A data company with expertise in data analysis, market survey, infographics, training, research, data advocacy, Statisense, has released statistics showing that 63% (13.15m) of Nigeria’s unemployed population (20.93m) are Youth between 15 and 34 years old, citing the Labour Force Statistics issued by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics [NBS.
See statistics below:
Working Age Population (15-64yrs): 115.5m
Labour Force Population: 90.5m
Employed Population: 69.54m
Full-Time Employment: 51.3m
Unemployed Population: 20.9m
Unemployed Youth Population: 13.15m
Unemployed PhD Population: 9,832
On Nigerian youths employment status, see statistics below:
Labour Force Population: 44.23m
Working Population: 31.08m (70%)
Full Time Employment: 19.73m (45%)
Doing Nothing: 7.14m (16%)
Unemployed Population: 13.15m (30%)
(Youth is defined as 15-34yrs)
(Labour Force Statistics 2018, NBS)
On the adverse effects of unemployment like see kidnapping, statistics below:
Kidnapping (January to August 2019)
Zamfara – 146
Rivers – 129
Kaduna – 124
Katsina – 100
Niger – 79
Kogi – 34
Borno – 34
Edo – 33
Taraba – 24
Akwa Ibom – 20
Ondo – 17
Sokoto – 16
Bayelsa – 12
Ogun – 11
Nassarawa – 10
FCT – 9
Osun – 8
Lagos – 8
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(Nigeria Security Tracker)