Employers, female (% of female employment) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 10.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Nigeria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Nigeria is 10.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Nigeria peaked at 10.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1991.
Nigeria ranks 4th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.0% | — |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | +0.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 10.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 6.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 10.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 7.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Timor-Leste 15.6% compare
- 2 Djibouti 14.6% compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 13.1% compare
- 5 Sao Tome and Principe 8.6% compare
- 6 Tonga 8.4% compare
- 7 Uzbekistan 8.3% 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Nigeria?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Nigeria was 10.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Nigeria ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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).