Youth unemployment rate in Africa 2022, by country

Published by
Saifaddin Galal,
Nov 14, 2023
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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Release date

October 2023

Region

Africa

Survey time period

2022

Age group

15-24 years

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.
Data are estimates.
The source did not provide data for Seychelles.

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