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

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

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

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%