Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Nigeria, at 80.0% against 66.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)

Nigeria

80.0%

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa

66.3%

in 2025

Nigeria rank

6th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

3rd

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time

Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 80.0% against 66.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Nigeria ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	80.2%	68.8%	11.4%	Nigeria
2000s	79.3%	68.7%	10.6%	Nigeria
2010s	77.5%	66.5%	11.0%	Nigeria
2020s	78.1%	65.0%	13.1%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Nigeria, at 80.0% against 66.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 13.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: Nigeria ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (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: 03 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.