Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 10.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Nigeria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 10.1% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Nigeria peaked at 17.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2025.
Nigeria ranks 61st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.5% | — |
| 1992 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 17.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 17.2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | -1.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 10.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 10.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 17.0% | 17.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 58 Guatemala 11.3% compare
- 59 Bangladesh 11.0% compare
- 60 Mauritania 10.8% compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 9.8% compare
- 63 Liberia 9.6% compare
- 64 Philippines 9.0% compare
More work & labour data for Nigeria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0306 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0025 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0591 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3624 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 287,130 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 123,508 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 237,227 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 239,521 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 476,748 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Nigeria?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Nigeria was 10.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Nigeria ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.