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
20406080199520082022

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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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

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