Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2012

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2012, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (70.78%), followed by Eswatini (51.69%), and then South Africa (51.32%). Madagascar had the lowest youth unemployment rate (1.01%) in Africa in 2012.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 2012.

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 2012.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2012 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2012

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	27.87
Angola	37.7
Benin	4.72
Botswana	34.65
Burkina Faso	6.21
Burundi	2.54
Cape Verde	23.85
Cameroon	6.27
Republic of Congo	40.3
Ivory Coast	9.89
Democratic Republic of the Congo	8.46
Djibouti	70.78
Central African Republic	9.97
Chad	1.31
Egypt	34.44
Equatorial Guinea	15.43
Eritrea	10.1
Eswatini	51.69
Ethiopia	3.41
Gabon	35.12
Gambia	14.85
Ghana	6.66
Guinea	5.84
Guinea-Bissau	3.85
Kenya	6.95
Lesotho	22.92
Liberia	2.37
Libya	49.88
Madagascar	1.01
Malawi	6.71
Mali	2.23
Mauritania	15.09
Mauritius	23.57
Morocco	18.64
Mozambique	6.93
Zambia	17.16
Zimbabwe	8.17
Tanzania	6.26
Uganda	5.28
Tunisia	38.44
Togo	3.41
Sudan	30.83
Somalia	33.83
South Africa	51.32
South Sudan	19.91
Sierra Leone	8.44
Senegal	4.29
Rwanda	16.25
Niger	3.85
Nigeria	7.86
Namibia	34.09
Comoros	9.4
Sao Tome and Principe	19.4

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.