Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2015

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2015, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (72.49%), followed by Libya (51.54%), and then South Africa (50.12%). Niger had the lowest youth unemployment rate (0.7%) in Africa in 2015.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 2015.

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 2015 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2015

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	30.38
Angola	35.12
Benin	3.42
Botswana	34.74
Burkina Faso	7.16
Burundi	2.68
Cape Verde	28.57
Cameroon	6.23
Republic of Congo	41.21
Ivory Coast	3.38
Democratic Republic of the Congo	8.22
Djibouti	72.49
Central African Republic	9.81
Chad	1.43
Egypt	34.16
Equatorial Guinea	15.4
Eritrea	10.03
Eswatini	48.35
Ethiopia	3.81
Gabon	35.86
Gambia	11.02
Ghana	14.24
Guinea	6.27
Guinea-Bissau	3.88
Kenya	7.3
Lesotho	24
Liberia	1.92
Libya	51.54
Madagascar	3.31
Malawi	6.75
Mali	2.17
Mauritania	18.5
Mauritius	25.56
Morocco	20.83
Mozambique	7.1
Zambia	12.36
Zimbabwe	8.02
Tanzania	3.44
Uganda	3.87
Tunisia	34.97
Togo	4.32
Sudan	25.23
Somalia	33.35
South Africa	50.12
South Sudan	19.42
Sierra Leone	8.14
Senegal	8.05
Rwanda	16.6
Niger	0.7
Nigeria	8.46
Namibia	41.22
Comoros	9.4
Sao Tome and Principe	12.8

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.