Nigeria vs World: Upper-middle income excluding China: Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates)

Nigeria
26,298
in 2027
World: Upper-middle income excluding China
460,013
in 2027
Nigeria rank
18th
World: Upper-middle income excluding China rank
16th

Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) over time

  • Nigeria
  • World: Upper-middle income excluding China
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k199020082027

How they compare

World: Upper-middle income excluding China currently reports 460,013 against 26,298 in Nigeria, a difference of 433,715.

That makes World: Upper-middle income excluding China's figure about 17.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, World: Upper-middle income excluding China has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 18th and World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 16th of 188 countries.

World: Upper-middle income excluding China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria World: Upper-middle income excluding China Difference Ahead
1990s 10,098 266,734 256,636 World: Upper-middle income excluding China
2000s 14,206 331,534 317,327 World: Upper-middle income excluding China
2010s 20,039 391,087 371,048 World: Upper-middle income excluding China
2020s 24,781 444,577 419,796 World: Upper-middle income excluding China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates), Nigeria or World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
World: Upper-middle income excluding China, at 460,013 against 26,298 in Nigeria as of 2027.
What is the difference in persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) between Nigeria and World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
433,715, with World: Upper-middle income excluding China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
38 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2027.
How do Nigeria and World: Upper-middle income excluding China rank globally for persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates)?
Nigeria ranks 18th and World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 16th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 10,464 data points, 1990–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. Persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.