Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2020

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2020, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (81.88%), followed by South Africa (59.61%), and then Eswatini (58.61%). Niger had the lowest youth unemployment rate (0.74%) in Africa in 2020.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 2020.

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 2020 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2020

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	35.77
Angola	33.08
Benin	2.96
Botswana	40.44
Burkina Faso	7.98
Burundi	1.69
Cape Verde	34.47
Cameroon	7.37
Republic of Congo	46.71
Ivory Coast	4.69
Democratic Republic of the Congo	9.6
Djibouti	81.88
Central African Republic	10.86
Chad	1.88
Egypt	18.46
Equatorial Guinea	17.39
Eritrea	11.1
Eswatini	58.61
Ethiopia	6.36
Gabon	39.7
Gambia	10.14
Ghana	6.32
Guinea	8.41
Guinea-Bissau	2.73
Kenya	13.62
Lesotho	28.22
Liberia	2.91
Libya	53.56
Madagascar	5.87
Malawi	7.83
Mali	6.73
Mauritania	25.52
Mauritius	25.03
Morocco	26.8
Mozambique	9.71
Zambia	11.04
Zimbabwe	14.24
Tanzania	2.75
Uganda	5.69
Tunisia	41.24
Togo	3.7
Sudan	19.78
Somalia	35.91
South Africa	59.61
South Sudan	21.85
Sierra Leone	4.08
Senegal	4.82
Rwanda	15.95
Niger	0.74
Nigeria	10.84
Namibia	41.51
Comoros	10.49
Sao Tome and Principe	9.42

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.