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Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO modelled)

Share of the labour force without work but available for and seeking employment. ILO modelled estimate.

Africa median

6.0%

53 countries

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Ranking

Latest print, highest to lowest

Each country’s most recent value from the last three years. A small ’YY marks an older print.

  1. 1Eswatini34.2%
  2. 2South Africa32.4%
  3. 3Djibouti26.0%
  4. 4Botswana24.5%
  5. 5Gabon20.2%
  6. 6Congo19.9%
  7. 7Namibia19.3%
  8. 8Somalia18.9%
  9. 9Libya18.8%
  10. 10Lesotho16.3%
  11. 11Tunisia15.1%
  12. 12Angola14.1%
  13. 13South Sudan12.4% ’23
  14. 14Cabo Verde11.9%
  15. 15Algeria11.6%
  16. 16Rwanda11.4%
  17. 17Mauritania10.3%
  18. 18Zimbabwe9.3%
  19. 19São Tomé and Príncipe9.1%
  20. 20Morocco9.0%
  21. 21Equatorial Guinea8.3%
  22. 22Sudan7.5% ’22
  23. 23Egypt6.8%
  24. 24Mozambique6.6%
  25. 25Gambia6.5%
  26. 26Central African Republic6.3%
  27. 27Eritrea6.0%
  28. 28Zambia5.9%
  29. 29Mauritius5.6%
  30. 30Kenya5.4%
  31. 31Guinea5.2%
  32. 32Malawi5.1%
  33. 33DR Congo4.4%
  34. 34Comoros3.8%
  35. 35Cameroon3.6%
  36. 36Burkina Faso3.5%
  37. 37Ethiopia3.3%
  38. 38Sierra Leone3.2%
  39. 39Nigeria3.1%
  40. 40Madagascar3.0%
  41. 41Ghana3.0%
  42. 42Liberia2.9%
  43. 43Mali2.8%
  44. 44Uganda2.7%
  45. 45Senegal2.7%
  46. 46Guinea-Bissau2.7%
  47. 47Côte d’Ivoire2.3%
  48. 48Togo2.0%
  49. 49Benin1.6%
  50. 50Tanzania1.6%
  51. 51Chad1.1%
  52. 52Burundi0.9%
  53. 53Niger0.4%

