Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Nigeria's youth unemployment rate stands at 5.34% as of 2025-12-31, up from 5.09% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Nigeria's youth unemployment rate was 5.34%, up from 5.09% in 2024.
In 2024, Nigeria's youth unemployment rate was 5.09%, down from 5.13% in 2023.
In 2023, Nigeria's youth unemployment rate was 5.13%, down from 6.02% in 2022.
In 2022, Nigeria's youth unemployment rate was 6.02%, down from 8.99% in 2021.
In 2021, Nigeria's youth unemployment rate was 8.99%, down from 10.84% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.34% | +0.252% |
| 2024 | 5.09% | -0.043% |
| 2023 | 5.13% | -0.893% |
| 2022 | 6.02% | -2.97% |
| 2021 | 8.99% | -1.85% |
| 2020 | 10.84% | +0.424% |
| 2019 | 10.42% | +0.28% |
| 2018 | 10.14% | +0.431% |
| 2017 | 9.71% | +0.607% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +0.643% |
| 2015 | 8.46% | +0.413% |
| 2014 | 8.04% | +0.331% |
| 2013 | 7.71% | -0.148% |
| 2012 | 7.86% | -0.035% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +0.035% |
| 2010 | 7.86% | +0.025% |
| 2009 | 7.84% | -0.085% |
| 2008 | 7.92% | +0.062% |
| 2007 | 7.86% | +0.172% |
| 2006 | 7.69% | +0.149% |
| 2005 | 7.54% | +0.31% |
| 2004 | 7.23% | -0.005% |
| 2003 | 7.23% | +0.014% |
| 2002 | 7.22% | -0.32% |
| 2001 | 7.54% | -0.032% |
| 2000 | 7.57% | +0.019% |
| 1999 | 7.55% | +0.142% |
| 1998 | 7.41% | -0.042% |
| 1997 | 7.45% | -0.09% |
| 1996 | 7.54% | -0.158% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +0.12% |
| 1994 | 7.58% | +0.024% |
| 1993 | 7.56% | +0.314% |
| 1992 | 7.24% | -0.184% |
| 1991 | 7.43% | — |
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Nigeria's youth unemployment rate is 5.34% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.09% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 10.84% (2020); the lowest is 5.09% (2024), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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