In 2024, the unemployment rate in Southern Africa was 27.24 percent. The rate is projected to increase to 27.62 percent by 2025, which would still represent one of the highest unemployment rates registered from 2010 onwards. The Southern African economy was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, representing the worst affected region in Africa.
Unemployment rate in Southern Africa from 2014 to 2025
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ILO. (May 23, 2024). Unemployment rate in Southern Africa from 2014 to 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323958/unemployment-rate-in-southern-africa/
ILO. "Unemployment rate in Southern Africa from 2014 to 2025." Chart. May 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323958/unemployment-rate-in-southern-africa/
ILO. (2024). Unemployment rate in Southern Africa from 2014 to 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323958/unemployment-rate-in-southern-africa/
ILO. "Unemployment Rate in Southern Africa from 2014 to 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323958/unemployment-rate-in-southern-africa/
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Unemployment rate in Southern Africa from 2014 to 2025 [Graph], ILO, May 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323958/unemployment-rate-in-southern-africa/
