Niger vs Upper middle income: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)
Niger
79.3%
in 2022
Upper middle income
62.8%
in 2019
Niger rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
5th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time
- Niger
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Niger currently reports 79.3% against 62.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 16.5%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 178 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.5% | 66.3% | 4.8% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 63.1% | 5.0% | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Niger or Upper middle income?
- Niger, at 79.3% against 62.8% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Niger and Upper middle income?
- 16.5%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Upper middle income?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Niger and Upper middle income rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Niger ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 178 countries.
- 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.