History

2020–2025 by country

CountryTrend since 2010202020212022202320242025
Algeria2010: 10.0%2011: 10.0%2012: 11.0%2013: 9.8%2014: 10.2%2015: 11.2%2016: 10.2%2017: 12.0%2018: 12.1%2019: 12.3%2020: 14.1%2021: 13.7%2022: 12.4%2023: 11.6%2024: 11.7%2025: 11.6%14.1%13.7%12.4%11.6%11.7%11.6%
Angola2010: 16.6%2011: 16.8%2012: 16.5%2013: 16.5%2014: 16.4%2015: 16.5%2016: 16.6%2017: 16.6%2018: 16.6%2019: 16.5%2020: 16.7%2021: 15.8%2022: 14.1%2023: 14.1%2024: 14.0%2025: 14.1%16.7%15.8%14.1%14.1%14.0%14.1%
Benin2010: 1.0%2011: 2.6%2012: 2.5%2013: 2.2%2014: 2.0%2015: 1.9%2016: 1.8%2017: 1.7%2018: 1.4%2019: 1.2%2020: 1.5%2021: 1.8%2022: 1.7%2023: 1.6%2024: 1.6%2025: 1.6%1.5%1.8%1.7%1.6%1.6%1.6%
Botswana2010: 17.9%2011: 18.0%2012: 17.9%2013: 18.2%2014: 18.5%2015: 18.9%2016: 19.3%2017: 19.7%2018: 19.7%2019: 20.1%2020: 21.0%2021: 23.1%2022: 23.6%2023: 23.4%2024: 23.8%2025: 24.5%21.0%23.1%23.6%23.4%23.8%24.5%
Burkina Faso2010: 3.7%2011: 3.8%2012: 3.8%2013: 4.1%2014: 4.3%2015: 4.5%2016: 4.6%2017: 4.7%2018: 4.7%2019: 4.5%2020: 4.6%2021: 4.5%2022: 3.8%2023: 3.6%2024: 3.4%2025: 3.5%4.6%4.5%3.8%3.6%3.4%3.5%
Burundi2010: 1.6%2011: 1.6%2012: 1.6%2013: 1.6%2014: 1.6%2015: 1.4%2016: 1.4%2017: 1.3%2018: 1.1%2019: 1.0%2020: 1.0%2021: 1.1%2022: 0.9%2023: 0.9%2024: 0.9%2025: 0.9%1.0%1.1%0.9%0.9%0.9%0.9%
Cabo Verde2010: 10.7%2011: 11.0%2012: 11.1%2013: 11.4%2014: 11.7%2015: 11.9%2016: 12.1%2017: 12.2%2018: 12.2%2019: 12.1%2020: 14.7%2021: 13.9%2022: 12.2%2023: 11.9%2024: 11.9%2025: 11.9%14.7%13.9%12.2%11.9%11.9%11.9%
Cameroon2010: 4.1%2011: 4.0%2012: 3.8%2013: 3.7%2014: 3.5%2015: 3.5%2016: 3.5%2017: 3.6%2018: 3.6%2019: 3.6%2020: 3.9%2021: 4.0%2022: 3.6%2023: 3.6%2024: 3.6%2025: 3.6%3.9%4.0%3.6%3.6%3.6%3.6%
Central African Republic2010: 5.7%2011: 5.6%2012: 5.6%2013: 5.6%2014: 5.6%2015: 5.8%2016: 5.8%2017: 5.8%2018: 5.8%2019: 5.9%2020: 6.5%2021: 6.7%2022: 6.3%2023: 6.2%2024: 6.3%2025: 6.3%6.5%6.7%6.3%6.2%6.3%6.3%
Chad2010: 0.9%2011: 0.9%2012: 0.9%2013: 1.0%2014: 1.0%2015: 1.0%2016: 1.1%2017: 1.1%2018: 1.1%2019: 1.1%2020: 1.7%2021: 1.5%2022: 1.1%2023: 1.1%2024: 1.1%2025: 1.1%1.7%1.5%1.1%1.1%1.1%1.1%
