Niger Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Niger unemployment rate for 2023 was 0.55%, a 0% increase from 2022.
  • Niger unemployment rate for 2022 was 0.55%, a 0.27% decline from 2021.
  • Niger unemployment rate for 2021 was 0.82%, a 0.2% increase from 2020.
  • Niger unemployment rate for 2020 was 0.62%, a 0.08% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.03%
Yemen 17.22%
Rwanda 14.93%
Haiti 14.62%
Afghanistan 14.39%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.54%
South Sudan 12.27%
Nepal 10.69%
Zimbabwe 8.76%
Tajikistan 6.98%
Gambia 6.48%
Central African Republic 6.29%
Eritrea 5.87%
Comoros 5.80%
Guinea 5.30%
Burkina Faso 5.29%
Malawi 5.04%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.54%
Mozambique 3.54%
Ethiopia 3.50%
Guinea-Bissau 3.18%
Sierra Leone 3.17%
Madagascar 3.06%
Mali 3.01%
North Korea 3.00%
Liberia 2.94%
Senegal 2.93%
Uganda 2.83%
Tanzania 2.61%
Togo 2.05%
Benin 1.45%
Chad 1.08%
Burundi 0.93%
Niger 0.55%
Niger Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 0.55% 0.00%
2022 0.55% -0.27%
2021 0.82% 0.20%
2020 0.62% 0.08%
2019 0.54% 0.00%
2018 0.55% -0.02%
2017 0.56% 0.01%
2016 0.56% 0.00%
2015 0.56% 0.03%
2014 0.52% -0.88%
2013 1.40% -0.78%
2012 2.18% 1.86%
2011 0.32% -0.40%
2010 0.72% -0.49%
2009 1.21% -0.38%
2008 1.59% -0.44%
2007 2.03% -0.51%
2006 2.53% -0.57%
2005 3.10% 0.35%
2004 2.75% 0.60%
2003 2.15% 0.34%
2002 1.81% 0.34%
2001 1.47% 0.04%
2000 1.43% 0.04%
1999 1.38% 0.01%
1998 1.38% -0.12%
1997 1.50% 0.01%
1996 1.49% 0.00%
1995 1.49% -0.01%
1994 1.49% -0.04%
1993 1.53% -0.03%
1992 1.56% -0.02%
1991 1.58% -0.02%