Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2023

Updated on May 16, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment rate (76.39%), followed by South Africa (60.26%), and then Eswatini (54.24%). Niger had the lowest youth unemployment rate (0.4%) in Africa in 2023.

Use the chart and table below to see the annual youth unemployment rate for each country in 2023.

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 2023.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2023 (%)

Annual Youth Unemployment Rate of African Countries in 2023

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Country	Youth Unemployment Rate (%)
Algeria	30
Angola	26.83
Benin	3.09
Botswana	44.36
Burkina Faso	6.57
Burundi	1.7
Cape Verde	28.05
Cameroon	6.62
Republic of Congo	40.72
Ivory Coast	4.24
Democratic Republic of the Congo	8.01
Djibouti	76.39
Central African Republic	9.86
Chad	1.45
Egypt	17.15
Equatorial Guinea	15.46
Eritrea	9.97
Eswatini	54.24
Ethiopia	5.46
Gabon	36.41
Gambia	10.81
Ghana	5.35
Guinea	7.07
Guinea-Bissau	2.82
Kenya	15.16
Lesotho	24.74
Liberia	2.22
Libya	49.86
Madagascar	5.43
Malawi	6.84
Mali	3.86
Mauritania	23.24
Mauritius	16.45
Morocco	21.97
Mozambique	11.47
Zambia	10.04
Zimbabwe	15.33
Tanzania	2.34
Uganda	4.21
Tunisia	38.48
Togo	3.4
Somalia	34.09
South Africa	60.26
South Sudan	18.52
Sierra Leone	3.48
Senegal	3.86
Rwanda	18.17
Niger	0.4
Nigeria	5.13
Namibia	37.13
Comoros	8.83
Sao Tome and Principe	8.54

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.