Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) - MDGs - Millenium Development Goals - African Development Indicators

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Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 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, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) - MDGs - Millenium Development Goals - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Swaziland (1997)55.2
2South Africa (2007)46.9
3Namibia (2001)44.8
4Cape Verde (1990)41.2
5Botswana (2001)39.7
6Egypt (2005)34.1
7Lesotho (1999)33.5
8Tunisia (2005)30.7
9North Africa (2005)29.64
10Ethiopia (2006)24.9
11Zimbabwe (2002)24.9
12Mauritius (2007)24.6
13Algeria (2006)24.3
14Zambia (2000)21.4
15Seychelles (2002)20.3
16Morocco (2007)17.6
17Ghana (2000)16.6
18Tanzania (2001)8.9
19Sao Tome and Principe (1991)8.2
20Sierra Leone (2004)5.2
21Liberia (2007)4.7
22Niger (2001)3.2
23Madagascar (2005)2.3
24Burkina Faso (1985)2.1
25Uganda (1991)1.9
26Benin (2002)0.8
27Burundi (1990)0.7
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