Nigeria Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024
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 2023 was 24.61%, a 0.22% increase from 2022.
- Nigeria labor force participation rate for 2022 was 24.39%, a 0.1% decline from 2021.
- Nigeria labor force participation rate for 2021 was 24.48%, a 0.01% decline from 2020.
- Nigeria labor force participation rate for 2020 was 24.49%, a 0.35% decline from 2019.
| Nigeria Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
24.61% |
0.22% |
| 2022 |
24.39% |
-0.10% |
| 2021 |
24.48% |
-0.01% |
| 2020 |
24.49% |
-0.35% |
| 2019 |
24.84% |
-0.22% |
| 2018 |
25.07% |
-0.22% |
| 2017 |
25.29% |
-0.22% |
| 2016 |
25.51% |
-0.22% |
| 2015 |
25.73% |
-0.22% |
| 2014 |
25.96% |
-0.22% |
| 2013 |
26.18% |
-2.26% |
| 2012 |
28.44% |
-2.37% |
| 2011 |
30.80% |
0.13% |
| 2010 |
30.67% |
0.05% |
| 2009 |
30.62% |
0.07% |
| 2008 |
30.56% |
0.09% |
| 2007 |
30.46% |
0.13% |
| 2006 |
30.33% |
0.18% |
| 2005 |
30.15% |
0.00% |
| 2004 |
30.15% |
0.00% |
| 2003 |
30.15% |
0.01% |
| 2002 |
30.14% |
0.02% |
| 2001 |
30.12% |
0.05% |
| 2000 |
30.06% |
-0.21% |
| 1999 |
30.28% |
-0.22% |
| 1998 |
30.50% |
-0.21% |
| 1997 |
30.71% |
-0.18% |
| 1996 |
30.88% |
-0.11% |
| 1995 |
30.99% |
-0.34% |
| 1994 |
31.33% |
-0.30% |
| 1993 |
31.63% |
-0.24% |
| 1992 |
31.87% |
-0.16% |
| 1991 |
32.03% |
-0.16% |
