Nigeria 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.
- Nigeria labor force participation rate for 2022 was 25.09%, a 0.45% increase from 2021.
- Nigeria labor force participation rate for 2021 was 24.65%, a 0.16% increase from 2020.
- Nigeria labor force participation rate for 2020 was 24.49%, a 0.35% decline from 2019.
- Nigeria labor force participation rate for 2019 was 24.84%, a 0.22% increase from 2018.
| Nigeria Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
25.09% |
0.45% |
| 2021 |
24.65% |
0.16% |
| 2020 |
24.49% |
-0.35% |
| 2019 |
24.84% |
0.22% |
| 2018 |
24.63% |
0.22% |
| 2017 |
24.41% |
0.22% |
| 2016 |
24.19% |
0.22% |
| 2015 |
23.98% |
0.22% |
| 2014 |
23.76% |
0.22% |
| 2013 |
23.54% |
-3.48% |
| 2012 |
27.02% |
-3.78% |
| 2011 |
30.80% |
0.13% |
| 2010 |
30.67% |
0.05% |
| 2009 |
30.62% |
0.07% |
| 2008 |
30.55% |
0.10% |
| 2007 |
30.45% |
0.14% |
| 2006 |
30.32% |
0.19% |
| 2005 |
30.13% |
0.00% |
| 2004 |
30.13% |
0.00% |
| 2003 |
30.12% |
0.01% |
| 2002 |
30.11% |
0.02% |
| 2001 |
30.09% |
0.06% |
| 2000 |
30.03% |
-0.22% |
| 1999 |
30.25% |
-0.23% |
| 1998 |
30.48% |
-0.22% |
| 1997 |
30.69% |
-0.18% |
| 1996 |
30.87% |
-0.12% |
| 1995 |
30.99% |
-0.35% |
| 1994 |
31.33% |
-0.31% |
| 1993 |
31.64% |
-0.25% |
| 1992 |
31.88% |
-0.16% |
| 1991 |
32.05% |
-0.06% |
| 1990 |
32.11% |
-0.06% |
