Nigeria · annual SERIES
Labour force participation in Nigeria
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
82.52%%
2025Observation year
-0.05 pp from 2024
% · ILOSTAT via World Bank WDI · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82.517 | present |
| 2024 | 82.566 | present |
| 2023 | 82.559 | present |
| 2022 | 81.268 | present |
| 2021 | 80.143 | present |
| 2020 | 79.314 | present |
| 2019 | 81.001 | present |
| 2018 | 80.955 | present |
| 2017 | 80.89 | present |
| 2016 | 80.843 | present |
| 2015 | 80.793 | present |
| 2014 | 80.765 | present |
| 2013 | 80.844 | present |
| 2012 | 81.055 | present |
| 2011 | 81.119 | present |
| 2010 | 81.282 | present |
| 2009 | 81.517 | present |
| 2008 | 81.609 | present |
| 2007 | 81.797 | present |
| 2006 | 81.963 | present |
| 2005 | 82.172 | present |
| 2004 | 82.435 | present |
| 2003 | 82.671 | present |
| 2002 | 82.942 | present |
| 2001 | 83.182 | present |
| 2000 | 83.371 | present |
Definition & method
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
What to keep in mind
- Modelled ILO estimates for both sexes ages 15+. Estimates differ from national survey series.
- Annual 2000–2025 selection; unavailable values remain missing.
- The ILO modelled series includes unlabelled imputed observations with high uncertainty. Country comparisons and rankings are disabled; same-country comparisons retain this caution.