What is the difference in total employment, female between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?

125.00 million ages 15+, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?

21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Total employment, female

Nigeria

20.79 million ages 15+

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa

145.79 million ages 15+

in 2011

Nigeria rank

1st

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

2nd

Total employment, female over time

Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 145.79 million ages 15+ against 20.79 million ages 15+ in Nigeria, a difference of 125.00 million ages 15+.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 7.0 times Nigeria's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 50 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.21 million ages 15+	88.97 million ages 15+	76.77 million ages 15+	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	17.40 million ages 15+	121.05 million ages 15+	103.65 million ages 15+	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	20.53 million ages 15+	143.78 million ages 15+	123.24 million ages 15+	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total employment, female, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 145.79 million ages 15+ against 20.79 million ages 15+ in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in total employment, female between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 125.00 million ages 15+, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total employment, female?: Nigeria ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total employment, female (ages 15+)
Unit: ages 15+
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 56 places, 1,176 data points, 1991–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.