Niger Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Niger unemployment rate for 2022 was 0.57%, a 0.29% decline from 2021.
  • Niger unemployment rate for 2021 was 0.86%, a 0.21% increase from 2020.
  • Niger unemployment rate for 2020 was 0.66%, a 0.11% increase from 2019.
  • Niger unemployment rate for 2019 was 0.55%, a 0% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.29%
Yemen 17.61%
Rwanda 15.08%
Haiti 14.78%
Afghanistan 14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.81%
South Sudan 12.44%
Nepal 10.92%
Zimbabwe 9.26%
Tajikistan 7.00%
Central African Republic 6.34%
Eritrea 5.97%
Comoros 5.75%
Guinea 5.53%
Malawi 5.11%
Burkina Faso 5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.69%
Togo 3.85%
Mozambique 3.79%
Ethiopia 3.42%
Sierra Leone 3.27%
Guinea-Bissau 3.24%
Mali 3.14%
North Korea 3.07%
Liberia 3.03%
Senegal 3.01%
Uganda 2.94%
Tanzania 2.60%
Madagascar 1.90%
Benin 1.48%
Chad 1.10%
Burundi 0.91%
Niger 0.57%
Niger Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 0.57% -0.29%
2021 0.86% 0.21%
2020 0.66% 0.11%
2019 0.55% 0.00%
2018 0.55% -0.02%
2017 0.57% 0.01%
2016 0.56% 0.00%
2015 0.56% 0.04%
2014 0.52% -0.89%
2013 1.41% -0.77%
2012 2.18% 1.86%
2011 0.32% -0.39%
2010 0.71% -0.50%
2009 1.20% -0.36%
2008 1.56% -0.43%
2007 1.99% -0.51%
2006 2.50% -0.60%
2005 3.10% 0.34%
2004 2.77% 0.65%
2003 2.11% 0.32%
2002 1.79% 0.32%
2001 1.47% 0.05%
2000 1.42% 0.05%
1999 1.36% 0.01%
1998 1.36% -0.15%
1997 1.51% 0.01%
1996 1.50% 0.00%
1995 1.50% -0.01%
1994 1.51% -0.05%
1993 1.56% -0.04%
1992 1.59% -0.02%
1991 1.62% 1.62%
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%