Employers, female (% of female employment) in Niger
Niger: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Niger, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Niger is 2.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Niger peaked at 2.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2014.
That places Niger 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9% | — |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +54.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 2.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.3%, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 2.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +54.0% | 1.8% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More work & labour data for Niger
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4172 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,464 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 48,989 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,615 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,204 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 90,819 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Niger?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Niger was 2.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Niger ranks 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).