Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country. Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) - Labor, migration and population - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Djibouti (1991)43.54
2Mauritania (2004)33
3Lesotho (1999)27.26
4Equatorial Guinea (1983)24.19
5Cape Verde (1990)23.03
6South Africa (2007)22.97
7Swaziland (1997)22.54
8Namibia (2004)21.9
9Comoros (1991)19.95
10Gabon (1993)17.77
11Botswana (2006)17.56
12Sao Tome and Principe (2006)16.65
13Tunisia (2005)14.24
14Zambia (2000)12.93
15North Africa (2005)12.42
16Algeria (2006)12.27
17Egypt (2005)11.24
18Ghana (1999)10.1
19Morocco (2007)10.04
20Kenya (1999)9.75
21Mali (2004)8.77
22Mauritius (2007)8.52
23Malawi (2004)7.8
24Cameroon (2001)7.45
25Liberia (2007)5.55
26Seychelles (2005)5.45
27Ethiopia (2005)5.37
28Tanzania (2006)4.7
29Zimbabwe (2004)4.16
30Ivory Coast (1998)4.09
31Nigeria (1986)3.94
32Sierra Leone (2004)3.42
33Uganda (2003)3.2
34Madagascar (2005)2.61
35Burkina Faso (1998)2.44
36Mozambique (1997)2.24
37Niger (2001)1.46
38Chad (1993)0.7
39Benin (2002)0.68
40Rwanda (1996)0.58
41Burundi (1990)0.47
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