Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2016

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2016, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (73.01%), followed by South Africa (53.45%), and then Libya (51.38%). Niger had the lowest youth unemployment rate (0.72%) in Africa in 2016.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 2016.

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 2016.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2016 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2016

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	26.23
Angola	34.48
Benin	3.24
Botswana	34.85
Burkina Faso	7.38
Burundi	2.46
Cape Verde	30.18
Cameroon	6.3
Republic of Congo	41.71
Ivory Coast	2.04
Democratic Republic of the Congo	8.28
Djibouti	73.01
Central African Republic	9.75
Chad	1.46
Egypt	33.66
Equatorial Guinea	15.38
Eritrea	10
Eswatini	46.97
Ethiopia	4.03
Gabon	36.19
Gambia	9.82
Ghana	10.62
Guinea	6.35
Guinea-Bissau	3.87
Kenya	7.33
Lesotho	24.05
Liberia	2.31
Libya	51.38
Madagascar	3.58
Malawi	6.82
Mali	2.13
Mauritania	19.83
Mauritius	22.98
Morocco	22.27
Mozambique	7.4
Zambia	10.51
Zimbabwe	8.95
Tanzania	3.24
Uganda	4.41
Tunisia	35.12
Togo	6.81
Sudan	23.63
Somalia	33.47
South Africa	53.45
South Sudan	19.85
Sierra Leone	6.71
Senegal	6.37
Rwanda	16.6
Niger	0.72
Nigeria	9.1
Namibia	44.21
Comoros	9.5
Sao Tome and Principe	10.61

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.