In 2024, the unemployment rate in Northern Africa was estimated at 11.15 percent. Unemployment in the region increased from 2010 to 2015, peaking at 13.1 percent in 2015. Since 2015, unemployment has been following an overall dropping trend. North Africa recorded the second highest unemployment rates in Africa in recent years.
Unemployment rate in North Africa from 2010 to 2024
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ILO. (November 13, 2023). Unemployment rate in North Africa from 2010 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/730481/north-africa-unemployment-rate/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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