Euro area vs Nigeria: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)

Euro area
83.7%
in 2025
Nigeria
97.4%
in 2024
Euro area rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
6th

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) over time

  • Euro area
  • Nigeria
406080100196319942025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 97.4% against 83.7% in Euro area, a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 6th of 24 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 63.6% 56.6% 7.0% Euro area
2000s 73.5% 76.2% 2.8% Nigeria
2010s 80.1% 87.3% 7.2% Nigeria
2020s 83.1% 94.3% 11.2% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%), Euro area or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 97.4% against 83.7% in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) between Euro area and Nigeria?
13.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Nigeria?
8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Euro area and Nigeria rank globally for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
Euro area ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 6th of 24 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate)
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 5,351 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.