Nigeria vs Pre-demographic dividend: Employers, male (% of male employment)

Nigeria
28.2%
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
10.2%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
1st
Pre-demographic dividend rank
3rd

Employers, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 28.2% against 10.2% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 18.0%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.8 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 1st and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 187 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 30.7% 10.8% 19.9% Nigeria
2000s 29.7% 10.3% 19.5% Nigeria
2010s 29.1% 9.9% 19.1% Nigeria
2020s 28.1% 10.1% 18.0% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, male (% of male employment), Nigeria or Pre-demographic dividend?
Nigeria, at 28.2% against 10.2% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, male (% of male employment) between Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?
18.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for employers, male (% of male employment)?
Nigeria ranks 1st and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).