The one for which you have a passion.
The main thing is to practice and that's much easier to do if you really want to play that instrument.

Lots of people learn ukulele because they're a pretty simple instrument from which to get some kind of performance. They're also very portable. Dulcimer? Autoharp? Diatomic harmonica? Tin whistle? Melodeon?

A keyboard is probably best for also learning about scale and chord structures. "weighted", "semi-weighted" or "hammer action" are probably best, but start to cost more than the lightweight synth-type keys.

Some time ago I did a number of searches for "easiest to play" and "hardest to play" and one of the things I noticed was that a significant number of instruments appeared on both lists.

I think it's safe to say that some instruments are easier to start with, but almost(?) all instruments are hard to master.

Edit: BTW, these fora are really mostly for users of the software Band-In-A-Box, rather than general music enquiries. There may be other forum websites that better suit your needs.

Last edited by Gordon Scott; 11/18/22 12:33 AM.
Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
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