Nigeria Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Nigeria unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.76%, a 0.18% decline from 2021.
  • Nigeria unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.94%, a 0.06% decline from 2020.
  • Nigeria unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.00%, a 0.79% increase from 2019.
  • Nigeria unemployment rate for 2019 was 5.21%, a 0.24% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Djibouti 27.93%
West Bank and Gaza 25.72%
Eswatini 24.39%
Republic of Congo 21.80%
Sudan 18.73%
Lesotho 18.04%
Tunisia 16.12%
Sao Tome and Principe 15.32%
Cabo Verde 13.57%
Georgia 11.31%
Mauritania 11.11%
Morocco 10.49%
Angola 10.21%
Mongolia 8.25%
India 7.33%
Honduras 7.10%
Egypt 6.96%
Sri Lanka 6.71%
Pakistan 6.42%
Zambia 6.13%
Uzbekistan 6.01%
Nigeria 5.76%
Nicaragua 5.57%
Kenya 5.50%
Timor-Leste 4.86%
Bangladesh 4.70%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.57%
Bolivia 4.42%
Cameroon 4.00%
Ghana 3.87%
El Salvador 3.82%
Bhutan 3.60%
Indonesia 3.55%
Papua New Guinea 2.75%
Lao PDR 2.63%
Moldova 2.28%
Philippines 2.24%
Vanuatu 2.09%
Vietnam 1.92%
Solomon Islands 1.54%
Cambodia 0.36%
Nigeria Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 5.76% -0.18%
2021 5.94% -0.06%
2020 6.00% 0.79%
2019 5.21% 0.24%
2018 4.96% 0.23%
2017 4.73% 0.22%
2016 4.51% 0.29%
2015 4.22% 0.28%
2014 3.94% 0.24%
2013 3.70% -0.05%
2012 3.75% -0.02%
2011 3.77% 0.02%
2010 3.76% -0.01%
2009 3.76% -0.02%
2008 3.78% -0.01%
2007 3.79% -0.01%
2006 3.80% 0.00%
2005 3.81% 0.02%
2004 3.79% -0.02%
2003 3.81% 0.06%
2002 3.75% -0.09%
2001 3.84% -0.01%
2000 3.85% -0.05%
1999 3.90% 0.01%
1998 3.89% -0.01%
1997 3.90% 0.00%
1996 3.90% -0.05%
1995 3.95% -0.03%
1994 3.97% -0.01%
1993 3.98% 0.05%
1992 3.93% -0.05%
1991 3.98% -0.05%