Comoros2010: 4.2%2011: 4.1%2012: 4.1%2013: 4.0%2014: 4.0%2015: 4.0%2016: 4.1%2017: 4.0%2018: 4.0%2019: 3.9%2020: 4.5%2021: 4.4%2022: 3.9%2023: 3.8%2024: 3.8%2025: 3.8%4.5%4.4%3.9%3.8%3.8%3.8%
Congo2010: 19.3%2011: 19.4%2012: 19.5%2013: 19.8%2014: 19.7%2015: 20.0%2016: 20.3%2017: 20.7%2018: 20.8%2019: 20.5%2020: 22.3%2021: 22.0%2022: 20.1%2023: 19.9%2024: 19.9%2025: 19.9%22.3%22.0%20.1%19.9%19.9%19.9%
Côte d’Ivoire2010: 6.6%2011: 7.1%2012: 7.2%2013: 4.3%2014: 3.3%2015: 2.6%2016: 1.9%2017: 3.3%2018: 2.9%2019: 2.4%2020: 2.6%2021: 2.6%2022: 2.3%2023: 2.3%2024: 2.3%2025: 2.3%2.6%2.6%2.3%2.3%2.3%2.3%
Djibouti2010: 26.4%2011: 26.3%2012: 26.2%2013: 26.1%2014: 26.2%2015: 26.1%2016: 26.0%2017: 26.1%2018: 26.2%2019: 26.3%2020: 27.7%2021: 27.6%2022: 26.3%2023: 26.1%2024: 26.0%2025: 26.0%27.7%27.6%26.3%26.1%26.0%26.0%
DR Congo2010: 4.1%2011: 4.3%2012: 4.5%2013: 4.5%2014: 4.4%2015: 4.4%2016: 4.5%2017: 4.6%2018: 4.6%2019: 4.6%2020: 5.4%2021: 5.3%2022: 4.5%2023: 4.5%2024: 4.4%2025: 4.4%5.4%5.3%4.5%4.5%4.4%4.4%
Egypt2010: 8.8%2011: 11.8%2012: 12.6%2013: 13.2%2014: 13.1%2015: 13.1%2016: 12.5%2017: 11.8%2018: 9.9%2019: 7.9%2020: 8.0%2021: 7.4%2022: 6.5%2023: 6.8%2024: 6.8%2025: 6.8%8.0%7.4%6.5%6.8%6.8%6.8%
Equatorial Guinea2010: 7.8%2011: 7.8%2012: 7.8%2013: 7.7%2014: 7.7%2015: 7.8%2016: 7.8%2017: 7.8%2018: 7.8%2019: 7.9%2020: 8.6%2021: 8.8%2022: 8.3%2023: 8.2%2024: 8.3%2025: 8.3%8.6%8.8%8.3%8.2%8.3%8.3%
Eritrea2010: 5.9%2011: 5.8%2012: 5.7%2013: 5.6%2014: 5.6%2015: 5.8%2016: 5.8%2017: 5.8%2018: 5.8%2019: 5.8%2020: 6.4%2021: 6.5%2022: 6.0%2023: 5.9%2024: 5.9%2025: 6.0%6.4%6.5%6.0%5.9%5.9%6.0%
Eswatini2010: 26.9%2011: 26.1%2012: 25.2%2013: 24.6%2014: 23.9%2015: 23.4%2016: 22.7%2017: 24.5%2018: 26.5%2019: 28.2%2020: 33.0%2021: 34.2%2022: 36.5%2023: 34.6%2024: 34.6%2025: 34.2%33.0%34.2%36.5%34.6%34.6%34.2%
Ethiopia2010: 2.3%2011: 2.3%2012: 2.3%2013: 2.3%2014: 2.4%2015: 2.4%2016: 2.6%2017: 2.7%2018: 2.8%2019: 2.9%2020: 4.0%2021: 3.9%2022: 3.4%2023: 3.4%2024: 3.4%2025: 3.3%4.0%3.9%3.4%3.4%3.4%3.3%
Gabon2010: 20.4%2011: 19.9%2012: 19.7%2013: 19.7%2014: 19.9%2015: 19.9%2016: 20.1%2017: 20.3%2018: 20.5%2019: 20.4%2020: 21.3%2021: 21.2%2022: 20.3%2023: 20.2%2024: 20.1%2025: 20.2%21.3%21.2%20.3%20.2%20.1%20.2%
