Kenya is among African states facing a serious youth unemployment crisis.

Kenya's youth unemployment rate has soared past 38 per cent, Nigeria's stands at 42 per cent, and South Africa at 46 per cent.

This emerged during the CorpsAfrica's 2025 All-Country Conference in Nairobi.

Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya noted that 70 per cent of Sub-Saharan Africa's population under the age of 30 face youth unemployment crisis.