7. The State of Palestine
Percentage of youth of total population: 21.7%
Palestine ranks 7th on our list of countries with the highest youth population. It is another country where extreme instability and insecurity have resulted in the frustration of its youth. Awareness of the plight of Palestine has been raised through various means to such an extent that no-one remains completely unaware of the disputes that the country faces with Israel. These problems are a direct cause of the obstacles facing the young population, the biggest of which is unemployment. 44% of young people are unemployed even though more than half of them possess university degrees.
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