High income vs Niger: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)
High income
58.9%
in 2025
Niger
79.3%
in 2022
High income rank
11th
Niger rank
8th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time
- High income
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 79.3% against 58.9% in High income, a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1995 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 11th and Niger ranks 8th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.7% | 37.8% | 18.9% | High income |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 61.5% | 4.5% | Niger |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 58.1% | 1.0% | Niger |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 79.3% | 20.8% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), High income or Niger?
- Niger, at 79.3% against 58.9% in High income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between High income and Niger?
- 20.4%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Niger?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do High income and Niger rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- High income ranks 11th and Niger ranks 8th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.