Nigéria: Labor force

 Nigéria

Labor force, million people

 Dernière valeur 116.58
 Year 2025
 Mesure million people
 Data availability 1990 - 2025
 Average 73.99
 Min - Max 43.43 - 116.58
 La source La Banque mondiale
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Pour cet indicateur, La Banque mondiale fournit des données pour la Nigéria de 1990 à 2025. La valeur moyenne pour Nigéria pendant cette période était de 73.99 million people avec un minimum de 43.43 million people en 1990 et un maximum de 116.58 million people en 2025. Global rankings for that indicator are available here. You can compare trends over time here.
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 Recent values Nigéria: Labor force
 2025 116.58
 2024 113.32
 2023 110.08
 2022 105.27
 2021 100.89
 2020 97.04
 2019 96.34
 2018 93.62




Définition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.


 Related indicators Latest value related Référence Mesure
 Labor force 116.58 2025 million people
 Unemployment rate 3.06 2025 pour cent
 Female unemployment 3.88 2025 pour cent
 Male unemployment 2.30 2025 pour cent
 Youth unemployment 5.34 2025 pour cent
 Labor force participation 82.52 2025 pour cent
 Labor force: percent female 48.40 2025 pour cent
 Female labor force participation 80.70 2025 pour cent
 Male labor force participation 84.30 2025 pour cent
  86.15 2025
 Employment 57.52 Q4/2020 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 33.28 Q4/2020 pour cent
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