{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ng-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Nigeria Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Nigeria's Youth Unemployment Rate: 5.3 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2025, +0.2pp YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Nigeria","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Nigeria","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Nigeria Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS?locations=NG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Nigeria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Nigeria (2025)","value":"5.3","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Nigeria Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":7.426},{"period":"1992","value":7.242},{"period":"1993","value":7.556},{"period":"1994","value":7.58},{"period":"1995","value":7.7},{"period":"1996","value":7.542},{"period":"1997","value":7.452},{"period":"1998","value":7.41},{"period":"1999","value":7.552},{"period":"2000","value":7.571},{"period":"2001","value":7.539},{"period":"2002","value":7.219},{"period":"2003","value":7.233},{"period":"2004","value":7.228},{"period":"2005","value":7.538},{"period":"2006","value":7.687},{"period":"2007","value":7.859},{"period":"2008","value":7.921},{"period":"2009","value":7.836},{"period":"2010","value":7.861},{"period":"2011","value":7.896},{"period":"2012","value":7.861},{"period":"2013","value":7.713},{"period":"2014","value":8.044},{"period":"2015","value":8.457},{"period":"2016","value":9.1},{"period":"2017","value":9.707},{"period":"2018","value":10.138},{"period":"2019","value":10.418},{"period":"2020","value":10.842},{"period":"2021","value":8.991},{"period":"2022","value":6.024},{"period":"2023","value":5.131},{"period":"2024","value":5.088},{"period":"2025","value":5.34}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force ages 15–24"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"5.3","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"5.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"5.1","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"6.0","yoyChange":"-3.0pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"9.0","yoyChange":"-1.8pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"10.8","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"10.4","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"10.1","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"9.7","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"9.1","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"8.0","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"7.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"7.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"7.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of 15–24 year-olds in the labor force who are unemployed in Nigeria from 2000 to present. Compare to the total adult unemployment rate. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 10.8 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5.1 in 2024. The latest reading of 5.3 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2pp."}]}