Unemployment rate in Western Africa 2014-2025

Published by Statista Research Department, May 27, 2024

In 2024, the unemployment rate in Western Africa was 2.98 percent. In the period under review, unemployment in the region has risen more rapidly from 2016 to 2021, when it peaked at approximately seven percent. However, by 2025, the rate is projected to decrease to 2.94 percent.

Unemployment rate in Western Africa from 2014 to 2025

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Release date

May 2024

Region

Africa

Survey time period

2014 to 2024

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

The source does not specify the date of publication. The release date is the date of access.

The figures were rounded.

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