Niger Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

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.
  • Niger labor force participation rate for 2022 was 62.06%, a 0.67% increase from 2021.
  • Niger labor force participation rate for 2021 was 61.39%, a 0.41% increase from 2020.
  • Niger labor force participation rate for 2020 was 60.99%, a 0.59% decline from 2019.
  • Niger labor force participation rate for 2019 was 61.57%, a 0.2% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 72.70%
Ethiopia 70.01%
Tanzania 69.17%
Eritrea 68.26%
North Korea 66.36%
Niger 62.06%
South Sudan 61.07%
Mozambique 60.95%
Malawi 54.94%
Liberia 54.89%
Mali 54.41%
Uganda 53.42%
Burundi 52.93%
Central African Republic 50.83%
Burkina Faso 50.50%
Zimbabwe 49.75%
Gambia 41.11%
Rwanda 40.85%
Chad 38.16%
Democratic Republic of Congo 35.52%
Haiti 34.96%
Guinea-Bissau 34.89%
Benin 32.83%
Sierra Leone 31.45%
Senegal 30.47%
Nepal 29.05%
Syrian Arab Republic 27.26%
Yemen 26.52%
Guinea 26.46%
Tajikistan 25.51%
Togo 24.47%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.69%
Niger Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 62.06% 0.67%
2021 61.39% 0.41%
2020 60.99% -0.59%
2019 61.57% -0.20%
2018 61.77% -0.15%
2017 61.92% -0.09%
2016 62.00% -0.01%
2015 62.01% -0.09%
2014 62.11% -3.08%
2013 65.19% -2.96%
2012 68.14% -2.82%
2011 70.97% 0.22%
2010 70.75% 0.10%
2009 70.65% 0.17%
2008 70.48% 0.25%
2007 70.24% 0.35%
2006 69.89% 0.47%
2005 69.42% 0.21%
2004 69.20% 0.24%
2003 68.97% 0.26%
2002 68.70% 0.33%
2001 68.38% 0.43%
2000 67.94% 0.08%
1999 67.86% 0.07%
1998 67.79% 0.05%
1997 67.74% 0.07%
1996 67.67% 0.14%
1995 67.53% -0.26%
1994 67.79% -0.22%
1993 68.01% -0.16%
1992 68.18% -0.06%
1991 68.24% 0.10%
1990 68.14% 0.10%