Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2017

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2017, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (73.95%), followed by South Africa (53.4%), and then Libya (50.47%). Niger had the lowest youth unemployment rate (0.73%) in Africa in 2017.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 2017.

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 2017 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2017

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	30.3
Angola	33.73
Benin	2.98
Botswana	34.87
Burkina Faso	7.53
Burundi	2.23
Cape Verde	31.89
Cameroon	6.41
Republic of Congo	42.48
Ivory Coast	5.26
Democratic Republic of the Congo	8.33
Djibouti	73.95
Central African Republic	9.73
Chad	1.49
Egypt	32.64
Equatorial Guinea	15.39
Eritrea	9.99
Eswatini	48.37
Ethiopia	4.25
Gabon	36.53
Gambia	8.41
Ghana	6.38
Guinea	6.44
Guinea-Bissau	3.84
Kenya	9.1
Lesotho	24.48
Liberia	2.3
Libya	50.47
Madagascar	3.88
Malawi	6.87
Mali	2.23
Mauritania	20.97
Mauritius	24.23
Morocco	22.17
Mozambique	7.8
Zambia	8.51
Zimbabwe	9.83
Tanzania	3.04
Uganda	5.05
Tunisia	35.32
Togo	9.28
Sudan	22.2
Somalia	33.2
South Africa	53.4
South Sudan	19.85
Sierra Leone	5.09
Senegal	5.84
Rwanda	16.73
Niger	0.73
Nigeria	9.71
Namibia	41.47
Comoros	9.36
Sao Tome and Principe	8.39

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.