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Unemployment (ILO modeled estimate)
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| Rank | Country | Value ascending | As of | vs previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 34.2% | 2025 | ↓ 0.44 pts | + compare |
| 2 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 32.39% | 2025 | ↑ 0.11 pts | + compare |
| 3 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 26.02% | 2025 | ↑ 0.01 pts | + compare |
| 4 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 24.48% | 2025 | ↑ 0.67 pts | + compare |
| 5 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 20.15% | 2025 | ↑ 0.06 pts | + compare |
| 6 | 🇨🇬 Congo | 19.88% | 2025 | ↓ 0.02 pts | + compare |
| 7 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 19.29% | 2025 | ↑ 0.13 pts | + compare |
| 8 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 18.95% | 2025 | ↓ 0 pts | + compare |
| 9 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 18.76% | 2025 | ↓ 0.33 pts | + compare |
| 10 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 16.32% | 2025 | ↓ 0.02 pts | + compare |
| 11 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 15.11% | 2025 | ↓ 0.23 pts | + compare |
| 12 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 14.11% | 2025 | ↑ 0.09 pts | + compare |
| 13 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 12.37% | 2023 | ↓ 0.1 pts | + compare |
| 14 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | 11.94% | 2025 | ↑ 0.06 pts | + compare |
| 15 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 11.63% | 2025 | ↓ 0.02 pts | + compare |
| 16 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 11.36% | 2025 | ↑ 0.03 pts | + compare |
| 17 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 10.32% | 2025 | ↑ 0.06 pts | + compare |
| 18 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 9.29% | 2025 | ↓ 0.14 pts | + compare |
| 19 | 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | 9.13% | 2025 | ↑ 0.07 pts | + compare |
| 20 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 9% | 2025 | ↓ 0.1 pts | + compare |
| 21 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 8.34% | 2025 | ↑ 0.04 pts | + compare |
| 22 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 7.53% | 2022 | ↓ 3.56 pts | + compare |
| 23 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 6.78% | 2025 | ↓ 0.04 pts | + compare |
| 24 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 6.63% | 2025 | ↓ 0.04 pts | + compare |
| 25 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 6.52% | 2025 | ↑ 0.04 pts | + compare |
| 26 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 6.25% | 2025 | ↓ 0 pts | + compare |
| 27 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 5.98% | 2025 | ↑ 0.03 pts | + compare |
| 28 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 5.92% | 2025 | ↑ 0.02 pts | + compare |
| 29 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 5.63% | 2025 | ↑ 0.09 pts | + compare |
| 30 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 5.45% | 2025 | ↓ 0.04 pts | + compare |
| 31 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 5.16% | 2025 | ↑ 0.03 pts | + compare |
| 32 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 5.07% | 2025 | ↑ 0.02 pts | + compare |
| 33 | 🇨🇩 DR Congo | 4.43% | 2025 | ↑ 0.01 pts | + compare |
| 34 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 3.82% | 2025 | ↑ 0 pts | + compare |
| 35 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 3.6% | 2025 | ↓ 0 pts | + compare |
| 36 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 3.48% | 2025 | ↑ 0.04 pts | + compare |
| 37 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 3.32% | 2025 | ↓ 0.03 pts | + compare |
| 38 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 3.15% | 2025 | ↑ 0.05 pts | + compare |
| 39 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 3.06% | 2025 | ↑ 0.02 pts | + compare |
| 40 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 3.04% | 2025 | ↓ 0.01 pts | + compare |
| 41 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 2.98% | 2025 | ↑ 0.16 pts | + compare |
| 42 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 2.88% | 2025 | ↓ 0.03 pts | + compare |
| 43 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 2.83% | 2025 | ↓ 0.09 pts | + compare |
| 44 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 2.75% | 2025 | ↑ 0.01 pts | + compare |
| 45 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 2.73% | 2025 | ↓ 0.05 pts | + compare |
| 46 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 2.67% | 2025 | ↑ 0.03 pts | + compare |
| 47 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | 2.32% | 2025 | ↑ 0.05 pts | + compare |
| 48 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 2% | 2025 | ↑ 0.05 pts | + compare |
| 49 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 1.59% | 2025 | ↓ 0.05 pts | + compare |
| 50 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 1.57% | 2025 | ↑ 0.02 pts | + compare |
| 51 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 1.06% | 2025 | ↑ 0 pts | + compare |
| 52 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 0.92% | 2025 | ↑ 0.01 pts | + compare |
| 53 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 0.39% | 2025 | ↑ 0.02 pts | + compare |
| Median | 5.98% | median of shown |