Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Eswatini leads Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025 at 34.20%, while Niger sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.39%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.
| # | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 34.20% |
| 2 | South Africa | 32.39% |
| 3 | Botswana | 24.48% |
| 4 | Gabon | 20.15% |
| 5 | Congo, Rep. | 19.88% |
| 6 | Namibia | 19.29% |
| 7 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 18.95% |
| 8 | Lesotho | 16.32% |
| 9 | Angola | 14.11% |
| 10 | Cabo Verde | 11.94% |
| 11 | Rwanda | 11.36% |
| 12 | Mauritania | 10.32% |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 9.29% |
| 14 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.13% |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.34% |
| 16 | Mozambique | 6.63% |
| 17 | Gambia, The | 6.52% |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 6.25% |
| 19 | Eritrea | 5.98% |
| 20 | Zambia | 5.92% |
| 21 | Mauritius | 5.64% |
| 22 | Kenya | 5.45% |
| 23 | Guinea | 5.16% |
| 24 | Malawi | 5.07% |
| 25 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 4.43% |
| 26 | Comoros | 3.82% |
| 27 | Cameroon | 3.60% |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 3.48% |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 3.32% |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 3.15% |
| 31 | Nigeria | 3.06% |
| 32 | Madagascar | 3.04% |
| 33 | Ghana | 2.98% |
| 34 | Liberia | 2.88% |
| 35 | Mali | 2.83% |
| 36 | Uganda | 2.75% |
| 37 | Senegal | 2.74% |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.67% |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.32% |
| 40 | Togo | 2.00% |
| 41 | Benin | 1.59% |
| 42 | Tanzania | 1.57% |
| 43 | Chad | 1.06% |
| 44 | Burundi | 0.92% |
| 45 | Niger | 0.39% |