Nigeria Youth Unemployment Rate (1991-2025)

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Nigeria youth unemployment rate for 2025 was 5.34%, a 0.25% increase from 2024.

Nigeria youth unemployment rate for 2024 was 5.09%, a 0.04% decline from 2023.
Nigeria youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 5.13%, a 0.89% decline from 2022.
Nigeria youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.02%, a 2.97% decline from 2021.

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Nigeria Youth Unemployment Rate | Historical Data | 1991 - 2025.