Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) fell 0.290% to 19.6% in Nigeria in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) in Nigeria reached an all time high of 19.7% in 2020 and an all time low of 8.22% in 2015. When compared to Nigeria's main peers, Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) in Benin amounted to 3.92%, 6.64% in Cameroon, 2.44% in Chad and 1.02% in Niger in 2021.
Nigeria has been ranked 65th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24), 55 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | % | 30.1% | 26.1% | 26.6% | 27.0% | 27.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | 4.46% | 4.20% | 3.93% | 3.68% | 3.71% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 7.15% | 7.33% | 7.52% | 7.71% | 7.74% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 6.09% | 6.17% | 6.24% | 6.30% | 6.37% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 10.4% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 1.54% | 1.53% | 1.51% | 1.49% | 1.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 36.5% | 36.5% | 36.6% | 36.6% | 36.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.3% | 50.4% | 50.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 18.0% | 17.6% | 17.1% | 17.0% | 16.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 0.688% | 0.708% | 0.731% | 0.750% | 0.774% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 8.22% | 13.1% | 14.5% | 16.2% | 17.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.6% | 32.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | % | 4.26% | 6.72% | 9.15% | 9.16% | 9.17% |
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