), followed by Eswatini (53.25%), and then Libya (50.37%). Niger had the lowest youth unemployment rate (0.47%) in Africa in 2011.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 2011.

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 2011.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2011 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2011

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	22.8
Angola	39.01
Benin	5.45
Botswana	35.2
Burkina Faso	6.11
Burundi	2.4
Cape Verde	22.62
Cameroon	6.31
Republic of Congo	40.19
Ivory Coast	9.68
Democratic Republic of the Congo	8
Djibouti	70.49
Central African Republic	10.19
Chad	1.32
Egypt	29.43
Equatorial Guinea	15.56
Eritrea	10.33
Eswatini	53.25
Ethiopia	3.42
Gabon	35.34
Gambia	14.76
Ghana	8.81
Guinea	5.96
Guinea-Bissau	3.8
Kenya	6.92
Lesotho	23.2
Liberia	2.77
Libya	50.37
Madagascar	3.22
Malawi	6.58
Mali	2.18
Mauritania	15.22
Mauritius	21.59
Morocco	17.93
Mozambique	6.92
Zambia	23.22
Zimbabwe	8.96
Tanzania	6.76
Uganda	5.1
Tunisia	42.64
Togo	3.15
Sudan	32.17
Somalia	33.74
South Africa	49.75
South Sudan	19.61
Sierra Leone	8.16
Senegal	2.98
Rwanda	16.29
Niger	0.47
Nigeria	7.9
Namibia	39.37
Comoros	9.41
Sao Tome and Principe	20.27

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.