Djibouti registered the highest youth unemployment rate in Africa in 2022. That year, almost 80 percent of the labor force aged 15 to 24 years was unemployed in the country. Unemployment among youth was also particularly high in South Africa, Libya, and Eswatini, which respectively registered an unemployment rate of around 52, 51.5, and 49.8 percent. In contrast, the lowest youth unemployment levels on the continent were in Niger and Burundi.
Youth unemployment rate in Africa as of 2022, by country
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World Bank. (October 26, 2023). Youth unemployment rate in Africa as of 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287088/youth-unemployment-rate-in-africa-by-country/
World Bank. "Youth unemployment rate in Africa as of 2022, by country." Chart. October 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287088/youth-unemployment-rate-in-africa-by-country/
World Bank. (2023). Youth unemployment rate in Africa as of 2022, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287088/youth-unemployment-rate-in-africa-by-country/
World Bank. "Youth Unemployment Rate in Africa as of 2022, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287088/youth-unemployment-rate-in-africa-by-country/
World Bank, Youth unemployment rate in Africa as of 2022, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287088/youth-unemployment-rate-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited July 16, 2024)
Youth unemployment rate in Africa as of 2022, by country [Graph], World Bank, October 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287088/youth-unemployment-rate-in-africa-by-country/