Gambia2010: 9.7%2011: 10.3%2012: 10.3%2013: 9.5%2014: 8.2%2015: 7.2%2016: 6.2%2017: 5.1%2018: 4.1%2019: 4.5%2020: 5.8%2021: 6.2%2022: 6.1%2023: 6.5%2024: 6.5%2025: 6.5%5.8%6.2%6.1%6.5%6.5%6.5%
Ghana2010: 5.4%2011: 4.2%2012: 3.1%2013: 2.2%2014: 4.4%2015: 6.8%2016: 5.3%2017: 3.4%2018: 3.2%2019: 3.1%2020: 3.2%2021: 3.2%2022: 2.9%2023: 2.8%2024: 2.8%2025: 3.0%3.2%3.2%2.9%2.8%2.8%3.0%
Guinea2010: 5.0%2011: 5.0%2012: 4.9%2013: 4.9%2014: 5.0%2015: 5.2%2016: 5.0%2017: 4.9%2018: 4.8%2019: 5.0%2020: 6.0%2021: 5.8%2022: 5.2%2023: 5.1%2024: 5.1%2025: 5.2%6.0%5.8%5.2%5.1%5.1%5.2%
Guinea-Bissau2010: 3.1%2011: 3.1%2012: 3.1%2013: 3.2%2014: 3.3%2015: 3.2%2016: 3.1%2017: 3.1%2018: 3.1%2019: 2.4%2020: 2.9%2021: 3.0%2022: 2.7%2023: 2.6%2024: 2.6%2025: 2.7%2.9%3.0%2.7%2.6%2.6%2.7%
Kenya2010: 2.8%2011: 2.7%2012: 2.7%2013: 2.8%2014: 2.8%2015: 2.8%2016: 2.8%2017: 3.5%2018: 4.3%2019: 5.0%2020: 5.6%2021: 5.7%2022: 5.6%2023: 5.4%2024: 5.5%2025: 5.4%5.6%5.7%5.6%5.4%5.5%5.4%
Lesotho2010: 16.1%2011: 16.1%2012: 15.8%2013: 15.9%2014: 16.1%2015: 16.2%2016: 16.1%2017: 16.4%2018: 16.6%2019: 16.9%2020: 18.4%2021: 18.2%2022: 16.6%2023: 16.3%2024: 16.3%2025: 16.3%18.4%18.2%16.6%16.3%16.3%16.3%
Liberia2010: 2.3%2011: 2.2%2012: 2.1%2013: 2.1%2014: 2.1%2015: 2.6%2016: 3.1%2017: 3.1%2018: 3.1%2019: 3.1%2020: 4.1%2021: 3.8%2022: 3.0%2023: 2.9%2024: 2.9%2025: 2.9%4.1%3.8%3.0%2.9%2.9%2.9%
Libya2010: 19.3%2011: 19.5%2012: 19.0%2013: 19.3%2014: 19.3%2015: 19.7%2016: 19.6%2017: 19.1%2018: 18.9%2019: 19.1%2020: 19.7%2021: 19.8%2022: 19.2%2023: 18.7%2024: 19.1%2025: 18.8%19.7%19.8%19.2%18.7%19.1%18.8%
Madagascar2010: 4.3%2011: 2.5%2012: 0.6%2013: 1.0%2014: 1.4%2015: 1.8%2016: 1.9%2017: 2.1%2018: 2.3%2019: 2.5%2020: 3.3%2021: 3.5%2022: 3.2%2023: 3.0%2024: 3.1%2025: 3.0%3.3%3.5%3.2%3.0%3.1%3.0%
Malawi2010: 4.8%2011: 4.8%2012: 4.9%2013: 5.0%2014: 5.0%2015: 5.0%2016: 5.0%2017: 5.0%2018: 5.0%2019: 5.0%2020: 5.7%2021: 5.7%2022: 5.0%2023: 5.0%2024: 5.1%2025: 5.1%5.7%5.7%5.0%5.0%5.1%5.1%
Mali2010: 1.4%2011: 1.4%2012: 1.5%2013: 1.5%2014: 1.5%2015: 1.4%2016: 1.4%2017: 1.5%2018: 1.6%2019: 3.3%2020: 3.5%2021: 4.0%2022: 2.4%2023: 2.9%2024: 2.9%2025: 2.8%3.5%4.0%2.4%2.9%2.9%2.8%
