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Nigeria Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Nigeria labor force participation rate for 2022 was 24.39%, a 0.1% decline from 2021.
  • Nigeria labor force participation rate for 2021 was 24.48%, a 0.01% decline from 2020.
  • Nigeria labor force participation rate for 2020 was 24.49%, a 0.35% decline from 2019.
  • Nigeria labor force participation rate for 2019 was 24.84%, a 0.22% decline from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Nigeria Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 24.39% -0.10%
2021 24.48% -0.01%
2020 24.49% -0.35%
2019 24.84% -0.22%
2018 25.07% -0.22%
2017 25.29% -0.22%
2016 25.51% -0.22%
2015 25.73% -0.22%
2014 25.96% -0.22%
2013 26.18% -2.26%
2012 28.44% -2.37%
2011 30.80% 0.13%
2010 30.67% 0.05%
2009 30.62% 0.07%
2008 30.56% 0.09%
2007 30.46% 0.13%
2006 30.33% 0.18%
2005 30.15% 0.00%
2004 30.15% 0.00%
2003 30.15% 0.01%
2002 30.14% 0.02%
2001 30.12% 0.05%
2000 30.06% -0.21%
1999 30.28% -0.22%
1998 30.50% -0.21%
1997 30.71% -0.18%
1996 30.88% -0.11%
1995 30.99% -0.34%
1994 31.33% -0.30%
1993 31.63% -0.24%
1992 31.87% -0.16%
1991 32.03% 32.03%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%