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 2021 was 31.89%, a 1.4% increase from 2020.
- Nigeria labor force participation rate for 2020 was 30.49%, a 2% decline from 2019.
- Nigeria labor force participation rate for 2019 was 32.48%, a 1.55% increase from 2018.
- Nigeria labor force participation rate for 2018 was 30.94%, a 1.51% increase from 2017.
| Nigeria Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
31.89% |
1.40% |
| 2020 |
30.49% |
-2.00% |
| 2019 |
32.48% |
1.55% |
| 2018 |
30.94% |
1.51% |
| 2017 |
29.43% |
1.47% |
| 2016 |
27.96% |
1.42% |
| 2015 |
26.54% |
1.37% |
| 2014 |
25.17% |
1.32% |
| 2013 |
23.86% |
-3.60% |
| 2012 |
27.46% |
-3.88% |
| 2011 |
31.34% |
0.13% |
| 2010 |
31.21% |
0.07% |
| 2009 |
31.14% |
0.09% |
| 2008 |
31.05% |
0.09% |
| 2007 |
30.96% |
0.13% |
| 2006 |
30.83% |
0.17% |
| 2005 |
30.66% |
0.01% |
| 2004 |
30.65% |
0.04% |
| 2003 |
30.62% |
0.03% |
| 2002 |
30.59% |
0.12% |
| 2001 |
30.47% |
0.07% |
| 2000 |
30.39% |
-0.19% |
| 1999 |
30.58% |
-0.23% |
| 1998 |
30.81% |
-0.19% |
| 1997 |
31.00% |
-0.14% |
| 1996 |
31.14% |
-0.06% |
| 1995 |
31.20% |
-0.32% |
| 1994 |
31.52% |
-0.29% |
| 1993 |
31.81% |
-0.23% |
| 1992 |
32.04% |
-0.08% |
| 1991 |
32.12% |
-0.04% |
| 1990 |
32.15% |
-0.04% |