Mauritania2010: 10.1%2011: 10.0%2012: 9.9%2013: 9.9%2014: 10.0%2015: 10.1%2016: 10.3%2017: 10.3%2018: 10.4%2019: 10.4%2020: 11.1%2021: 11.1%2022: 10.5%2023: 10.4%2024: 10.3%2025: 10.3%11.1%11.1%10.5%10.4%10.3%10.3%
Mauritius2010: 7.7%2011: 7.4%2012: 7.5%2013: 7.3%2014: 7.5%2015: 7.4%2016: 6.8%2017: 6.8%2018: 6.4%2019: 6.3%2020: 8.6%2021: 7.7%2022: 6.3%2023: 5.6%2024: 5.5%2025: 5.6%8.6%7.7%6.3%5.6%5.5%5.6%
Morocco2010: 9.1%2011: 8.9%2012: 9.0%2013: 9.2%2014: 9.7%2015: 9.5%2016: 9.3%2017: 9.2%2018: 9.3%2019: 9.2%2020: 11.2%2021: 10.6%2022: 9.4%2023: 8.9%2024: 9.1%2025: 9.0%11.2%10.6%9.4%8.9%9.1%9.0%
Mozambique2010: 3.3%2011: 3.3%2012: 3.3%2013: 3.3%2014: 3.4%2015: 3.4%2016: 3.7%2017: 3.9%2018: 4.2%2019: 4.5%2020: 5.0%2021: 5.4%2022: 6.8%2023: 6.7%2024: 6.7%2025: 6.6%5.0%5.4%6.8%6.7%6.7%6.6%
Namibia2010: 22.1%2011: 19.5%2012: 16.8%2013: 19.0%2014: 18.5%2015: 20.8%2016: 23.4%2017: 21.7%2018: 19.9%2019: 19.9%2020: 21.0%2021: 20.9%2022: 19.6%2023: 19.2%2024: 19.2%2025: 19.3%21.0%20.9%19.6%19.2%19.2%19.3%
Niger2010: 0.7%2011: 0.3%2012: 2.2%2013: 1.4%2014: 0.5%2015: 0.6%2016: 0.6%2017: 0.6%2018: 0.5%2019: 0.5%2020: 0.6%2021: 0.8%2022: 0.4%2023: 0.4%2024: 0.4%2025: 0.4%0.6%0.8%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.4%
Nigeria2010: 3.7%2011: 3.8%2012: 3.8%2013: 3.7%2014: 3.9%2015: 4.1%2016: 4.5%2017: 4.8%2018: 5.1%2019: 5.2%2020: 5.7%2021: 5.4%2022: 3.8%2023: 3.1%2024: 3.0%2025: 3.1%5.7%5.4%3.8%3.1%3.0%3.1%
Rwanda2010: 11.6%2011: 11.8%2012: 11.7%2013: 11.8%2014: 11.8%2015: 11.8%2016: 11.8%2017: 11.9%2018: 10.8%2019: 11.2%2020: 11.8%2021: 15.8%2022: 15.1%2023: 12.4%2024: 11.3%2025: 11.4%11.8%15.8%15.1%12.4%11.3%11.4%
São Tomé and Príncipe2010: 14.6%2011: 14.2%2012: 13.6%2013: 12.5%2014: 11.4%2015: 10.6%2016: 9.7%2017: 8.8%2018: 8.7%2019: 8.8%2020: 9.7%2021: 9.6%2022: 9.0%2023: 9.0%2024: 9.1%2025: 9.1%9.7%9.6%9.0%9.0%9.1%9.1%
Senegal2010: 2.8%2011: 2.9%2012: 3.9%2013: 5.0%2014: 5.8%2015: 6.8%2016: 4.5%2017: 4.1%2018: 3.5%2019: 2.9%2020: 3.4%2021: 3.4%2022: 2.8%2023: 2.8%2024: 2.8%2025: 2.7%3.4%3.4%2.8%2.8%2.8%2.7%
Seychelles——————
Sierra Leone2010: 4.3%2011: 4.4%2012: 4.4%2013: 4.4%2014: 4.7%2015: 4.5%2016: 4.2%2017: 3.7%2018: 3.2%2019: 3.2%2020: 3.5%2021: 3.6%2022: 3.1%2023: 3.1%2024: 3.1%2025: 3.2%3.5%3.6%3.1%3.1%3.1%3.2%
