Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2013

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2013, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (71.34%), followed by South Africa (51.21%), and then Libya (50.58%). Chad had the lowest youth unemployment rate (1.36%) in Africa in 2013.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 2013.

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 2013 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2013

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	25.46
Angola	36.73
Benin	3.96
Botswana	34.6
Burkina Faso	6.53
Burundi	2.71
Cape Verde	25.3
Cameroon	6.24
Republic of Congo	40.92
Ivory Coast	6.27
Democratic Republic of the Congo	8.38
Djibouti	71.34
Central African Republic	9.8
Chad	1.36
Egypt	34.12
Equatorial Guinea	15.25
Eritrea	9.95
Eswatini	50.46
Ethiopia	3.43
Gabon	35.35
Gambia	13.73
Ghana	4.72
Guinea	5.9
Guinea-Bissau	3.88
Kenya	7.18
Lesotho	23.29
Liberia	1.95
Libya	50.58
Madagascar	1.78
Malawi	6.75
Mali	2.28
Mauritania	16.2
Mauritius	22.18
Morocco	19.16
Mozambique	6.99
Zambia	15.71
Zimbabwe	7.61
Tanzania	5.69
Uganda	2.59
Tunisia	34.83
Togo	3.7
Sudan	29.16
Somalia	33.66
South Africa	51.21
South Sudan	19.73
Sierra Leone	8.74
Senegal	5.65
Rwanda	16.42
Niger	2.33
Nigeria	7.71
Namibia	40.51
Comoros	9.28
Sao Tome and Principe	17.1

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.