How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Nigeria?

10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.

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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Nigeria: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)

Latin America & Caribbean

59.7%

in 2025

Nigeria

78.7%

in 2024

Latin America & Caribbean rank

8th

Nigeria rank

10th

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

Latin America & Caribbean
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 78.7% against 59.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 19.0%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 31 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	58.0%	54.7%	3.3%	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	59.2%	65.3%	6.1%	Nigeria
2020s	59.5%	79.0%	19.5%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Latin America & Caribbean or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 78.7% against 59.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Latin America & Caribbean and Nigeria?: 19.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Nigeria?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Nigeria rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 10th 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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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 4,960 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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