Somalia2010: 18.7%2011: 18.8%2012: 18.8%2013: 18.7%2014: 18.6%2015: 18.5%2016: 18.6%2017: 18.5%2018: 18.7%2019: 18.8%2020: 19.4%2021: 19.7%2022: 19.1%2023: 19.0%2024: 18.9%2025: 18.9%19.4%19.7%19.1%19.0%18.9%18.9%
South Africa2010: 24.7%2011: 24.6%2012: 24.7%2013: 24.6%2014: 24.9%2015: 25.1%2016: 26.5%2017: 27.0%2018: 26.9%2019: 28.5%2020: 29.2%2021: 34.0%2022: 33.3%2023: 32.1%2024: 32.3%2025: 32.4%29.2%34.0%33.3%32.1%32.3%32.4%
South Sudan2010: 12.5%2011: 12.6%2012: 12.8%2013: 12.7%2014: 12.6%2015: 12.5%2016: 12.9%2017: 13.0%2018: 12.9%2019: 12.7%2020: 14.2%2021: 14.0%2022: 12.5%2023: 12.4%14.2%14.0%12.5%12.4%——
Sudan2010: 15.2%2011: 17.4%2012: 17.0%2013: 16.3%2014: 15.4%2015: 14.4%2016: 13.7%2017: 13.0%2018: 12.3%2019: 11.7%2020: 12.0%2021: 11.1%2022: 7.5%12.0%11.1%7.5%———
Tanzania2010: 3.0%2011: 3.5%2012: 3.2%2013: 2.9%2014: 2.1%2015: 2.0%2016: 1.9%2017: 1.9%2018: 1.8%2019: 1.7%2020: 1.8%2021: 1.9%2022: 1.6%2023: 1.6%2024: 1.6%2025: 1.6%1.8%1.9%1.6%1.6%1.6%1.6%
Togo2010: 2.4%2011: 2.0%2012: 2.0%2013: 2.1%2014: 2.1%2015: 2.2%2016: 3.0%2017: 3.7%2018: 2.9%2019: 2.0%2020: 2.2%2021: 2.3%2022: 2.0%2023: 1.9%2024: 1.9%2025: 2.0%2.2%2.3%2.0%1.9%1.9%2.0%
Tunisia2010: 13.0%2011: 18.3%2012: 17.6%2013: 15.9%2014: 14.3%2015: 15.2%2016: 15.6%2017: 15.3%2018: 15.5%2019: 17.2%2020: 17.7%2021: 16.6%2022: 15.3%2023: 15.1%2024: 15.3%2025: 15.1%17.7%16.6%15.3%15.1%15.3%15.1%
Uganda2010: 3.6%2011: 3.5%2012: 3.6%2013: 1.9%2014: 2.4%2015: 2.7%2016: 3.0%2017: 3.4%2018: 3.2%2019: 3.1%2020: 3.8%2021: 3.4%2022: 2.9%2023: 2.8%2024: 2.7%2025: 2.7%3.8%3.4%2.9%2.8%2.7%2.7%
Zambia2010: 13.2%2011: 10.5%2012: 7.9%2013: 7.3%2014: 6.6%2015: 6.0%2016: 5.2%2017: 4.5%2018: 5.0%2019: 5.5%2020: 6.0%2021: 5.2%2022: 6.0%2023: 5.9%2024: 5.9%2025: 5.9%6.0%5.2%6.0%5.9%5.9%5.9%
Zimbabwe2010: 5.5%2011: 5.4%2012: 5.1%2013: 4.9%2014: 4.8%2015: 5.4%2016: 5.9%2017: 6.4%2018: 6.8%2019: 7.4%2020: 8.6%2021: 9.5%2022: 10.1%2023: 9.3%2024: 9.4%2025: 9.3%8.6%9.5%10.1%9.3%9.4%9.3%

Source: World Bank Open Data · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · % of labour force

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