11. Afghanistan
Percentage of youth of total population: 21.2%
Afghanistan is mostly viewed as a desolate, war-stricken place associated with the US-led war from 2001 to 2014 and the infamous Taliban, but the fact remains that this unfortunate nation has a very high percentage of the youth population. The huge problems that Afghanistan is facing don’t paint a very good picture for the youngsters, though, and many of them desire to leave their hometowns to emigrate to safer, more developed places with infinitely more opportunities. As per The Asia Foundation, the biggest national problem faced by the country is a lack of security while the youth of the nation, 71.4% of it to be exact, declares unemployment as the most dominant issue. To fight the massive brain drain that the country is experiencing, the government has been struggling to inculcate hope among its citizens, the youth in particular, for a better future.
