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 2021 was 62.93%, a 0.6% increase from 2020.
  • Niger labor force participation rate for 2020 was 62.33%, a 0.98% decline from 2019.
  • Niger labor force participation rate for 2019 was 63.31%, a 0.13% decline from 2018.
  • Niger labor force participation rate for 2018 was 63.44%, a 0.07% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
North Korea 75.49%
Zimbabwe 74.72%
Madagascar 71.83%
Tanzania 71.76%
Nepal 70.70%
Ethiopia 69.08%
Eritrea 66.17%
Rwanda 63.19%
Niger 62.93%
Mozambique 61.49%
Malawi 60.53%
Mali 58.92%
South Sudan 58.77%
Central African Republic 55.37%
Liberia 53.37%
Burundi 52.35%
Guinea-Bissau 52.28%
Burkina Faso 50.62%
Uganda 48.67%
Guinea 42.18%
Benin 41.64%
Gambia 38.97%
Chad 37.75%
Democratic Republic of Congo 36.14%
Haiti 34.38%
Afghanistan 33.74%
Senegal 26.96%
Syrian Arab Republic 26.75%
Sierra Leone 26.59%
Yemen 25.48%
Togo 25.14%
Tajikistan 24.94%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.53%
Niger Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 62.93% 0.60%
2020 62.33% -0.98%
2019 63.31% -0.13%
2018 63.44% -0.07%
2017 63.51% -0.04%
2016 63.55% 0.04%
2015 63.51% -0.04%
2014 63.55% -2.77%
2013 66.32% -2.66%
2012 68.98% -2.54%
2011 71.51% 0.22%
2010 71.29% 0.18%
2009 71.11% 0.17%
2008 70.94% 0.31%
2007 70.63% 0.34%
2006 70.29% 0.49%
2005 69.80% 0.22%
2004 69.58% 0.16%
2003 69.42% 0.21%
2002 69.21% 0.30%
2001 68.91% 0.44%
2000 68.46% -0.01%
1999 68.47% 0.00%
1998 68.47% 0.12%
1997 68.35% 0.05%
1996 68.30% 0.12%
1995 68.18% -0.22%
1994 68.40% -0.20%
1993 68.60% -0.16%
1992 68.76% -0.06%
1991 68.83% 0.04%
1990 68.79% 0.04%