[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash was 4.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 4.1%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 4.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2015.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.9% | — |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 239,462 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 70.23 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 564,978 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.5 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,723 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 4,279 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.21 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.04 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Sub-Saharan Africa was 4.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2015.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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