Nigeria ranked second country with most unemployed youths (Full List)

Nigeria's Unemployment Rate Edges Higher to 5.3% in Q1 2024

Countries with the most unemployed youth in the world have been ranked and made public.

On the list compiled by World of Statistics, South Africa tops with 62.1%, Nigeria came second in the rating with a staggering 53.4%, while Spain, 27.4%, Sweden 24.9% and Serbia 24.9%.

The lowest-ranked countries with unemployed youths are South Korea 6.1%, Hong Kong 5.5%, Japan 4.2%, Kazakhstan 3.6%, and Switzerland at 1.8%.

Check out the full list below:

1.South Africa: 62.1%,
2. Nigeria: 53.4%,
3. Spain: 27.4%,
4. Sweden: 24.9%
5. Serbia: 24.9%
6. Sri Lanka: 23.8%
7. Greece: 23.6%
8. Albania: 22.5%
9. Romania: 21.7%
10. Iran: 21.6%
11. China: 21.3%
12. Italy: 21.3%
13. Turkey: 21.6%
14. Luxembourg: 19.6%
15. Croatia: 19%
16. Slovakia: 18.8%
17. Portugal: 17.2%
18. France: 16.9%
19. Jamaica: 16.7%
10. Finland: 15.8%
21. Estonia: 15.6%
22. Belgium: 13.9%
23. Lithuania: 13.8%
24. Hungary: 13.3%
25. Taiwan: 12.03%
26. United Kingdom: 11.4%
27. Latvia: 11%
28. Cyprus: 10.8%
29. Ireland: 10.7%
30. New Zealand: 10.3%
31. Poland: 10.3%
31. Canada: 10.2%
33. Norway: 10.2%
34. Austria: 9.6%
35. Denmark: 9.3%
36. Netherlands: 8.3%
37. United States: 8%
38. Australia: 7.75%
39. Vietnam: 7.41%
40. Thailand: 6.5%
41. Germany: 6.1%
42. South Korea: 6.1%

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43. Hong Kong: 5.5%
44. Japan: 4.2%
45. Kazakhstan: 3.6%
46. Switzerland: 1.8%