Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2019

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2019, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (75.91%), followed by South Africa (57.32%), and then Eswatini (51.2%). Niger had the lowest youth unemployment rate (0.75%) in Africa in 2019.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 2019.

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 2019 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2019

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	31.2
Angola	31.83
Benin	2.3
Botswana	34.59
Burkina Faso	7.43
Burundi	1.75
Cape Verde	28.11
Cameroon	6.59
Republic of Congo	42.05
Ivory Coast	4.04
Democratic Republic of the Congo	8.21
Djibouti	75.91
Central African Republic	9.64
Chad	1.49
Egypt	20.63
Equatorial Guinea	15.22
Eritrea	9.85
Eswatini	51.2
Ethiopia	4.75
Gabon	36.71
Gambia	7.81
Ghana	5.88
Guinea	6.99
Guinea-Bissau	2.06
Kenya	12.55
Lesotho	25.32
Liberia	2.3
Libya	50.57
Madagascar	4.49
Malawi	6.81
Mali	4.67
Mauritania	23.37
Mauritius	22.08
Morocco	22.48
Mozambique	8.51
Zambia	10.35
Zimbabwe	11.72
Tanzania	2.66
Uganda	4.69
Tunisia	37.87
Togo	3.08
Sudan	19.37
Somalia	33.84
South Africa	57.32
South Sudan	19.26
Sierra Leone	3.58
Senegal	4.04
Rwanda	16.05
Niger	0.75
Nigeria	10.42
Namibia	38.16
Comoros	9.09
Sao Tome and Principe	8.4

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.